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.
As of February 9, 2010, Special Education Resource Grants Program funding has been exhausted for the 2009-2010 school year.
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
As of February 9, 2010, Special Education Resource Grants Program funding has been exhausted for the 2009-2010 school year.
This program is made possible with funding by the Thomas J. Long Foundation
