Deadline: 13-Nov-22
The AFT Innovation Fund is pleased to announce the new mini grant opportunity for the 2022-23 school year.
The “Reclaim Our Future” grants will focus on Educator Retention initiatives and Career Technical Education initiatives.
Funding Information
Grant awards will range from $20,000 to $50,000 (with consideration given to affiliate size).
Focus Areas
Proposals can include projects focused on:
- Educator Retention: Many educators are leaving the profession long before they had planned because the conditions under which they work do not contribute to their success. These vacancies lead to shortages, and the unresolved conditions in their schools further stress their education systems. They make it harder for those who remain to serve students and their communities and imperil the future of public education.
- Career and Technical Education (CTE): CTE means many things, but more than anything else, it represents a direct investment in student futures. Career exploration and planning, hands-on experiential learning in technology-rich settings, and learning to work in teams on complex long-term projects are all outcomes of strong CTE programs. Enthusiasm for revamped, modernized CTE continues for students interested in fields such as information technology, engineering, digital media, healthcare, food preparation, entrepreneurship, public service and even manufacturing. And there is mounting evidence that rigorous career and technical education can be a valuable gateway to postsecondary credentials and experience that leads directly to good careers.
Limitations
- The AFT Innovation Fund is working with a limited budget; therefore, not all applications will receive a grant award.
- Grant monies cannot be used to fund positions or staffing.
- To support more affiliates, awarded grants may not match the requested amount. If this is the case, AFT staff will work with the awardee to revise the budget to fit the grant amount.
- They encourage applicants to include partners in their efforts (e.g. not-for-profits, health-care providers and related organizations, institutes of higher education, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, wellness organizations, etc.)
- Applications should include ways your project can be disseminated and shared so that others can learn from your work. Any products produced by this grant may be branded and shared widely with AFT members and the general public.
For more information, visit AFT Innovation Fund.
For more information, visit https://www.aft.org/about/innovation-fund/aft-innovation-fund-reclaim-our-future
