How to Get A Classroom Grant

Classroom grants also known as school grants can be applied for by a teacher or other educator to fund supplies and pay for activities to increase learning of their students. Classroom grants can come in any size but typically awards range in the $100 to $3000 range. While small grants do not usually require you to make a full grant proposal it does require a grant application to be filled out. The application is then scored by the government agency or foundation funding the grant. The grants are then given to the grant applicant that scores the highest. Competition for the grants can be fierce, the different between accepted and denied applicants can only be a fraction of a percentage at times. Learn how to increase your chances of getting a Classroom grant.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Cut the fluff. Grant funders want real answers. Give facts not assumptions. If the reviewer sees the answers not to be well thought out points will be subtracted.

2. Make your project fit the qualifications. For instance if a grant requires you to have community involvement and you are unwilling to put community involvement in your project plans, then you should not waste your time on the application and find a grant that better suits the plan.

3. Look over your program for effectiveness before applying for grants. Yes every part of your plan not just the objective. Everything must be in order and have sufficient facts to warrant the step. If a step in not cost effective points will be lost in the reviewing stage.

4. Get the approval and support of your supervisors. Funders want to see that the grant money will be well used and plans will not suffer because a teacher did not get the proper approval. If you have to be asked to get approval during the application process, points will be reduced.

Tips & Warnings

• When applying for classroom grants always be truthful when filling out the application. If you do not know the facts to not guess, find them out.

Resources

• How to Find Free Government Grant Listings.
• How to Find Free Private Grant Listings
• How to Write a Letter of Inquiry to Obtain Private Grant Funding
• How to Fill Out a Government Grant Application
• Reccomended reading
• Grant alerts for teachers