2008/2009 Grant Guidelines
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Range of Awards: $100-1,000 (Endowments are typically $500 each)
Application Deadline: June 13, 2008
Available Funding: In 2008/2009 there will be one funding period with an application deadline of June 13, 2008. Each award is funded by individually endowed grants. To supplement this amount, the Board of Directors may allocate additional funds from general endowment sources. The amount of available funds for grant awards will be announced prior to each funding round. The total number of recipients in each round will vary, based on the actual dollar requests ($100 to $1000) of the projects, as well as the total funds available in the funding round.
Notification of Recipients: Approximately 4-6 weeks from submission of the proposal.
Date for Awarding Funds: Once awards have been announced the LISD Accounting Department will notify recipients when funds are available.
Project Duration The project duration is the current funded school year. Any unexpended funds will revert to Lewisville Education Foundation at the end of the period.
Applicant Eligibility: Grants are limited to the LISD established curriculum framework for professional personnel working directly with children, including teachers, counselors, librarians, and nurses. Extracurricular activities are excluded. Applicants may apply individually or as a grade-level or subject matter team. In the case of team-based proposals, a Project Director must be designated to assume overall administrative responsibility for the project, and all related correspondence will be so directed.
Eligible Projects All projects must offer an innovative, creative approach to either an identified classroom need within the LISD established curriculum framework or special student-based projects conducted by counselors, librarians or nurses. Projects must be discussed and approved by campus principal. Proposals will be judged on the basis of their innovative approach. Funds may not replace normal funding from tax-based sources. Products purchased with grant funds become the property of the district , not the individual. The proposal must describe some quantitative and/or qualitative method to evaluate the success of the project.
Proposal Review: Proposals shall be competitively reviewed by the Program Allocations Committee. All proposals will be subject to number-coded, blind review relative to applicant(s) and specific campus. Accordingly, specific reference to the applicant and campus should be limited to information on the cover page, and any such mention within the text will be deleted before committee review. Prior to final announcement, projects selected for funding will be reviewed by the LISD Curriculum and Instruction Department for the express purpose of assuring compliance with District Guidelines, not for selection of recipients.