We've shared the cost of lots of staff developments. We've sent lots of teachers to national technology conferences and many times, not just La Vega, but other school districts also, have shared the costs. Student teachers work on computers in the classroom. It is so much easier now to find information about available grants because everything is on the Internet. You have to search for the resources that list the grants that you might be eligible for and don't stick with government grants.
Government grants are very important, but many private foundations are making grant awards also.
So don't give up when you apply, keep applying. Be sure you read very, very carefully what the grant is asking for and if you have to change your project just a little bit, change the project just a little bit, because having the funds is what enables you to do what you initially wanted to do in the first place. And little changes in your design are not going to make any difference in the long run. Right now, the current climate in grant awards at both governmental levels and foundation levels, the key word is collaboration. So the more people, the more different kinds of entities you can pull into your grant application, the better off you'll be.