School District Grants - Steamboat Education Fund

Call for School District Grant Proposals

The Grant Commission of the Steamboat Springs Education Fund is excited to announce its grants program for the coming year. School District Grant applications will be vetted by the Grants Commission and awarded by the Education Fund Board in a competitive process based on available funds.

School District Grants are awarded to public K-12 school districts and public charter schools in Routt County. Eligible districts and schools include Steamboat Springs School District (including North Routt Community Charter School), South Routt School District, Hayden School District, and Mountain Village Montessori Charter School.

Each grant application is reviewed and recommended for funding based on merit and should be aligned with the Fund’s mission. Past funding is not a guarantee of future funding.

Schedule:

January 17, 2020 – School District Grant Applications are due
May 6, 2020 – School District Grants awarded by the Board

Funds are to be deployed in the following academic school year.

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School District Grant Application

Step 1 of 3 - General Info

NOTE: Before you start please download the budget worksheet.
District Name*
Grant Name*
Total SSEF Grant Funds Requested:*
Contact Name*
Email*
Phone*
Mailing Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
District Priority Ranking*
Please rank all of the grant applications your school district is submitting this year in order of importance on a separate sheet of paper. Use the number associated with the ranking to assign each application a unique number in this space. An application with a ranking of “1” would be your top priority.

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I. PROJECT NARRATIVE
A. Need/Opportunity*
What need/opportunity is being addressed by this request?
B. Project Summary*
Provide a project summary that details how receipt of SSEF grant funds will be used to address the need/opportunity above.
C. Project Alignment*
1. Please describe how your project aligns with the SSEF mission statement.
Project Alignment Continued*
2. Please describe how the proposed project is aligned with applicable education standards and best practices.
D. Number of Students Impacted*
Please give the number and grade levels of students, including any special populations to be targeted.
E. S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1*
Use this space to enter a S.M.A.R.T. Goal related to your project. Please include all of the following:
- Specific - Focus on Outcomes (e.g. changes in behavior or achievements) rather than Outputs (e.g. 35 Ipads)
- Measurable - How will you and your evaluator know the goals are completed?
- Attainable - Can the goals be completed within the next year?
- Realistic - What support or resources do you need to accomplish the goals?
- Timeline - Dates the goals will be completed.
S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2 (optional)

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II. FINANCIALS
A. Budget Detail*
1. Please download the budget template (opens in a new window), complete with proposed expenditure details of the project that would use SSEF funds, and upload here.
Accepted file types: pdf, xls, xlsx, doc.
2. Budget Detail Continued
Please use the space below to provide further explanation of your budget attachment, if needed.
B. Other Funding*
1. If no funding from the SSEF is received for this grant request will the need be addressed by other means?
Other Funding Continued*
2. If full funding cannot be achieved and only partial funding is awarded by SSEF, what changes would be made to the program?
C. Grant History
Detail the 3-year history of grants received from the SSEF to address this need, if applicable.
D. Future Funding*
What is your organization’s plan for funding this program in future years?
E. Recurring Expenses
Please list any recurring expenses associated with your proposal for which funding has not yet been secured and detail your plans for covering those expenses (e.g. maintenance, licenses, etc.).
III. Additional Information
Please give any other relevant details not included above.
Additional Files
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File 1
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File 2
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File 3
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Call for School District Grant Proposals

Schedule:

School District Grant Application

Step 1 of 3 - General Info

I. PROJECT NARRATIVE

II. FINANCIALS

III. Additional Information

Additional Files