Programs

Grant Process

The Foundation's Grant Program provides funding for outstanding proposals that enhance the basic curriculum or that meet one of the Foundations target areas. These areas include: science, math, technology, music and arts, leadership and interpersonal skills, community service learning, staff development and foreign language. Grant requests may range up to $1,500 for Mini Grants and $20,000 for Major Grants.

Note that the Mini and Major Grant Schedules start at the same time but the durations are are different:

 

	Mini Grants	Major Grants
Grant ProgramOpen	Nov 2009	Nov 2009
Mini Grant Applications Due (10 hard copies to district office)	Jan 20, 2010
Major Grant Proposals Due by email		Jan 20, 2010
Mini Grant Applicants Present Proposals	Weeks of Jan 25th & Feb 1st, 2010
Recommendations Presented to CEF Board	Feb 10, 2010
Major Grant Finalists Selected		March 2010
Major Grant Full Proposals Due		Apr 16, 2020
Grant Awards Announced	End of Feb 2010	June 2010

 

If you'd like a copy of our schedule and process click here.

Mini and Major Grant applications : http://www.cefcamas.org/grant-application-form/

We have a dedicated liaison for each school to help with questions, brainstorming, and grant applications. We'll post their names and contact info soon.

If you are active in your local school or would like to join or liaison and volunteer team, please contact us http://www.cefcamas.org/contact/