Mini Grant Program Application Guidelines


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Purpose:

The purpose of the Hingham Education Foundation Mini-grant Program is to provide funding for the Hingham Public Schools to:

Funds for the Mini-grant Program will be used to enhance public education in Hingham, but not to replace or supplant public funding for the schools.

Eligibility:

Applications are welcome from teachers, school administrators or staff, students, parents, or any interested citizen. Proposals may be submitted by an individual or a small group. Any applicant who is not a faculty member should have his/her application signed by the faculty member who will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the project. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE CO-SIGNED BY THE APPROPRIATE PRINCIPAL. No grant will be funded for the same project for more than two consecutive years. All applications must be typed or written in blue or black ink. Please DO NOT type or write on the back of any pages.

Budget Guidelines:

The maximum grant awarded will be $3,000. A grant budget request may include project-related items such as supplies; equipment, or resource materials; workshop fees; stipends to develop new materials and curricula; guest lecturers; duplicating, postage and computer software. Applications MUST INCLUDE ITEMIZED BUDGETS with as much detail as possible – more is better; do not make assumptions – or complete consideration cannot be given. Mini-grants are not intended to pay for college courses, private projects, or dissertation work.

Time-line:

Completed Mini Grant applications must be received at the Foundation’s office by Friday, March 14, 2008. Awards will be announced in late April, 2008. Funding for the 2008– 2009 grant cycle is available as of July 1, 2008 with expected completion of the project by June 30, 2009.

Review Process:

Applications for funding will be reviewed by a Grant Award Committee, which will present its recommendations to the Board of Trustees for final approval.

Application Procedure:

There are now TWO ways to apply for a grant!

Completed applications can be mailed to the Hingham Education Foundation at the following address:

Hingham Education Foundation
P.O. Box 284
Hingham, MA 02043

or you can now apply using our ONLINE MINI GRANT APPLICATION FORM!

Both paper and online applications need to be received by the Foundation no later than March 14, 2008!

For further information please contact your HEF School Liaison for Mini Grants: