The Foundation for School District 11 is pleased to once again offer our “Inspiring Creativity” educator grants for Spring semester. The application is an all online process through our website: www.foundationford11.com
The grants are awarded to applicants for specific requests designed to enhance the academic and educational achievement of District 11 students. The grants are awarded to individual educators, teams of teachers and/or District 11 personnel and parent or student groups (parent and student groups must have a D11 staff sponsor). The total amount that the Foundation will be awarding will depend upon the amount available. Individual grant awards will range in size from $100 to a maximum of $300.
The purpose of the “Inspiring Creativity” grants is to allow teachers, parents, students and staff of District 11 to provide opportunities to enrich and enhance the educational experiences for students in the district. The Foundation supports any effort that will positively impact student achievement and well-being.
All applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria.
- The impact of your project on student creativity and/or education
- The goals of the project and their alignment to academic standards
- The expected outcomes of the project and how its effectiveness will be evaluated
- The target population to be impacted by the project
- The budget for the project
Dates and Timeline:
The following timeline will be strictly followed. Please make a note of the dates below.
- Oct 16–Nov 25– grant application window.
- Prior to Winter Break- Notify applicants of awards.
- By 2nd week of Spring Semester– funds issued to successful applicants
The Board of Directors of the District 11 Foundation look forward to this opportunity to assist you by funding projects that serve to inspire students to “love to learn”. If you have any questions feel free to email the Foundation at: foundationford11@gmail.com.
Please pay close attention to the “agreement” section of the application and note that applications from prior grant recipients, who have not fulfilled the agreement as stated on the application, especially the final report summary, will not be considered. If you received a grant last year and HAVE NOT sent us a year end summary report, please either do so prior to submitting a grant this year or DO NOT apply for one this year. Thank you for your understanding and compliance.
The 2023 application window is16th through November 25th.
Thank you for your interest in our Grant. The application period has closed until next fall.