This fall grant cycle, we received 34 grant applications – the most we've ever received in one cycle. We'd like to thank everyone who took the time to submit a proposal. In collaboration with DSD, we funded as many grants as possible, with help from the DSD Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment and the DSD Office of Special Education.
Details on the grants and how to access DEF grant funding will be arriving in recipient inboxes over the next few days. If you are a grant recipient, keep an eye out for those details.
If you are a recent grant recipient from a past grant cycle, please watch for a link to your quick grant report Google Form. Let us know how your grant implementation went and send photos so that we can share your work!
Finally, our DEF spring grant cycle opens Monday, December 16! Click here for more information.
Congratulations to the following grant recipients for fall 2024!
- Steel Days in Cheyenne Welding Competition, Durango High School, Thomas Joyner, $2,016
- DHS Speech and Debate Team Travel Funding, Durango High School, Geoff Craig, $1,500
- Graduation Committee Sound Rejuvenation Sound System, Durango High School, Alexander Finley-McComas, $2,500
- Playful Spaces: Transforming Preschool Learning Environments, Florida Mesa Elementary School, Denise Tulley, $3,385
- Empowering Young Minds: Flexible Seating and Sensory Tools for a Student-Led, Engaging Classroom, Florida Mesa Elementary School, Mary Duthie Wood, $2,100
- Project Future/CORE Grant, Escalante Middle School, Nevada Benton, $3,942
- Canyon of the Ancients Field Trip Transportation, Escalante Middle School, Nevada Benton, $900
- Just Right Readers – Literacy for All, Sunnyside Elementary School, Marci Bastin, funded with DSD ($7,055 from DEF/$5,945 from the DSD Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment)
- Healthy Living Grant, Pathways to Independence, Brinley Caldwell, $4,125
- Greeley Jazz Festival Competition Travel, Durango High School, Petra Lyon, $4,500 funded for spring
- A Sign of the Times – Exterior Marquee Sign, Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary, Jennifer Imel, $10,000
- Eagle Bucks School Store, Escalante Middle School, Emily Moreland, $3,724
- Cultural Inclusion, Needham Elementary School, Michael Bork, $946
- iPads for SPED Program, Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary, Savannah Prentice, $632, fully funded by the DSD Office of Special Education
- Life Skills Supplies, Escalante Middle School, Amanda Peter, $1,846
- Knowledge Bowl State Travel, Durango High School, Valeria Skarbek, $1,743
- National History Day State Competition Travel, Escalante Middle School, Rob Javier, $4,500
- Medium Big Blue Blocks and Cart, Animas Valley Elementary School Preschool, Mandy Jones and Melissa Kemp, $3,975
- Ukuleles for a Music Classroom, Animas Valley Elementary School, Katherine Choate, $2,133, fully funded by the DSD Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
- Winter Clothing Closet for Kids, Florida Mesa Elementary School, Aubrey Farnham, $2,700
- Fun Force Initiative, DSD Administrative Offices, Karla Sluis, $500
- Sleepytime Word Wall, Florida Mesa Elementary School, Shannon Morris, $737
- Turning a New Page: Renovating Our Library for the 21st Century, Needham Elementary School, Riley Alderton, $5,000
- Empowering Future Scientists Through Hands-On Learning, Durango High School, Ann Drummond, $2,101
- Small Group Reading Books, Riverview Elementary School, Hannah Hoogeveen, $392.96
- Big Picture High School Music Gear Support, Big Picture High School and Iam Music, Jesse Ogle, $2,000
- Financial Literacy Programming, Know Your Dough, Kathy Wilson, $1,050
- Durango High School Professional Learning Supports, Durango High School, Heidi Jordan, $954
- Riverview Elementary School's STEAM Lab/Maker Space Expansion, Riverview Elementary School, Carolyn Meneghin Shadell, $2,740
- Hot Air Balloons, Miller Middle School, Sarah Margoles, $503 (pending approval by DSD School Safety Office)
Questions? Please contact Wendy Allsbrook Javier, Durango Education Foundation Executive Director, at (970) 769-7600 or [email protected].