Hampstead School District Grants

The Hampstead School District is committed to reducing the local tax burden by seeking alternative funding sources through state, local and private grants. Below we have shared information about the grants we have been awarded and how we have used the funding. A more detailed dashboard that highlights our district's various data (allocations, spending and paid reimbursements) is available on iGrants.

Grant Funding Allocations

Grants Spreadsheet

Title I, Part A - Helping Disadvantaged Children Meet High Standards

The NH Dept of Education offers formula grants to school districts to provide opportunities for children to acquire the knowledge & skills to meet the State proficiency standards. These grants are used to provide supplemental support through enriched and accelerated education programs and professional development. More information is available here. Award amount for 23-24: $28,570.75

Title II, Part A - Preparing, Training and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals

The purpose of Title II is to increase the academic achievement of all students by helping schools and districts improve teacher and principal quality and ensure that all teachers are highly qualified.

In exchange, agencies that receive funds are held accountable to the public for improvements in academic achievement. Title II, Part A provides these agencies with the flexibility to use these funds creatively to address challenges to teacher quality, whether they concern teacher preparation and qualifications of new teachers, recruitment and hiring, induction, professional development, teacher retention, or the need for more capable principals and assistant principals to serve as effective school leaders. Award amount for 23-24: $33,306.99

Title IV

Title IV, Part A supports our nation's commitment to equity of opportunity for all students and is intended to ensure:

All students have access to a well-rounded education,
Improve school conditions for student learning, and
Improve the use of technology in order to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students.

More information is available here. Award amount for 23-24: $20,261.50

Security Action for Education (SAFE) Grant

The SAFE grant funds support school security and safety improvements for K-12 public and nonpublic schools throughout New Hampshire. In Hampstead we are using them to support installation of cloud-based building access systems.

More information is available here. Award amount for 2022: $54,000

IDEA

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Federal Special Education Entitlement Grant provides funds to ensure that eligible students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) that includes special education and related services designed to meet their individual needs in the least restrictive environment. More information is available here.

Award amount for 23-24: $294,835.50

IDEA: PreSchool Allocation

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a federal law that guarantees a free, appropriate public education for students with disabilities. Section 619 of Part B of IDEA provides formula grants to states to support the educational needs of children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 5 years. Eligible preschool-age children receive special education services in accordance with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). More information is available here.

Award amount for 23-24: $8,545.39

DoIT - NH Deptartment of Information Technology Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP)

Helping New Hampshire cities, towns and school districts improve their cybersecurity.

The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) is funded by the U.S. Federal Government within the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA) specifically, by Title VI-Cybersecurity – Subtitle B – State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act.

The State of New Hampshire’s SLCGP has been formed to coordinate the investments resulting from the federal funds and to manage the projects and other components resulting from the program.

This project provides hardware tokens and professional services that municipalities, special districts and K-12 Schools can use to implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) in their technology environments. MFA reduces cyber risk by requiring users to provide two or more verification factors to access an application or an online account.

More information about DoIT Cybersecurity Grants available here.

Award amount Fall 2023: $12,500 (250 Yubikeys @ $50 each)

Robotics Education Fund Grant

In NH grants are being awarded to expand existing robotics programs within schools and to create new programs for schools that have not yet launched robotics teams. Funding will be used to purchase robotics kits, parts and tools, as well as pay for registration fees, competition fees, transportation to events, team shirts and stipends for coaches or advisors. Hampstead Central School received a two year award fro $7,500 each year and has partnered with Coder Z to participate in local robotics competitions. More info available here.

Award amount for 2023-24: $7,500 24-25: $7,500

Promising Futures for NH

The Promising Futures for NH Grant is sponsored by the NH Dept of Ed, the Bureau of Student Wellness, NHDHHS, the Bureau for Drug and Alcohol Services and the NH National Guard. Hampstead will use this grant money to support development of MTSS-B professional development/implementation and expansion of substance misuse prevention efforts within schools and community systems. More info available here.

Award amount for 2022-23: $24,734

ESSER II - Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund

The purpose of this additional round of ESSER funding is to provide assistance in safely reopening schools, measuring and effectively addressing significant learning loss, and taking other actions to respond to the impact of COVID-19 on educators, students, and families.

In addition to the ESSER I uses of funds, the CRRSA Act ESSER II law highlights three (3) categories of allowable activities:

Addressing learning loss
Preparing schools for reopening
Testing, repairing, and upgrading projects to improve air quality in buildings

More information available here.

Award amount: $188,797.08

ESSER III - American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) includes a third round of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER III), as well as money for internet connectivity for schools and libraries, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and extension of the Pandemic EBT food program for students. LEAs receiving funds under this program are required to set-aside 20 percent of the funds to address learning loss and are not allowed to reduce per-pupil funding for any high poverty school in fiscal year 2022 or 2023. In Hampsteaad we have used a portion of our funds to support:

High quality diagnostic assessment and intervention tools to address student learning gaps & professional development
Two years (21-22, 22-23) of afterschool enrichment opportunities and free transportation home via late-busses
Two years (21-22, 22-23) worth of Summer Learning Academies for students to engage in high quality academic and SEL programming over the summer
Connection Coaching for students home on quarantine
Additional two way radios for HCS
Stipends for teacher-leaders in the areas of professional development, curriculum and mentoring
Summer curriculum redesign/realignment
ELA curriculum pilot materials, stipends and professional development
Stipends for school nurses to support additional COVID related work
SNAP healthcare software & ConvenientMD partnership for COVID tracking
Masks for chorus and band classes

More info about ESSER III from the NH Education Department available here.

GEPA documentation for Hampstead available here.

Hampstead's Approved Use of Funds Plan

Award amount: $424,427

Supply Chain Assistance

Supply chain issues have significantly impacted school districts’ ability to procure nutritious foods for NSLP and/or SBP meal service. The SCA funds are a critical funding stream that will provide an additional financial resource for school districts to purchase domestic food products as part of school districts’ efforts to respond to these widespread supply chain disruptions, enhance efforts to strengthen local food supply chains, and help schools to overcome financial and operational barriers while maintaining children’s access to nutritious meals. More information available here.

Award amount for 2022-23: $19,045

We NHEEd to Get Outside

We NHEE'd to Get Outside Grant provides elementary students with hands-0n, outdoor and experiential learning. More info available here.

Award amount for 2022: $2,000

Beyond School Enrichment

The New Hampshire Department of Education (NHED) issued competitive grants to New Hampshire public and public chartered schools for funding the establishment of after school, before school, or summer enrichment programming opportunities for students in K-12 for the 2022-2023 school year and 2023 summer. We applied for two grants, one for each school, which we used to provide students in both of our K-8 schools the opportunity to participate in highly engaging, summer enrichment programming to supports their social, emotional, and academic needs.

Award amount for Summer 2023: $30,292.15

Hampstead Education Association Grants

The Hampstead School Board has approved the gift of four HEF grants to the Hampstead School District: 1) HMS Lacrosse Program $856, 2) HCS One Book One School $975, 3) HCS and HMS UNH Soil Tent $600, and 4) HCS Math Manipulatives for Mrs. Burkett's 4th grade classroom $195.77. The mission of the Hampstead Educational Foundation is to enhance the educational experience of Hampstead's children. Proceeds come from our annual fundraiser, the Festival of Wreaths!

Award amount for Winter 2024: $2626.77

YouthWell NH

YouthWell New Hampshire is a new organization, a nonprofit, in our state that is focused on addressing youth mental heath issues across our state.

Award amount for 2024: $11,539

If you have questions or know of a grant funding opportunity that you think the Hampstead School District should pursue, please let us know!

Grant Program Assurances 24-25 (GEPA p.19)

Equitable Services Agreement 24-25

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