MINI-GRANT TITLE PAGE – FALL 2017

McMinnvilleSchool District #40 Education Foundation

1500 NE Baker Street

McMinnville, OR97128

Mission Statement:

“To expand the range of opportunities available to students in the district and to encourage excellence, innovation, and creativity in our educational systems”

Project Title:______Amount Requested: ______

Contact Person:______Position Title______

Other Applicant Name(s): ______

School Name: _____ Principal’s Name:

Work Phone: Home Phone:

Agreements: Upon acceptance of a Grant Award, you agree to do the following:

Attend a McMinnville School District #40 Education Foundation Meeting in November or early December to be recognized and give a brief statement about your grant and expectations.

Inform the Foundation in writing of any job assignment changes that would affect this grant.

Submit a Project Completion Report Form to the Foundation by September 30, 2017.

Contact the Foundation immediately to request an extension if you are unable to complete this proposal within the current school year. If your extension is not approved, funds will not be available after June 15 of your grant school year. Materials purchased with grant funds are District property.

By accepting the award of grant funds, you agree to expend these funds only on items as described in the grant proposal budget and provide a Project Completion Report that includes expenditures and receipts by June 30, 2018 unless permission is received to report later.

If we get the mini-grant, we can submit digital pictures of the project to the Education Foundation. Send to or request someone to come take them.

Timelines:

Due to Curriculum Department by September 30, 2017. You must also email the application in Microsoft Word to the program chair at for application to be considered.

Applicant(s) Signature: ______

(Due to District Office and must be submitted electronically to Kathy Kollasch through emailby September 30, 2017) Signatures not necessary on electronic copy.

Principal Endorsement: This application is consistent with building goals and is complete. I endorse the applicant’s request and agree to provide any needed administrative support.

Principal Signature:______

(Due to the MSD Curriculum Department by September 30, 2017)

MINI-GRANT APPLICATION – FALL 2017

McMinnvilleSchool District #40 Education Foundation

1500 NE Baker Street

McMinnville, OR97128

Mission Statement:

“To expand the range of opportunities available to students in the district and to encourage excellence, innovation, and creativity in our educational systems”

Thank you for your interest in applying for a 2017 Mini-Grant.

Please complete the following application in Microsoft Word and submit the original with signatures as described on the title page. You must also submit the application in Microsoft Word by email to the chair of the program committee: . Before submitting, please change the file name to the Project Title of your grant. If you have questions, please call Kathy Kollasch, Program Chair, at 503-435-9477.

This page purposely does not include the identification of the applicant so that Grant Readers can assess all grants objectively.Please do not put your name or the name of your school on this page or in the text of the grant request. That information is on the Title Page. Expand the spaces indicated below as necessary. Some directions have changed. Please read all directions on the separate document.

Project Title: ______

Position Title of applicant(s) (No Names—see above): ______

______

Amount Requested: ______

Number of Students Served: Grade Level(s): ____

Details of the Application: Please incorporate all of the following information:

  1. Project Summary: (Provide a one sentence description of your project.)
  1. Project Description:(Provide a description of the activities the project will entail.)
  1. Rationale:(Provide background information that led you to develop this project.)
  1. Objectives: (Provide a description of the educational value of the project.)
  1. Evaluation:(Explain the process you will use for determining whether the project been successful or not.)
  1. Continuity:(Describe how this project can be sustained after grant funding ends, how it fits into a continuum of curricular learning, or why it is worthwhile as a standalone activity or event.)
  1. Project Budget:(Provide a detailed listing of all expenses you expect to incur in connection with the project.) Maximum $1000

Item / Supplier / Unit Cost / Total Cost
Total

(If more space is needed, please attach an additional sheet. You also may wish to attach catalog pages to clarify desired purchases.)

Budget Notes: (Please provide any helpful explanations of project expenditures and how they relate to existing equipment and supplies.)

Please let us know what other efforts you have made to have this project funded.

Have you ____asked your building principal?

____asked other district administrators/department heads?

____asked the PTA?

____applied for other grants?

____ none of the above

____other: ______

If so, what was the response/result?

Before submitting your proposal to your principal, please check the following:

____I have double checked the instructions to be sure I have followed them.

____I put my name and that of my school on the title page, not the next page.

____I have saved my file in Word or shared it with Kathy Kollasch on Google Docs, giving the document the name of my project.

____I have sent a copy of my Word file to or shared it on Google Docs with Kathy Kollasch, .