Community Grant Programs: Education

Our Education Community Grants seek to improve educational achievement of underperforming students and to promote economic growth by providing opportunities for all students to excel and meet current and future regional workforce demands. We want to support innovative programs that improve academic achievement of our region’s public school students in the following areas:

• Projects that have been proven successful at increasing the likelihood that students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds earn advanced or standard diplomas within four years of entering high school. We will consider applications for innovative programs that positively impact the target group by:

Increasing the number who are reading on grade level by grade 3
Helping students succeed in high-failure rate subjects
Keeping students at the appropriate grade for their age
Reducing absenteeism (to less than 2 weeks per semester)
Passing the ninth grade

• Programs that are proven successful in helping students transition from high school into post-secondary education. We will consider applications for innovative programs that are designed to increase the number of students who:

Pass core ninth grade courses (algebra I, English, science, history )
Enroll in dual enrollment programs
Successfully complete at least one honors course or advance placement exam (and score a 3 or better)
Enroll in post-secondary training programs while in high school
Decrease the number who must enroll in post-secondary remediation courses in math or English

• Projects that improve kindergarten readiness by:

Increasing the number of children scoring on-grade on Phonological Awareness and Literacy Screening assessments
Improving the quality ratings of center-based or home-based pre-school facilities

Proposals for seed funding must show how the program will directly impact the metrics listed above. In addition, programs must align with school curriculum and be able to measure effectiveness.

Note: Grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations working in support of or in partnership with the public school system. We are unable to consider requests to support public school activities directly even if through an education foundation associated with the school system.

Requests for funding minor equipment needs may be submitted as part of the grant request. For major capital project and capital campaign requests, please read our guidelines for Nonprofit Facilities Improvement grants.

Quick Links (please read all the links below before applying):

General Eligibility Requirements
Types of Projects Considered
How to Apply
Deadlines

Education Grant Application Deadline: April 20
Seed and Program Funding Grant Application: Word Format | PDF Format

Questions? Email grants@hamptonroadscf.org, call a program officer at (757) 622-7951 or come to one of our monthly nonprofit drop-in days.

 

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