Mahwah Schools Foundation Grant App Intro

The Mini-Grant Application
Mission & Purpose

The Mahwah Schools Foundation is pleased to support the
Mahwah public schools through a Mini-Grant program which
seeks to inspire innovation, excellence and creativity throughout the school district

The Mini-Grant program is a voluntary, application-based
opportunity that assists teachers and administrators in providing curriculum enriching activities, projects, programs and items that can not currently be met by the Board of Education budget. Activities would include those that extend to or enrich the curriculum such as assemblies, involve the purchase of materials or equipment and generally encourage a new learning approach to a subject area.

Mini-Grant funds will NOT be considered for the funding of
teacher training, teacher development, transportation
expenses, travel expenses, accomodation expenditures or
food service of any kind.:

Grant Amounts
No maximum or minimum has been set as a limit for each Mini-Grant proposal.

Criteria for selection
The following criteria will be used to evaluate grants:

	Completeness of application
	Enrichment benefit to students
	Compatibility of grant with curriculum
	Innovativeness or creativity of proposal
	Degree to which grant idea cannot be met by current budget and curriculum
	Evaluation of in-house resources versus outside experts/talent

Selection Process
Twice each school year the MSF will meet and review all applications and vote their final selections at a regular
Trustee meeting.

Application Process
Please title your application using six words or less, interesting title descriptions are encouraged. Be sure to include your name and school email address on the application in case a question should arise. Be sure to include the total number of students and grade level that will be impacted by your Mini-Grant. Describe the use of any
and all materials, equipment and space requirements
needed to complete your application.
Describe your program and project features along with the
innovative aspects clearly and concisely.
Explain the goals and objectives of the program or project.
Specify the curriculum that your application will support.
Detail a start date for your project or program along with a
timeline for implementation. Detail how student achievement
or success will be gained and measured.

Use of Funds
Once awarded, the Mini-Grant funds must be expended or
committed as soon as possible for maximum benefit and only
for the purpose and budget stated in the approved Mini-Grant
application. Any change or alternate use of the approved funding from the stated purpose must be submitted in writing to the MSF treasurer for approval. Failure to do so will result in the forfeit of Mini-Grant monies..

Evaluation Report
At the conclusion of an approved Mini-Grant program or project
each Mini-Grant recipient must complete an on-line evaluation
form. Failure to complete this wrap-up evaluation form
may jeopardize future applications.

The Mini-Grant Application Mission & Purpose

The Mini-Grant Application
Mission & Purpose