GUIDELINES:
• Maximum grant amount: $5,000 per application
• The programs/initiatives in the 2023 application must be executed during the 2023-24 school year.
• Winning grants will be for new projects/initiatives that focus on the theme of “Stars and Stripes Forever: The Enduring Legacy of the American Revolution”
• All grant requests should focus on a project, not a purchase. For example, DAR would consider funding for programs like a school musical, a grade level field trip to a museum, or a science fair centered on how Revolutionary-era inventions continue to improve modern societies; or an initiative like a school-wide history club, a campus History-Bee, or a district-wide traveling American Revolution exhibit. DAR will not fund salaries/stipends, furniture or classroom sets of Chromebooks/iPads.
• When creating your program/project budget, research carefully and be realistic. Small grants are just as likely to be awarded as large grants. Partial funding will be considered so please include other funding sources if applicable.
• Up to 20 grants will be awarded during the 2023 grant program (for use during the 2023-24 school year). The final number and dollar amounts of awards will depend upon the quality of applications received and on funds available from DAR. Monies would be awarded no later than May 1, 2023 (to occur in proximity to National Teacher Appreciation Week 2023).
ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY
• Employees of a school district, community college district, or accredited university, college, vocational, or trade school who are involved in the instruction of PreK-16 students or related support services benefiting PreK-16 students are eligible to apply. Applications will be reviewed by committee and recommendations will be made to the DAR National Chair of the Community Classroom Committee for final approval. Applicants will be notified by email of decisions by the Committee Classroom Committee.
• Employees of DAR Schools, DAR Approved Schools, Bacone College, Chemawa Indian School, and Indian Youth of America Inc. are not eligible to apply for this program.
ELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS
• Grants may fund instructional and classroom materials, parent involvement programs, or any activity or material which connects to the legacy of the American Revolution and supports higher levels of student academic achievement.
• The awards must be used for the purposes intended.
• The program/project must be fully implemented, and the final report must be submitted to the DAR Community Classroom Committee complete and on-time (no later than May 1, 2024).
• Grant recipients must agree to share photos and project summaries for use in future DAR programs and promotional materials.
• Grant recipients may only receive one grant per DAR administration (2022-2025).
SELECTION CRITERIA:
• The degree to which the application supports the 2023 DAR American Revolution Legacy Grants theme of “Stars and Stripes Forever: The Enduring Legacy of the American Revolution.”
• The degree to which the proposal represents a creative or innovative approach to the accomplishment of grant program objectives.
• The degree to which the proposal is clear and logical, including (a) specificity of objectives; (b) clarity of description of instructional procedures, methods or treatments; and (c) correspondence among evaluative procedures, objectives and treatments.
Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. Our Hannah Tracy Grant DAR chapter, which serves the Albion, Concord and Homer school districts, can submit 1 proposal to the State for consideration…maybe it will be yours!
