FAQ: Do’s and Dont’s of Applying
- The grant application should be brief and well written.
- The objectives should be clearly defined and stated in measurable terms.
Example: At least 80% of the class will read 20 books by the end of first semester.
- The evaluation results reported should indicate the extent to which objectives were achieved.
Example: 70% of the class read 20 or more books at the end of the first semester.
- The budget should specify items to be purchased and include price and quantity.
- Materials such as videos, news clippings, etc. will not be considered and should not be submitted with an application.
- Requests for travel (air or ground transportation), inservice training, hiring of consultants and substitutes, T-shirts, incentives, and parties are not allowable.
- Most reviewers are not educators. In writing the application, the applicant should not make reference to educational programs or services (e.g., Title 1, Felix) nor should the application contain acronyms.
Other guidelines
- Grants are awarded on an annual basis only.
- Grants are awarded on the merit of the “idea”. The number of grants funded are not based on school or district quotas.
- Grants are intended to provide “seed money” for good ideas. Funding requests to continue an idea for a second year will NOT be considered.
- Teachers may submit more than one application in a given year provided each application proposes a different idea. Teachers who have been awarded funding may apply again in subsequent years provided a new idea is proposed. Teachers may also re-submit a proposal that has been previously denied provided revisions have been made.
