2014-2014 Eagle Pass Education Foundation Grant Application

Are you a teacher who “thinks outside the book?” We understand that to help students achieve greater success and engage in creative learning, teachers need exciting projects, upgraded technology, and extra resources. Crafting the minds of the next great generation may mean going beyond the typical school budget and asking for a little extra help in the classroom.

With the help of the Eagle Pass ISD Education Foundation teachers have the opportunity to take creative ideas and make them into realities.  Each EPEF grant, allows funding for teachers with bright ways of enhancing the learning environment and inspiring their students through innovation and excitement. When learning is fun, learning is easy. The Eagle Pass Education Foundation Classroom Grants encourage educators to create innovative and exciting educational programs for their students.

The Eagle Pass Educational Foundation (“EPEF”) is a non-profit organization created to develop and expand educational opportunities for students of the Eagle Pass Independent School District.  One of its principal goals is to identify and fund worthy innovative projects whose costs exceed the limitations of the district’s regular budget.

EPEF will direct it’s funding to single campus and single classroom projects.  General project qualification guidelines;

1. Projects must enhance and support the instructional program;
2. Campus projects must be approved by the campus principal;
3. Project grant requests must be submitted on time

EPEF has elected to limit the number of grant requests that will be accepted from a given campus to three (3).

Please follow the instructions below in order to apply for funding consideration. The process requires that all grant requests be submitted to EPEF by September 26, 2014:

The following items will not be funded by the foundation:

1. Personnel stipends/salaries and staff development costs
2. Capital outlay items (fixtures, furnishings, and equipment) such as computer hardware, cameras, and bookshelves.
3. Travel costs and lodging (field trips).
4. Food, candy, drinks or any promotional items (stickers, pencils, pads, erasers, etc.).

Grant Request Submittal Instructions:

1. Please download and fill out the EPEF Innovative Teaching Grant Application.   This will be considered as the “official version” of your grant request and submittal. Applications are available on the Eagle Pass I.S.D. website.
2. Please do not modify the document formatting or try to substitute an “equivalent” document.
3. Upon completion of the Innovative Teaching Grant Application, please print a hard copy for signature(s) and submit.
4. Please do not submit any pamphlets, brochures, price lists, photos, or other material with the signed hard copy of your submittal.
5. Secure the required approval signatures.  Failure to secure the required signatures will be cause for the submittal to be rejected.
6. Send a hard copy of the grant request application form with the signature page to:

Mr. Gilberto Gonzalez, Superintendent of Schools

Eagle Pass I.S.D. District Service Center – Superintendent Office
Faxed transmissions will not be accepted.

1. We suggest you keep a copy of the grant request and signature page for your records.

Time Table

We will begin accepting project grant applications beginning Tuesday, September 2, 2014.

1. Deadline for the grant application submission is no later than 5:00pm (Central Time), Friday, September 26, 2014.

Extensions of the deadlines will not be considered. Grant Review Committee’s decisions are final.  Don’t take a chance – please submit early.