Our Programs > Special Education Resource Grants
“I know I am blessed but I believe these children are the best. In my thirty years of teaching special education this is the first time I have ever seen a grant offered specifically for ‘my kids’. Thank you for providing this opportunity and for your ‘essentials only’ way of getting needed funding quickly and efficiently to these students.” - Thomas Kirks, Special Day Class, Kindergarten, Beverly Hills Elementary, Vallejo, California
Special Education Resource Grants For Public School Teachers and Therapists in Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano Counties.
What: Grants of up to $500 are available to public school teachers and therapists to serve special education students pre-K through 12. Requests can be for classroom supplies and resources, therapists’ pull-out sessions, educational field trips, or professional development. Examples: sensory integration resources, developmental toys, speech and language materials, oral motor kits, independent living skills field trip, math manipulatives, resource books.
Who: Any public school teacher or public school therapist serving special needs children (children with an Individual Education Plan), pre-K through 12, in the Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano County Public School Systems is eligible to apply. A maximum of three grants will be awarded to a school
How: We've made it easy! Simply fax in a description of your idea on school letterhead, including the following information:
- Date & notation on top that request is for a Special Education Resource Grant
- School and District Name, Address, Telephone and Fax Numbers
- Teacher/Therapist Name, Grade Level, Classroom Description/Job Description
- Total Amount Requested
- Description of Your Project; How many students will benefit
- Item by Item listing of How the Money Will be Spent (we encourage same grade level teachers to apply together to maximize this resource grant)
- Applications must be signed by both the submitting teacher/therapist and the school principal
Deadline: As of November 2007, funding has been exhausted for the 2007-2008 school year. Feel free to check back about renewed funding for the next school year.
This program is made possible with funding by the Thomas J. Long Foundation
