Unlock Funding Opportunities to Strengthen Education

Academic institutions today face the dual challenge of doing more with less while preparing students for a flexible future. Zoom’s Funding Support Program (managed independently by Learn, Design, Apply) is designed to help K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and other qualifying entities identify and navigate external funding opportunities, including federal, state, and private programs, and develop strategies for cost savings and long-term sustainability. Our commitment is to guide you in finding and leveraging the right funding sources to maximize your investment in communication, collaboration, and educational technology.

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Unlock Funding Opportunities to Strengthen Education
Use alternative funding to bring Zoom to your school or institution

Use alternative funding to bring Zoom to your school or institution

K-12 schools, districts, and higher education institutions, and other qualifying education organizations can access a wide range of federal, state, and private foundation funding to drive innovation, create more efficient workflows, expand capacity, and enhance access for students and communities. Learn more about the funding opportunities available to you and how Zoom can help you maximize these resources to strengthen your educational mission.

K-12 & higher education schools, colleges, and universities

How can we help?

Zoom Grant Assistance Program Services

We support organizations through every stage of the grant process:

  • Educate: We simplify complex grant guidelines into clear summaries, highlighting priorities, available funding, and tracking details.

  • Update: Stay informed with real-time alerts on relevant legislation and new grant opportunities.

  • Pre-qualify: We assess grants to ensure they’re a strong match for your organization before you apply.

  • Follow Up: Our team provides post-award support to help with compliance and project progress.

  • Engage: Join our webinars, workshops, and roundtables to stay connected and informed.

  • Support: Access a nationwide network of grant experts who can provide guidance, feedback, and best practices to help strengthen your proposals.

  • Customize: We work with you to understand your goals and build a tailored grant strategy.

  • Advocate: We help organizations internally advocate for IT investments by aligning technology with programs, streamlining tech stacks and enabling sustainable, cross-departmental budgets.

Current Funding Trends

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education

Academic institutions are exploring responsible uses of artificial intelligence to improve instruction, streamline operations, and provide greater accessibility for students and staff.

Zoom’s AI-powered features support teaching and learning by automating routine tasks, summarizing discussions and lectures, and enhancing student engagement. They also give educators tools to focus more on instruction and personalized support.

Current Funding Trends
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Access & Collaboration for Rural and Underserved Communities

Academic institutions are investing in technology that expands access to high-quality learning opportunities, particularly for rural and underserved communities that may have limited course offerings or resources. With a unified platform that enables virtual classrooms, interactive collaboration, and secure communications, Zoom helps bridge geographic barriers and deliver accessible opportunities for students and educators regardless of location.

Enhance teaching & learning

Engaging and interactive video solutions allow for continuity of education in remote or hybrid situations. With Zoom Meetings, Docs, and AI Companion, you can connect with students for synchronous learning from anywhere. Zoom Webinars offers a platform for virtual speakers, events, and parent or faculty communication. Invest in flexible hybrid classroom hardware and software solutions to help you build forward and enable classrooms with flexible teaching and learning modalities. Zoom Rooms offers an enhanced hybrid learning environment where you can start class with one touch and share content with one click.

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Safety Enhancements & Violence Prevention

Safety Enhancements & Violence Prevention

Education leaders are prioritizing technologies that strengthen school safety, improve emergency preparedness, and enable faster communication during critical incidents.

Zoom’s secure phone, video, contact center, and communication tools help schools coordinate responses, broadcast alerts across devices and classrooms, and facilitating reliable communication to support a safe and prepared learning environment.

Anywhere, Anytime Learning

With upcoming funding focused on workforce training and digital equity, reaching both traditional and non-traditional students anywhere, at any time, will be critical! Zoom facilitates those connections, offering high-quality educational connections in real time, providing the ability to develop in-demand job skills and providing employers with the skilled workers they need. 

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Student Recruiting and Retention

Colleges and Universities are finding that staying connected to existing and future students is leading to increased enrollment and student retention.

Improve preparedness & response

Zoom Rooms’ Digital Signage and a modern cloud phone solution like Zoom Phone can help you coordinate emergency response efforts, improve safety, and support business continuity across your campus or district.

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Upgrade communication

Connect your educational community, all on the Zoom platform. Zoom Meetings, Zoom Phone, and Zoom Chat work together to streamline your video, phone, and chat communication between educators, administrators, students, and parents.

Connected Classrooms

From modernizing communications to preparing for the next phase of digital learning, our AI-first unified suite of solutions empowers education organizations to deliver more.

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Connect with a Zoom education specialist today!

Zoom’s grants team is available to help you navigate stimulus funding opportunities and eligible spending.

 

Find out how your school or district can enhance distance and hybrid learning, improve student engagement, and address future educational needs.

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