NEW “WeCan….Choose!” Grant Program!!
Click here to enter this section from August 29th – September 29th
The MISD Education Foundation is a 501c3 that has provided more than $2.3 million to teachers in our district to fund innovative projects in our classrooms. Over the past 12 years we have funded more than 990 grants though two grant rounds a year. Individual teachers can apply for up to $1000 and a grade level or campus can apply for up to $5000. Special THINK BIG grants provide $10,000 in funding. These grants are made possible by the generous donations from businesses and corporations and individuals and organizations in our community.
Last August the MISD Education Foundation added a special Mini-grant round ($250) that inspired teachers to write grants for projects & materials for immediate implementation in their classrooms. The grant request form was quick and easy to use. The response was outstanding! We had wonderful ideas submitted for projects that teachers wanted to do to enhance the education opportunities for our students.
Last year we received 75 mini-grants totaling $14,500 and funded 25 for $5,062. We would have loved to have provided funding for more great ideas!
This year, we want to give our parents and our community an opportunity to help us fund more of these terrific projects and get much needed resources into our classrooms to benefit our children!
Our commitment is to still spend $5000 on the mini-grant round, as well as provide funding for two grant rounds a year. For the mini-grant round, teachers may request up to $250 for an individual classroom or up to $1250 for a grade level or campus projects
But we will need your help to make this possible. Your donations will help to insure that we are able to fund more projects. After our initial grant approval review, we will provide a list of fundable grants by campus, subject area and grade level. You can help us by making a donation to fund a specific grant on a specific campus or by just making a general contribution to the foundation for fall grants. Any amount of contribution is welcome and tax deductible!
Starting on August 29 – September 29 you can donate online to specific grants.
