Current Grant Application​

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Grant Application Guidelines

 

Falmouth Education Foundation’s (“FEF”) mission is to promote innovative student development and to enhance educational excellence for all Falmouth children.  We are excited you are here!  

 

Please carefully read both our funding priorities and restrictions before starting your application to ensure that your proposal falls within FEF’s funding parameters.  Thank you for your commitment to the children of Falmouth!  We look forward to reviewing your proposal! 

 

Funding Priorities

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Applications that meet one or more of the following criteria will be considered:

 

• ​Ideas that support the Falmouth Schools’ educational philosophy and its goals.

• Innovative educational projects/programs/items that augment the curriculum in a meaningful way.

• Projects/programs/items that explore new and imaginative curricular ideas and teaching practices. Projects/programs/items that will directly impact a significant number of students and/or teachers over an extended period of time.

• Evidence of a well-conceived, clearly described project that demonstrates carefully researched budgeting of projects/programs/items.

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Restrictions

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Pursuant to FEF’s guidelines, the following restrictions apply:

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• Funds from FEF shall be available to programs affiliated with the Falmouth School System and the Falmouth community at large.

• No beneficiary may receive more than 10% of the FEF funds available in that year except by majority Board approval.

• FEF does not fund projects that are organized around the areas of sexuality, politics, or religion, except by majority Board approval.

• FEF may only fund requests for books up to $250.00 per grant request, except by majority Board approval.  

• Grant funds may not be used to pursue degrees, pay indirect costs or administrative fees, travel expenses, food, or salaries.

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