Character education grants are available in the United States for character education programs in schools. An eligible school may apply for a grant to design and implement a character education program. Two conditions apply: (a) The program must be able to be integrated into classroom instruction and be consistent with state academic content standards and (b) The program must be able to be carried out in conjunction with other education reform efforts.

The U.S. Department of Education provides more information on character education grants at their web site: http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml.

Character education grants are offered by individual states as well. Michigan offers the "Michigan Model Partnership for Character Education: Grants to support the development, evaluation, and dissemination of model character education."

Character education grants in Arizona are designed to implement Senate Bill 1172. The purpose is to provide "a state matching grant of $1500 to any public or charter school that teaches a character education curriculum pursuant to ARS, Section 15-719. The curriculum selected by the schools must be an age-specific, stand-alone curriculum which addresses at least five of the character attributes as identified in the enabling legislation. These attributes are attentiveness, caring, citizenship, compassion, diligence, discernment, forgiveness, generosity, gratefulness, initiative, orderliness, respect, responsibility, sincerity, trustworthiness, virtue, and wisdom."

Character education grants may be available in your state also. Contact the local superintendent's office to get the ball rolling.