Families Learning Across Boundaries (FamLAB) Spark Grants
Funding Amount
$100,000 total ($25,000 per award implied)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Other requirements
- Partnerships between researchers, practitioners, and developers
- Projects demonstrating scalability and potential to positively influence partnerships nationally
- Focus on innovative approaches to cross-boundary learning
Overview
FamLAB is a program designed to identify, support, and promote innovative approaches to help kids aged 3-12 learn more deeply across home, community, and school settings. The program focuses on STEM learning that extends from the classroom into real-world applications.
Funding Details
- Total Awards: $100,000 combined across four recipients
- Focus Areas: STEM learning integration across home, community, and school; public media engagement; family learning; place-based curricula
- Geographic Scope: United States (demonstrated projects in Washington, California, Idaho, and South Carolina)
- Target Population: Children ages 3-12; families in underserved communities
Eligibility
- Partnerships between researchers, practitioners, and developers
- Projects demonstrating scalability and potential to positively influence partnerships nationally
- Focus on innovative approaches to cross-boundary learning
Recent Recipients (2018)
- Science in the Park - Partnership between National Park Service and National Writing Project
- Family Math - Partnership between Zeno and Washington STEM (serving low-income Latinx communities in Central/Eastern Washington)
- El Círculo Familiar - Partnership between USC Viterbi School of Engineering, PBS SoCal, and Critical Media Project at USC Annenberg
Funding Sources
- Heising-Simons Foundation
- Bezos Family Foundation
- Oath Foundation
What The Joan Ganz Cooney Center actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2020
- 3
- Total given
- $19K
- Median grant
- $6,250
- By dollars: Washington 33%, California 33%, Idaho 33%. Top recipient cities: Seattle, WA; Berkeley, CA; Boise, ID.
Example grants
Zeno Math · Seattle, WA
Research grant
$6,250
National Writing Project · Berkeley, CA
Research Grant
$6,250
Idaho STEM Action Center Foundation · Boise, ID
Research Grant
$6,250
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- STEM education
- Youth programs
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