Programs

Grant Process

The Foundation's Grant Program provides funding for outstanding proposals that enhance the basic curriculum or that meet one of the Foundations target areas. These areas include: science, math, technology, music and arts, leadership and interpersonal skills, community service learning, staff development and foreign language. Grant requests may range up to $1,500 for Mini Grants and $25,000 for Major Grants.

Note that the Mini and Major Grant Schedules start at the same time but the durations are are different:

 

	Mini Grants	Major Grants
Grant ProgramOpen	Nov 21 2011	Nov 21 2011
Mini Grant Applications Due - 10 hard copies to district office - 1 e-copy to cefcamas@gmail.com	Jan 18, 2012
Major Grant Proposals Due: Hard copy to district office  & email		Jan 18, 2012
Mini Grant Applicants Present Proposals	Weeks of Jan 23 & Jan 30, 2012
Recommendations Presented to CEF Board	Feb 8, 2012	Feb 8, 2012 & May 9, 2012
Major Grant Finalists Selected		Feb 8, 2012
Major Grant Full Proposals Due		Mar 28, 2012
Major Grant Finalists Present Proposals		Week of     Apr 16, 2012
Grant Awards Announced	Week of Feb 13, 2012	Week of May 14, 2012

Here's a great presentation on the 2011 Grant Process

You can find the application forms on the next page

We have a dedicated liaison for each school to help with questions, brainstorming, and grant applications. Please  use the link below to let us know if you want one of them to contact you.

If you are active in your local school or would like to join or liaison and volunteer team, please contact us http://www.cefcamas.org/contact/