Teacher Grants

Teacher Grants

Innovation is essential! Through Teacher Grants, the Issaquah Schools Foundation provides funds to explore and implement new ideas in the classroom that can then multiply across the district.

The Foundation is looking to fund ideas that are student-centered with broad potential for impact and:

Show innovation in teaching. New ideas on how to reach students most effectively and close learning gaps.
Pilot new ideas that are scalable. They may benefit a limited number of students to start, but if the idea works well, can be expanded to benefit multiple schools.
Offer equity to our district. Not every school has the same level of PTA support, so we want to be sure that the ability to close learning or opportunity gaps is similar across buildings.
Clearly articulate impact. Grant can show clear impact it will have on students and/or teachers using measurable outcomes.

NOTES for all grant applicants

Teacher Grants are open to teachers, staff, and administration personnel in the Issaquah School District. (Parents, PTSA members etc. are welcome to write a grant on behalf of a teacher/staff member with their approval.) We are unable to provide grants to community-based organizations or other outside agencies not part of the school district.
All proposals must be discussed in advance with a school principal or District administrator to approve the grant concept and ensure there aren't existing resources already available. The school principal or District administrator will also sign off on the final application submission.
All applicants are strongly encouraged to request funding from building/district funds, PTSA, and other organizations or individuals in addition to the Foundation.
While all applications are required to be submitted through the Smarter Select system, it can be a good idea to work on drafts in Word. You can also review a PDF of application questions to help in your planning.

APPLY FOR A GRANT

Classroom Enrichment Grants

Grants Requests up to $3000
Innovative requests to test a new idea on a smaller scale.
*Written application only.

Kateri Brow Grants

Grant requests that are $3001-$10,000 and respond
to a compelling need that reflects innovation in education.
***Presentation of grant required for those whose
grants are chosen to move forward after the written application review.

APPLY HERE

2 FORMS REQUIRED WITH ALL GRANT APPLICATIONS.
Download & complete the Budget Template & Signature Page to include with your online grant application.

GRANT APPLICATION BUDGET TEMPLATE

GRANT APPLICATION SIGNATURE PAGE

Grants Timeline

Grants Workshop All grant applicants are encouraged to attend our grants workshop. Learn basics of what we’re looking for in grant applications and how the online process works.	Thurs, Nov 21, 4pm Wed, Dec 4 - 8 am Email Grants@isfdn.org for the Zoom link
Grant Application Closes @ midnight	Wed, Jan 8 2025
Kateri Brow finalists - Presentation Night Kateri Brow Grant applicant finalists only will be asked to present to our grants committee.	Date TBD, February 2025
Grant Winners announced	Early March 2025

Grant reference documents:

LIST OF 2023-2024 ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT GRANTS

HISTORICAL LIST OF grants

Historical list of programs & grants by school

Questions? Please contact our office at 425.391.8557 or email grants@isfdn.org