Our Programs > Teacher Resource Grants
Teachers — committed to the education of their students and in the best position to know what is needed — come up with good ideas all the time, but don't have the resources to fund them or the time to pursue arduous funding requirements. That's why we launched Teacher Resource Grants (more than 6,800 teachers have received them to date).
Teachers fax their one-page requests to PVF and receive a response within 48 hours. These grants can be used for classroom materials, projects, and field trips — so the third grade teacher at Stonegate School in San Jose could offer her students an outdoor learning experience:
“The Science Grant has benefited us greatly by providing the field experience that our low-economic students need to fully appreciate our unit on the ecosystems of Santa Clara Valley. In this age when teachers have received such poor press, it was uplifting that you trusted our professional judgment on the importance of this worthwhile experience for children. The classroom learning came alive,” says Nancy Matthews.
For the 2008-2009 school year, PVF's Teacher Resource Grants are focusing on enhancing conservation science, arts and special education projects.
Science Resource Grants Program - Grants up to $500 available to K-12 public school teachers in 7 Bay Area Counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz) for classroom materials and field trips related to conservation science projects. Supported by funding from the Sand Hill Foundation and individual PVF donors.
Arts Resource Grants Program - Grants up to $500 available to public school teachers grades K-8 in southern San Mateo County for classroom and afterschool arts resources, visiting artist stipends and arts-related field trips. Supported by funding from The Westly Foundation.
Special Education Resource Grants Program - Grants up to $500 available to pre-K-12 public school special education teachers and therapists in 3 Bay Area Counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano) for classroom materials and field trips. Supported by funding from the Thomas J. Long Foundation.
