Apply for the Dana Brown Teacher Mini-Grant Program - Special Education Foundation of St. Louis

Introduction
The Special Education Foundation realizes a teacher's budget is limited. So, each year, SEF provides SSD teachers and teacher-level staff with funds to implement innovative educational projects that tax dollars are unable to support.

Mini-Grant Guidelines
Please read carefully.
- You must be a teacher or teacher-level staff member employed by the Special School District of St. Louis County.
- The maximum award amount is $1,500.
- Submission of application does not guarantee funding.
- Selection is based on a 25 point system.
- Funding availability or committee discretion may result in partial funding.
- The Mini-Grant will not provide funding for: transportation, standard textbooks, curriculum, conference attendance, training, or programs that are duplications of existing special education or technical programs.
- Only two mini-grants per teacher will be accepted.
- You must make sure that SSD cannot fund your project using tax dollars.
25 point system:
- Creativity and Innovation.............................three to five points
- Project Description......................................one to three points
- Itemized Budget.........................................one to three points
- Preparation Identified..................................one to three points
- Evaluation Method......................................three to five points
- Research Support.......................................three to five points
- Completed Feedback Form from Prior Year.....zero to one point
Questions?

Contact SEF at 314-394-7030 or email info@sef-stl.org

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Mini-Grant Title*
Total Amount Requested*

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Applicant Information
Name*
First Last
Home Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Position*
School*
District*
SSD Voicemail*
Email*
Home Phone*
Work Phone*
Are you the only applicant?*
- Yes, there are no co-applicants. It's just me.
- No, there is a co-applicant. There are two of us.
- No, there are two co-applicants. There are three of us.
Co-Applicant Information
Co-Applicant Name*
First Last
Co-Applicant Home Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Co-Applicant Position*
Co-Applicant School*
Co-Applicant District*
Co-Applicant SSD Voicemail*
Co-Applicant Email*
Co-Applicant Home Phone*
Co-Applicant Work Phone*
Third Co-Applicant Information
Third Co-Applicant Name*
First Last
Third Co-Applicant Home Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Third Co-Applicant Position*
Third Co-Applicant School*
Third Co-Applicant District*
Third Co-Applicant SSD Voicemail*
Third Co-Applicant Email*
Third Co-Applicant Home Phone*
Third Co-Applicant Work Phone*

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Mini-Grant Information
Select the category that best describes your grant.*
- Art, Music, and Theatre
- Health and Wellness
- Sensory
- Social Skills
- Special Events
- Speech, Language, and Reading
- Technology
How many students will be served?*
Age(s) of Students Served*
Students' Education Diagnosis*
Project Description*
Could your program be delivered digitally or remotely should that be necessary? If so, how?*

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Itemized Project Budget
Costs of Each Requested Item*
Item Name Cost

Click the (+) to add more items.
Total Amount Requested*
Partial funding would be...*
- Accepted
- Rejected

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Describe the preparations involved in developing the project.*
Describe the evaluation process for the project.*
Research Support*
Were you a recipient of a Special Education Foundation grant last year?*
- Yes
- No
Did you complete and submit the Feedback Form for that particular mini-grant?*
- Yes
- No
Your Application Must Have Approval from Your Area Coordinator or Principal
Have you asked your Principal or Area Coordinator or PTO to fund your project?*
- Yes
- No
Verification*
- I verify that I have received the approval of my Area Coordinator/SSD Principal, and they have stated they cannot fund my mini-grant project.

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Introduction

Mini-Grant Guidelines

25 point system:

Questions?

Applicant Information

Co-Applicant Information

Third Co-Applicant Information

Mini-Grant Information

Itemized Project Budget

Your Application Must Have Approval from Your Area Coordinator or Principal