Spanish Fort Educational Enrichment Foundation
Teacher/Student Mini-Grants
Forms
Guidelines
Applications for the 2015-2016 school year are due by
4:00 p.m. March 1, 2016.
Turn in to your school’s principal for review and signature by
March 1, 2015. Applications will be picked up by SFEEF for
judging that afternoon.
No faxed or emailed applications will be accepted.
Questions? Call: Sheren LeBlanc, Executive Director 604-3728
Email: [email protected]
Our mission: To inspire the power of our community to enrich
and support education for all Spanish Fort public school children.
The purpose of the SFEEF Mini Grant Program is to provide
funding to teachers in the classrooms to support a variety of
programs that enhance student learning, explore concepts, ideas
and principles beyond the core curriculum.
Spanish Fort Educational Enrichment Foundation
Teacher/Student Mini-Grant Application
2015-2016 Signature Page
Please print or type legibly.
Name of Student/s (no more than 2) submitting Grant: ____________________
____________________
Title of Grant: ______________________________________________________
Name of Teacher to Receive Grant: ____________________________________
School: ___________________________________________________________
Teacher email: _____________________________________________________
Grade, Resource, Subject, or Club: _____________________________________
AMOUNT REQUESTED: $___________________________________________
Requests cannot exceed $2,500 per grant.
Rockwell Elementary
Spanish Fort Elementary
Spanish Fort Middle School
Spanish Fort High School
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K through 5th grade
K through 5th grade
6th, 7th, and 8th grade
9th through 12th grade
PLEASE SUBMIT four copies of your grant proposal.
Please do not use staples.
Student’s Signature: _______________________________________
Teacher’s Signature: _______________________________________
Principal’s Signature: _______________________________________
Application Due Date: March 1, 2015 at 4:00pm
Guidelines
SFEEF Grant Committee reviews and evaluates all proposals. They will consider all projects with
educational content.
Not all members of the Grant Committee and Judges are educators, so avoid educational (or any) jargon.
Review your grant carefully with the student/s and be sure that each portion is completed.
Be sure your budget is clear and understandable. Funds must be spent as stipulated in the proposal
budget. All expenditures must be supported with receipts. Any undocumented expenditures will be
treated as compensation to the teacher and may be reported to the IRS by SFEEF audit requirements.
Funds must supplement, not replace, state or local funds; funds cannot be used to compensate teachers
or other Spanish Fort school staff.
New and continuing projects will be considered.
If a request is for something already available at the school please include an explanation as to why
additional materials are being requested.
Proposals must be signed by the educator, student and the school principal.
If a teacher’s position or school changes, the award may become invalid. The educator must contact
SFEEF if there are any changes.
Grants previously submitted and NOT funded may be resubmitted if desired.
Hard copies of the grant application will be distributed to all schools.
Proposals must be received, to the principal, by US Mail or hand delivered by February 12, 2015 at 4:00
p.m. No exceptions!
Teacher Mini Grant Applicants will be notified of grant approval by March 31, 2015. After the funded
project is completed, a one page narrative by the winning educator must be submitted by Sept. 1, 2015.
It should include information about the project, any data collected regarding instruction, a recount of the
budget and an evaluation of classroom success. Photos must be included.
Faxes or emails are not accepted.
Teachers must have the grant monies spent and accounted for by May 31, 2016.
Procedural Directions:
1. Please submit a total of 4 (four) copies of the application including the
Signature Page, Part 1- Judge’s Summary Form, Part 2- Student
Application and Part 3- Teacher Application.
2. Bind your copies using paper clips instead of staples.
3. Please do not use your name, the student’s name, or any other
teacher’s name on any page except the cover sheet. Judges are not
aware of the teacher and/or student submitting the grant.
4. Please respond briefly and concisely to the questions on the Teacher
portion of the application form.
5. Please be sure to include the name of your school and the title of your
grant proposal on each page.
Spanish Fort Educational Enrichment Foundation
Grant Application Form
Part 1 –Judge’s Summary Form
Teacher: Please type or print legibly.
School Name: __________________________________________
Grant Title: ____________________________________________
Grade Level and/ or Subject Area: __________________________
Grant Request: $________________________________________
Please summarize your grant request in a few sentences:
School: ____________________________________________
Grant Title: _________________________________________
Spanish Fort Educational Enrichment Foundation
Grant Application
Part 2- Student Application
1. What do you think your classroom or school needs?
2. Why do you think your classroom or school needs this item?
3. How do you think you will benefit from this item?
4. (All K-3rd grade applications children can draw pictures to help
illustrate.)
School: _______________________________________________
Grant Title: ____________________________________________
Spanish Fort Educational Enrichment Foundation
Grant Application
Part 3- Teacher Application
Grant Proposal
1. What goals do you hope to achieve with your grant?
2. Describe in detail your proposed project/program and how it will
work.
3. How many students will be served by this project/program?
4. How will this grant lead to the improvement of academic skills in
students?
5. How might this grant benefit other teachers? If this grant will be
shared, please outline your plan.
6. Does this grant broaden cooperation between the community and
other schools?
7. How often will this grant be used, i.e. short period of time vs. daily?
Is it likely that this grant will be in use five years from now?
8. How will you evaluate the success of your grant?
Budget
1. Please provide an itemized budget for your proposal (print-outs helpful).
2. Is this proposal currently submitted to another funding agency/ source?
3. Do the materials you are requesting already exist in your school? If so,
please justify why additional materials are needed
4. Would you be willing to accept partial funding for this grant proposal? If
yes, what minimal amount would you accept?
Spanish Fort Educational Enrichment Foundation
Grant Application
Part 4- Judge’s Rating Form
Directions: Please check the number below that best indicates your rating
for each topic (0 being the lowest). When you are finished with a section,
add your points for that section and write in the total amount for that
section where indicated.
GRANT COVERSHEET and FORMAT.
1. Were the forms completed according to the application directions, i.e. Judges
summary form completed, names omitted except on cover sheet, all sections
completed, all signatures included etc.?
0
1
2
3
4
5
2. Principal’s signature on application ___No {0 points} ___Yes {10 points}
Total points: _______________
GRANT PROPOSAL
1.
Are the goals for this grant clearly stated and are they beneficial to students?
0
2.
2
3
4
5
Is the proposal presented in a clear, concise manner? Does it show
evidence of a plan designed to meet the stated goals?
0
3.
1
1
2
3
4
5
Will a large number of students benefit from this grant?
0
1
small group
one class
2
several classes
3
4
5
one grade
one school
several schools
School: _______________________________________________
Grant Title: ____________________________________________
Rater’s Initials: _____
4. Does this grant lead to the improvement of academic skills in students?
0
1
2
3
4
5
4
5
5. Does the grant benefit other teachers?
0
1
2
3
6. Does this grant broaden cooperation between the community and other schools?
0
1
2
3
4
5
7. Will the grant be used frequently (i.e. a limited amount of time, monthly, weekly,
daily)?
0
once
2
a limited time
4
6
a semester
monthly
8
10
weekly
daily
8. Is it likely that this grant will be in use five years from now?
0
2
4
6
8
10
9. Will the teacher’s plan for evaluating the grant determine if the goals have been
achieved?
0
1
2
3
4
5
10. Does this grant display creativity and resourcefulness?
0
1
2
3
4
5
11. Was the budget presented in a concise, complete form? Does it appear to be
thorough and reasonable for the materials requested?
0
1
2
3
4
5
Total points: _________________
School: _______________________________________________
Grant Title: ____________________________________________
Rater’s Initials: _____
NEED/ENRICHMENT ASSESSMENT
1. Is this grant worthy of being funded based on its enrichment potential for the
students involved?
0
2
4
6
8
10
Total points: _______________
FUNDING:
1. Do you feel that this grant could be partially funded and still be effective?
___ Yes
___ No
TOTAL Number of Points: _________________
Comments: (optional):
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