Foundation Request
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Fort Dodge Community School District Foundation
Grant Application Guidelines
“Working Together To Improve Our Schools”
Please read carefully to fully understand the grant expectations and guidelines. Only grant requests that positively impact academic instruction and directly benefit student achievement will be considered. The number of grants awarded will depend upon available funds.
Application Eligibility:
1. Foundation funds are limited to Fort Dodge School District employees.
2. The purpose of the grant project must complement the District's mission and curriculum goals.
3. The grant project must have a designated time frame for completion.
4. The grant project must have measurable objectives.
5. If the grant is for a Department or Building, a project director must be named to assume overall administrative responsibilities for the grant project and all related correspondence.
6. Recipients must adhere to all District financial guidelines and policies.
Application Requirements:
To be considered for funding, the application must:
1. Be completed in full.
2. Be free from any identifying information (applicant or school name) other than the cover page.
3. Be grammatically correct and free of spelling errors.
4. Be typed and printed.
5. Describe a method to evaluate the success of the project.
6. Be in compliance and approved by the Principal/Supervisor and Superintendent for curriculum and instruction.
Application Deadline:
Applications must be submitted to the Superintendent by the 15th of November for Fall requests and by the 15th of April for Spring requests.
Notification of Recipients and Funds:
1. Proposals shall be competitively reviewed by the Foundation.
2. Recipients will be notified within 60 days from submission of the proposal.
3. Funds for approved grants will be deposited into District account.
4. Any unused funds will be returned to the Foundation after the completion of the grant project.
5. Products or equipment purchased with the grant funds becomes the property of the FDCS District.
6. Recipients must provide a final evaluation and financial report at the conclusion of the grant project.
7. Recipients may be asked to attend a Foundation Board and/or School Board meeting to discuss their grant project.
8. Recipients may be asked to allow for photographs of the project to be taken.
Process:
1. Staff member:
a. Open document from web site
b. Save into your documents
c. Complete all sections
d. When ready, email document as an attachment to your principal/supervisor
2. Principal/supervisor:
a. Review
b. Type in recommendation, signature and date,
c. Forward to Superintendent
3. Superintendent will review, type in recommendation, signature and date, and forward to President of the Foundation. The Foundation will act on requests during their December and May Board Meetings.
Please type ONLY inside boxes.
Limit answers to 200 words,
PROJECT TITLE:CONTACT PERSON:
AMOUNT OF REQUEST $
COST OF PROJECT $
ALL OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING:
PROJECT START DATE:
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE:
APPLICANT NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE
NUMBER:
AREA OF
INSTRUCTION:
1. Describe this project. Who will benefit from it and why do we need it? /
2. How does this project align with the District’s strategic goals and plans to enhance technology, early learning, literacy and math for FDCS? /
3. List significant measurable objectives of this project. /
4. How many current and future students will benefit from this project?
5. How will this project impact FDCS students? /
6. How will you evaluate the outcome of this project? What will be the return on investment? /
7. Provide a one-year timeline for this project. /
8. What, if any, additional resources will be required from the District to implement this project? If needed, documentation of approval must be attached.
9. Provide any research or additional information that supports your project. /
10. Has a similar request been made in the past?
YES / NOPlease explain any other information that might help us decide on this request. Include an itemized list of expenses if applicable.
(If you have additional paper information, you’ll need to present those at the Board meeting. Don’t attach here.) /
11. Will this project adhere to all District financial guidelines and policies?
YES / NO12. Are you willing to make a pre and/or post presentation of this project to the Foundation Board and/or the School Board?
YES / NO13. Are you willing to release photographs of the project to be used on social media?
YES / NOAny additional comments or questions:
Process Reminder:
Ø All requests need to be responded to using this Microsoft Word document so that the board can be emailed this form prior to meetings.
Ø Submit to your principal/supervisor, who will submit the request on to the Superintendent for review.
Priority: As the Principal/Supervisor, with overall responsibility for determining the priority for expenditures, in light of building/department needs, I would give this proposal:
Low / Medium / HighComments:
Principal/Supervisor / Date reviewed
Priority: As the Superintendent, with overall responsibility for determining the priority for expenditures, in light of District needs, I would give this proposal:
Low / Medium / HighComments:
Superintendent / Date reviewed