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For the 2024-2025 academic year, the Cash For Classrooms grant application is open from Monday, July 22 through Friday, August 23, 2024.

To be considered, applications must be approved and submitted by the principal or site leader where the grant would be implemented by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 23, 2024.

Essentially any school-time resource or experience that you think will enhance engagement or outcomes for your students - that can’t be funded through other sources. These grants are not available for extracurricular activities such as sports or clubs.

** Note that requests for books, supplementary materials, or technology requires pre-approval to comply with CUSD, state, and federal guidelines. Visit this page for pre-approval: https://www.cusd80.com/Domain/7886

For the 2024-2025 academic year, staff can apply for up to $3,000 per award. Most grant applications range from $500 to $1,500, but if you need something bigger, or for more students, we want to try to help! The number of awards available depends on how much is raised through the Cash For Classrooms fundraiser.

All CUSD educators are invited to apply. This includes pre-school teachers, librarians, school counselors...

The simple and succinct application is available online through the CEF grant platform: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=cefscholarship

Applications will close at 5:00pm on Friday, August 23rd, 2024.

Before you start, review the application instructions online: https://www.chandleredfoundation.org/what-we-do/grant-application-instructions.html

**Note that your Principal/Site leader must approve and submit your application by the deadline to be considered. You can grant them access in the system to review the contents of your application and officially submit it for review. Be sure to give them plenty of notice!

All the grant winners will be notified mid-October via the CEF Woohoo Patrol which makes surprise visits to the winners’ classrooms.

The Cash For Classrooms fundraiser is100% online. Anyone, anywhere can donate via their computer or phone. CEF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so donations are tax deductible.

Each school/site has a dedicated donation website for people to contribute.

Everyone who donates $100+ will receive a limited edition State Forty Eight shirt.

The more money we raise, the more grants we can fund!

All CUSD staff who would like to contribute to the Cash For Classrooms fund, or the Student/Staff Emergency fund, can sign up for Payroll Deduction to spread the cost out over 14 paychecks.

You can view instructions on how to do this here: https://www.chandleredfoundation.org/get-involved/cef-liaisons/cusd-payroll-deduction-info.html

All grants requesting books, supplementary materials, or technology must go through CUSD’s grant pre-approval process first. This is because of the laws surrounding school materials and parent rights.

You can apply for pre approval online here: https://www.cusd80.com/Domain/7886

All the Cash For Classrooms grant applications go through two evaluations. The first evaluation is by school leadership from across CUSD. The second evaluation is done by Chandler Education Foundation Board and Staff.

Applications are evaluated based on potential student impact, quality of application, equity across grant types, and district priorities.

Following the evaluations, all the application scores and feedback are reviewed by CEF and CUSD leaders to allocate awards based on available funding.