Blanche Martin Mini-Grant Program

Zeta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society is a group of leading women educators from Boone and Winnebago Counties. One of the goals of the organization is to support quality education both philosophically and financially. To that end, the Zeta Chapter has established the Blanche Martin $200 Mini-Grant Program, available to certified K-12 educators currently teaching in Boone and Winnebago Counties. Five grants will be awarded each year.

Eligibility

To be eligible for funding, an applicant must:

• Be a certified K-12 educator
• Be currently teaching in Boone or Winnebago Counties

We Look For

The Blanche Martin $200 mini-grant may be used to fund special classroom activities and/or purchase educational materials unique to a project. The project should:

• Improve and enhance a classroom’s academic program
• Encourage creativity in students
• Involve a broad range of students
• Have the potential for being replicated
• Be implemented in the same academic year in which the grant is awarded

Grant Cycle

The Deadline for submitting an application is December 1st. Grant recipients will be notified by February 1st.

The Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees approves all grant awards. Grant winners will be asked to submit an abstract of their project in a form that can be replicated by other teachers and to provide a brief presentation at Zeta Chapter’s May evening meeting which will be held locally.

Online Application

Please Note: As the Community Foundation strives for complete accuracy in its grant programs, we reserve the right to update grant application forms 30 days before the deadline. Only applications started within 30 days of deadline will be accepted. While you may browse the online application at any time, you are reminded to check your calendar before you begin filling out any grant application.

To start a new application, click New Application »

To access an application that you chose to save and finish later, click Saved Application »

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If you have questions, please contact James Patterson, Program & Scholarship Officer at 815-962-2110 ext 11 or jpatterson@cfnil.org.