Teacher Grants

Grants must be submitted no later than June 4, 2025 at 11:59p.m. in order to be eligible for scoring. All submitted applications will be redacted and scored anonymously by a Frenship Foundation Teacher Grant committee. Teacher grant recipients will be notified in September 2025 and their grant funds will be available for use during the 2025-2026 school year.

RESTRICTED ITEMS:

The following items will not be funded through Teacher Grants. 

•  1:1 Technology items such as iPads, laptops, chargers, headphones, etc. This does not include accessories or supplemental technology that may be used in conjunction with the district-issued devices. 
• Interactive board/touch monitors
• Furniture that does not follow the district standard. Please check with Gwyn Hughes in the Purchasing Department for allowed classroom furniture and approved vendors. Her email is: [email protected] 
• Any items in which the applicant(s) or their family members will profit from financially if the grant is awarded. 
• Professional Development expenses/trips such as conference registration, hotel, transportation, food, etc. 

SETTING UP AN ACCOUNT:

If you have applied for a grant in previous years, please use the same email/password you have used in the past. If you are a new user, you will need to register and create an account using your Frenship ISD email. When setting up your account, you will get an email verification from this address: [email protected]. If you do not get an email, check your junk or other mail folders. Once you have an account, you will be able to log in and work on the application at your own pace. It will save your progress every time you logout. 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Applicants must complete five required tasks. The Technology task is only required if you are requesting technology. 

1.  Grant Information – this includes basic details about your grant
2.  Grant Contributors 
3. Short Essays – please be descriptive and thoroughly explain the purpose and goal of the grant
4. Proposed Budget – If your grant is approved, you will only be permitted to purchase items listed on the Proposed Budget form. If you are requesting books, you must list each book out individually so they can be reviewed and vetted during the scoring process.
5. Principal Approval Form – Your principal must sign off on the grant before you can submit your application. Once the principal has submitted the approval form, you must still go into the task and mark it complete before you can hit the final submit button. Please give your principal plenty of time to review the application before the deadline!
6. Technology Request Task and Technology Approval Form – If your grant requests the purchase of technology, you MUST complete this step. This includes getting a technology quote and approval from Frenship ISD Chief Technology Officer Joe Barnett.