Each year, the Education Foundation funds projects that directly support students, teachers and classrooms in the Lake County School District. We’re especially excited to back initiatives focused on:
Are you a teacher or support staff member with an innovative project idea that needs funding? The Education Foundation works with our community of supporters to help make that idea a reality. Through our easy-to-use online grant application, educators are encouraged to submit their proposed ideas to secure funding.
Innovative programs, classroom needs, equipment and teacher leadership.
Field trips, transportation, fees, uniforms or general school overhead.
Get approval from your principal or district leadership.
Superintendent approval required.
Superintendent approval needed.
Applications due, virtually, the second Wednesday of each month (August – March). For 2025-2026 this will be:
Applications are reviewed by the Education Foundation Board of Directors the last Wednesday of each month.
Usually, a check & funding receipt will be provided via JackRabbit to each approved applicant within 10 days of notification. The Grants Specialist may contact you to coordinate alternative fund distribution.
Yes! Additional financial support from friends, families or businesses should be listed in your provided budget as part of your grant application. The separate financial support should be collected by the applicant.
Yes! This is encouraged. Please tag the Education Foundation of Lake County on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.
You will receive the funds committed to your project and it will be up to you to acquire additional funds or to adjust your project so it fits within the funds allotted.
You will be notified via e-mail regarding a declined grant funding application.
Yes! The final report is due May 15. You will need to highlight what was accomplished, the program/initiative impact and provide pictures.
A strong Teacher Impact Grant application stands out by clearly showing how the proposed project will benefit student learning, align with educational goals and be feasible to implement. We encourage you to focus on impact, best practices, sustainability and alignment with the school district’s priorities.
While AI tools can be helpful for brainstorming or generating initial ideas, all final content should be original and created by the applicant to ensure authenticity and alignment with the grant’s goals.
Any employee of the Lake County School District – this includes teachers, staff, administrators, etc. The goal is that it impacts the students of Lake County Schools.
Once a grant application is submitted in its entirety, it is provided to the Education Foundation of Lake County’s Executive Board for review. Following their review of the application, the Grants Specialist may follow-up for clarification and/or feedback may be provided that the application will not be supported. The Executive Board will recommend applications for approval by the General Board. The Education Foundation’s General Board meets the fourth Wednesday of each month and will vote on approval of the grant applications.
Based on the Education Foundation’s Funding Policy, field trips and transportation are not approved items.
Generally, the foundation does not fund requests for field trips, tours, transportation, fees and tuition, band equipment or uniforms or athletic equipment or uniforms. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of the board. The Education Foundation will not consider funding proposals for general operating costs and overhead, building improvements, projects that do not support students or teachers within the Lake County School District, projects that primarily benefit members or adherents of any social, religious, fraternal or veterans group or projects related to legislative lobbying or other political purposes. The foundation does not fund public or private charters, but does support conversion charters.
