Grant Application Form

If you are requesting a grant of $500 or less, you may be eligible to use the Grant Application Short Form.

Please note that per our policy, all Harvard Schools Trust Grant checks will be made payable directly to the Harvard Public Schools as a gift to the district, intended specifically for the project described below.

Please thoughtfully answer ALL questions. If questions are not answered clearly, the Trust will postpone consideration until clarification is obtained.

Name

Email address

Phone number

Relationship to the Harvard Public Schools

Area of Impact

Project title

Project description

Which students, and how many, will benefit from the project?

Has this grant been requested before?

Yes

Other

How does the project address the precepts of the District's vision and mission statements and core values?

If the request is for "seed money," what measures will be put in place to ensure the project's continuity?

If the request is for technology, has it been reviewed for compatibility with existing equipment and plans for the future equipment?

Yes

N/A

Other

What is the project time frame? When will the project begin?

What is the total dollar amount of the request?

What are the detailed costs involved? Please provide an itemized account.

Have you requested funds or gifts-in-kind from other sources? If so, please indicate.

If the request is for equipment or supplies, what other vendors have been considered? Have you checked for competitive pricing?

Have upkeep and maintenance costs been considered? Please explain.

What is the time schedule for disbursement?

The Trust's check will be written to the Harvard Public Schools Gift Account (managed by personnel in the Superintendent's office). Are there any circumstances that require other arrangements?

How will you evaluate the success of this project? What criteria will you use?

What input will students and teachers have in the evaluation?

What will you do to make parents aware of the Trust's support and to encourage them to become Trust members?

If there are other relevant materials that might be of interest to the Trust, please upload them here. You may add up to 5 files.

I acknowledge that at the completion of this grant, I will provide a final summary (one or more paragraphs) to the Trust. I will include information about how the funds were spent, the highlights of the project, the results of any evaluations conducted, and any challenges that were encountered.