2024 IDEA Grant Application - Competitive Grant Multi-School ($2000)
Introduction
This grant encourages partnerships between teachers in different schools. The teacher can be at a school in your own district or in either Unit 4 or District 116.
Description
- You may submit a project proposal in more than one IDEA Grant category, as long as they are not the same project.
- If you receive a grant in any category, any additional proposal you have submitted will be removed.
- This grant is open to all Professional Licensed Educators (as designated by the Illinois State Board of Education) in Unit 4 or District 116.
- All qualifying Competitive Grant applications will be reviewed and chosen by a selection committee.
- Funds for this grant will be sent to your school district business office for you to access.
Selection Process
1. Only grant proposals that have the potential to enrich learning opportunities for school age children within the Unit 4 and District 116 public school districts will be considered.
2. Funds will not be appropriated to salary for existing staff, teacher air-travel or hotel accommodations. In most cases, funds will not be appropriated for the purchase of standard textbooks, and/or supplies for regular and/or existing curricula.
3. Residencies may only be partially funded.
4. The grant application must be for funding and implementation in the 2024-2025 school year.
5. Funds for this grant will be sent to the main partner's school district finance office along with a copy of the budget for the project. Follow your districts purchasing procedures, any unused funds will be returned to the CU Schools Foundation at the end of the fiscal year.
6. Proposals that include technology will require approval by the district technology director. You must forward an email from your districts technology director in a separate email. Send the email to [email protected]
7. Any non-consumables purchased with this grant money will become the property of the current school district.
8. All purchases should be made by March 31, 2025. Some exceptions may apply, for example, a late spring field trip.
9. Submit by Sun Sep. 30, 2024 - 11:59pm
