Program areas at NEAF
Community schools initiative - The Nea Foundation represents a new partnership among educators, advocates, organizers, parents, policymakers and public officials across east baton rouge parrish, la., little rock, ark., and jackson, miss. At The local and regional levels, these partnerships are committed to an expansion of community schools throughout their own local Education agency, including rural schools.
Awards for teaching excellence/gala - The Foundation presents The awards for teaching excellence at our annual gala to honor The critical work that public school educators do every day. In 2023, we celebrated 46 exemplary educators, all from different states, in front of a live audience and also joined by thousands of people online.
Grants to educators - to improve student learning, The Foundation provides grants to individuals and teams of educators to support instructional practice and professional development across all subject areas and grade levels. By directly funding educator-conceived and led projects, The Foundation enables educators to chart their own course to solve teaching and learning challenges. The Foundation gleans knowledge from these grants to share what works with The field and to inform our broader body of work.
Program administration
New program development & responsive grantmaking
Partnerships
Global learning fellowship