| Grants For Classrooms This site provides the information you need to research, write, and submit a successful proposal for your school or classroom. It should serve as your first stop as you begin to brainstorm your project idea and remain a frequently used reference as you go through the writing and submission process.
- Planning My Grant: seven questions to help you think through your ideas
- Writing My Grant: a terrific guide to grant writing (courtesy of the Minnesota Council of Foundations)
Before you begin searching for or writing the grant, make sure that you review the following checklist and that you have the time to complete and submit the proposal.
You will be responsible for the following steps:
- Getting approval from your principal, program manager, and/or supervisor.
- Writing the grant. This includes completing forms, writing cover letters, and completing budgets.
- Having your supervisor and at least one other person review and proof your proposal for content, clarity, spelling and grammar.
- Ensuring that Evaluation requirements are met. (Many grants include an evaluation component. If so, you will need to consult an evaluator during the grant-writing phase and set aside between 5 and 10% of your grant funds for an evaluation.)
- Getting authorized signatures. All grants submitted by Saint Paul Public Schools require the superintendent's signature, regardless of what the funder's guidelines may indicate.
- Submitting your grant. Once you have received all the signatures, work with the Office of Innovation and Development to submit your grant.
- Writing a Board Agenda Item. All grants are presented in the Board book each month for approval by the Board of Education. You should now work with OID to prepare a Board Agenda Item.
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