Who receives funding from CEF Grants?
CEF Grant Awards are available to any school, K-12, throughout the Camas School District. Any teacher, school administrator, parent, student, or school organization may apply. CEF Grants only fund projects that will directly impact the students throughout the Camas School District.
How many schools in the Camas School District benefit from CEF grant funding?
All District schools can apply to receive CEF grants to enhance the educational opportunities of their schools.
What is the difference between a Mini Grant and a Major Grant?
Mini Grants are monetary requests up to $2,000. These grants normally support projects that directly impact a specific school, classroom or age range. There are no limits on the number of mini grants that can be submitted by a school, person or group. Each grant request will be measured on its individual merit.
The major grant committee works in partnership with the Camas School District to provide an annual major grant initiative that is strategic, extraordinary, and that will have a positive impact on every student throughout the District. CEF and the District work cooperatively to identify the unique educational needs of its students. School administrators bring grant requests to the CEF board and together identify where CEF funds can be most effective in its support of extraordinary education.
What is the deadline for Grant Applications?
The deadline to submit a request for a CEF Grant is February 28th at 11:59 PM
What are examples of previous grants?
Student Wellness Programs, MST Program, Waterford Reading Program, BizTown Experience, Crack the Code and Decode!, Social Emotional Learning Library, History Alive, Renaissance Project, Grass Valley Sensory Area, ATTC’s Kitchen Environment Improvement, Bringing Back Our Pollinators, Screening of Screenagers, Radiation Lab Project, Building Prosthetic Hands Using a 3D Printer, Building a Living Outdoor Space, Clay Recycling Mill, Heartzone Program, Tormach CNC Milling, Team MiniMachine Robotics, CNC Router Machine Tool, CHS Choirs Composition Collaboration, Music Technology Updates, Compost to Electricity, Molecule Virtual Reality Project, Effects of Environmental Contaminants, FIRST Robotics, Science Lab Enhancement, Alternative Energy, Encaustic Artist in Residence Project, Science Olympiad, Inspiration Software
How do you decide who is awarded a CEF grant?
CEF is looking to fund grants that offer innovative educational opportunities to the students in the Camas School District. The projects supported through CEF should be items that are outside the scope and abilities of the Camas School District or individual school budget abilities to fund. CEF looks for programs that can be sustainable in future years through other means of support. While not necessary, CEF does welcome requests that are supported through partnerships with other funding agencies.
Are there things CEF will
not fund?
Non-fundable requests include teacher release time, professional salaries or personnel, food for celebrations, clothing, direct gifts, and prizes. CEF will not fund classroom equipment or programs that are not used to further the purpose of innovative education.
Applications are available online in February. Information will be sent to each school and available on CEF’s website. CEF will only accept applications submitted online. Grant announcements and awards will take place in April.
What is the grant cycle for the School Year?
Grants will be awarded in April of each year. Grants are announced with a presentation and celebration directly to the grant award winners. These presentations happen at the schools where funds were requested. CEF funds are dispersed through the District Office via reimbursement for receipts or with a payment request form.
Please contact secretary@cefcamas.org if you have been awarded a grant and have questions about receiving your award.
When a grant is awarded, how will I find out? When should I expect to see the grant funds that I was awarded?
If I applied for a grant but I did not receive funding, can I submit the request in a different year?
Yes, we encourage you to re-submit for funding if you feel the project meets CEF’s funding objectives. If you did not receive money from a grant request, please re-submit in another year.