VEPGrants
Over the past 10 years, Ventura Education Partnership has provided more than $1.3 million in small grants to VUSD teachers that make a BIG impact on learning. VEPGrants have touched every child in VUSD and have a lasting impact on learning by incentivizing innovation in the classroom and incubating new programs district-wide.
For the 2018/19 school year, VEP gave grants totaling over $80,000. Click for recipients.
Think BIG VEPGrants
February 11, 2019 VEP is excited to announce a pilot of Think BIG VEPGrants. We seek to fund 3 projects.
Think BIG VEPGrants are different from the usual VEPGrants.
| • They are larger grants in the $4,000-$6,000 range over a 2 year span. Year 1 is for planning and implementation.
Year 2 is for implementation, evaluation, possible replication. |
| • These projects must be highly innovative and transformative. |
| • Collaboration between teachers, possibly community, parents, and/or students is encouraged. |
| • Think about exploring pathways that cross grade levels or subjects. |
| • Projects should be interdisciplinary where appropriate. |
| • For consideration, submit an application. Selected applicants will be invited to an interview. |
| • Invited applicants along with available members of the collaborative team will give a 15 minute presentation to an
evaluation panel consisting of VEP Board Members and Community Members. An additional 15 minutes will
be available for Q&A. Additional information will be provided to selected applicants. |
Grant Timeline
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2/11/19
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3/13/19
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4/12/19
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4/24/19
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5/8/19
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5/13/19
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2019/20
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2020/2021
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Application
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Workshop
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Application
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Interview
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Interviews
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Award
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Grant
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Grant
Year 2
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To Apply
Applications are no longer being accepted. All applicants will be notified of status on April 24.
Download Budget Form. You must upload this form to your Google Form application in Word or PDF.
Scoring Priorities.
Top 10 Tips for Writing a VEPGrant.
Application Questions.
FAQs
| If I submit my grant application, am I able to edit it before the application deadline? |
| No. Once submitted, applications may not be edited. |
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| Is it an expectation that this will be a collaborative grant project? |
| Yes. |
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| When do funds have to be expended? |
| January 10, 2021. |
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| If I receive this grant may I still apply for the $1000 grants during the normal fall grant cycle? |
| Yes. |
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| In the application do I need to omit names of collaborators and school identifiers as in other VEPGrants |
| No. Think BIG grants have a different review process that includes an interview. |
Additional Questions?
Please contact VEP Board Members: