The LUSD Community Education Foundation Mini Grant program was founded to support the educational needs of the students and teachers that are not covered by the School District Budget.  Funds are raised via our annual fundraiser and donations gladly accepted for this specific purpose.  In the fall of 2016 the program was retooled and a formal application period of November through February for funds needed for the following school year with more specific criteria was established.  In May of each year the applicants are notified of the disposition of their request and funds distributed.  Through our fundraising efforts and some generous donations we have we have been able to fulfill 34 requests and award over $13,200 in Mini Grants from spring of 2016 to the spring of 2018.  There are still many worthy requests that we are unable to accommodate and are working on future fundraising efforts and other revenue streams that will hopefully assist in correcting this.  

Mini grants are capped at $500 per request and applications are solicited in the fall and winter for the upcoming school year with a submission deadline of 2/28.  The requests will be reviewed and the following criteria will be used to determine recipients(s) of the mini grants:  number of students impacted; the life of the grant; is the goal to be achieved aligned with the School District's Strategic Plan (academic achievement, English Language Learners, effective leadership); and any other information deemed important by the review panel.  Notification of approval or non-approval will be sent out to applicants by the first week of June.

Feedback from a few of our Mini-Grant Recipients