Science Resource Grants

Any TK-12 grade teacher working at a low-income public school in Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, or Santa Clara County is eligible to apply. Limit of two grants per school and one grant per teacher.

Low-Income Eligibility Guidelines:

All Title 1 schools are eligible for all grants within a given program. If your school does NOT have Title 1 status, the following percentages of students eligible for Free and Reduced-Price Lunch applies:

• 50% or more – Eligible for all grants within a given program
• 30% to 49% – Limited to 1 grant
• Under 30% – Staff will consider requests on a case by case basis

Grants of up to $500 will be awarded to teachers for hands-on materials to enhance their classroom science instruction, with a focus on life sciences and chemistry.

Examples include:

• Safety goggles and lab coats
• Water testing materials
• Chemistry lab sets
• Kits (bird feeder kit, DNA kit, soil kit)
• Microscopes and slides

Send your application in as soon as it is ready – money is limited. Funding will be immediately available, if approved.

It’s easy! Scan and email your application to asmith@venturesfoundation.org with a description of your idea on school letterhead, including the following information:

• Date and Science Resource Grant notation
• School and district name, address, telephone
• Teacher name, grade level and email address
• Total amount requested
• Description of your project
• How many students will benefit
• Itemization of how the money will be spent
• Applications must be signed by the submitting teacher and the school principal
• Who the check should be made payable to (school, district or PTA only) and the address the check should be mailed to

For questions, please contact us at (510) 645-1890 or asmith@venturesfoundation.org.