Classroom Impact Grants

​The application period for Classroom Impact Grants for the 2019-2020 school year will run from May 6 to June 7, 2019. Please read all information below before beginning an application. The link to the application is at the bottom of this page.

Classroom Impact Grants Application Guidelines

The Douglas County Education Foundation is pleased to offer annual Classroom Impact Grants to Douglas County School System teachers, media specialists, counselors, principals, and assistant principals. Classroom Impact Grants promote creative and innovative ideas in and out of the classroom that directly impact student learning. Over $209,000 has been awarded in Classroom Impact Grants over the last 13 years, serving thousands of students at all grade levels throughout the school system.

Teachers, media specialists, counselors, principals, and assistant principals in all Douglas County School System schools, including HAVEN Academy, LEAP, College and Career Institute, and the Success Center may apply for the competitively-awarded grants. Before applying, please read the guidelines carefully to ensure your application is completed accurately and falls within the scope of the foundation's Classroom Impact Grant program.

  • There is a $500 maximum per teacher for a single project unless the project serves numerous classes or grade levels; if the project is for numerous classes or grade levels, make sure your application specifies that
  • There is a $1,000 maximum for teaching teams and media specialists or teachers such as physical education teachers who are requesting grants on behalf of the entire school or several groups or grade levels of students
  • Grant applications must be for projects, programs, or purchases that are an integral part of the learning process
  • Grant applications will be given priority if they address areas identified as critical need or needing improvement
  • Applicants may submit more than one application
  • There is no limit on the number of applications a particular school may submit
  • There is no limit on the number of grants or dollar amount of grants the Classroom Impact Grant Committee may award to a particular school
  • Budgets must be itemized and uploaded; applications with missing or non-itemized budgets will be disqualified; do not round-up budget amounts
  • All grant recipients must submit an evaluation to the foundation at the end of the grant period or two weeks prior to the close of the school year, whichever comes first
  • Any unused grant funds must be returned to the foundation at the end of the grant period or two weeks prior to the close of the school year, whichever comes first
  • Subscriptions may be approved, though there is no guarantee funding can continue beyond one year
  • STEM-related indoor or outdoor gardens may be approved, through there is no guarantee funding can continue beyond one year
  • Support or sponsorship of academic clubs and teams may be approved, though there is no guarantee funding can continue beyond one year
  • Foundation grants should not be viewed as a means of sustaining annual projects and/or purchases
  • The foundation will consider requests for tablets and other technology-related items, though requests for tablets will not be given first consideration for awards
  • If you submit a request for a technology-related item: (1) you must complete an online Technology Help Request describing the items you want to purchase and the way they will be used; (2) submit your Technology Help Request in time to receive a response before the grant application deadline of June 7; (3) upload a copy of your resolved Technology Help Request ticket with your grant application

Requests that should be avoided

  • Furniture for staff, though furniture may be approved for student use (stand-up desks, stability balls, exercise desks, etc.)
  • Food
  • Items that will be given to students for their own, excluding educational books and periodicals
  • Salary stipends

Frequently asked questions

What if the staff member who receives a grant leaves our school before implementing the grant?

  • If the grant writer's successor needs the grant for the same purpose(s), he or she may use it. Please notify the foundation of the new grant contact

What if the staff member who receives a grant transfers to a different school within the school system and wants to use the grant at the new school for the same purpose?

  • The grant writer should notify in writing the foundation, his/her current principal, and his/her new principal of his/her request. The Classroom Impact Grant Committee, along with both principals, will make a decision if the transfer may take place

What if a grant writer receives a grant for a program or project that has been discontinued?

  • Most likely, the funds will have to be returned to the foundation. If a similar teaching program or project is adopted, the grant writer may request that the funds be used for the new program/project/etc. The grant writer should notify in writing the foundation and his/her current principal of his/her request to use grant funds for a different but similar purpose. The Classroom Impact Grant Committee, along with the principal, will make a decision if the funds may be used or must be returned to the foundation

If you have read all the information above, you may begin the 2019-2020 Classroom Impact Grant application here.

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