Grants
White Salmon Valley Education Foundation funds are made available to area schools, teachers, and education projects through grants, awarded twice yearly. ***Learn about the grants funded in the past.
Deadline for the Winter 2009 Grant Cycle is January 31, 2009.
Please review all three documents appropriate to your grade level in order to be well informed when filling out the application.
Grades 3-12: Instructions and applications for those projects where more than 50% of involved students are from Grades 3 and up.
Grades PreK-2: Instructions and applications for those projects where 50% or more of involved students are from PreK - Grade2.
Revised Funding Cycle Dates for Future Applications
Please note that we have revised the dates for the following grant cycles.
- Deadline for 2nd Grant Cycle, 2009: July 31, 2009.
- Deadline for 1st Grant Cycle, 2010: Jan 31, 2010.
Criteria for grant applications
All requests must have the full support of the School District Administration. The Foundation has established the following criteria for assessing all grant applications.
- Provide immediate assistance with unmet educational needs of our students.
- Include innovative ideas that will enrich the quality of our students' education experience.
- Improve our teachers' knowledge and ability to educate.
- Develop community involvement and interest in our education system.
- Maximize benefits from the requested funds.
- Provide long-term benefit to the community and schools.
- Better prepare our students for future education and/or careers.
Multiple criteria must be satisfied in order for a project to be awarded a Foundation grant.
Several people who served on the Foundation's Grant Review Committee in the most recent funding cycle are available to assist grant applicants submitting a grant for the first time, or re-submitting a grant that did not receive funding. These folks can assist you with any questions you might have about the High Funding Priorities and the grant application instructions. Please contact Sue Davis at sue@wsvef.org to get contact information for these volunteers.
Grant Application form
The Foundation will fund curriculum enhancement in the form of grants. Administrators, teachers, staff, students sponsored by certified staff, parents and other community members, with the demonstrated support of the administrators may apply for funding. The following areas are considered the funding priorities for 2006-2007:
- Science, Math & Technology
- Reading & Language Arts
- Foreign Language
- Social Studies
- Vocational and Industrial Arts
- Music, Visual and Performing Arts
- Health and Physical Education
- Leadership and Interpersonal Skills