Award Amounts:

The budget for these grants may vary from year to year. While there is no minimum grant amount, the standard maximum is $500; however, larger requests may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Deadlines:

We welcome grant applications on a rolling deadline.

Selection Process:

• Teachers and students with project ideas can apply directly using the application link below.

• Our grants review committee will offer preliminary approval to proposals we believe are worthy of support.

• To ensure district buy-in, the grantee must then obtain sign-off on the project from 1) their principal, 2) the director of curriculum, and 3) the superintendent via an approval form that CultureConnect will provide.

• Once district approval is secured and submitted to CultureConnect, CultureConnect will send a check to the district’s business office so that expenses associated with the grant project can be drawn down.

The CultureConnect grant review committee is made up of board members and other community volunteers. The committee meets at least once a month to review any grant applications that have been submitted. We attempt to respond to applications within a month of submission. If funds are no longer available, we might ask the applicants if the project can be delayed until the next budget cycle.