2026-27 Ascension Fund Grants for Teachers
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Any Ascension Parish public school teachers, K-12, or full-time Ascension Parish Public School System employee, who is directly involved in the instruction of school children is eligible to apply.

Grant Types:

  1. $ 500 Teacher Grant - Funding to cover single classroom or small sub-group learning opportunities up to $500 in expenses
  2. $1,000 Teacher Grant - Funding to cover single classroom or subject matter learning opportunities up to $1,000 in expenses
  3. $2,500 School Impact Grant - Funding to cover multiple groups of classroom or subject matter learning opportunities up to $2,500 in expenses

Applications will be evaluated by a Grant Review Committee comprised of community, education, and business volunteers on a competitive basis. No current employee of the Ascension Parish School System will serve on the Committee. Applications are scored and grants are awarded according to the funding that is available to the Ascension Fund.

  • Any Ascension Parish public school teachers, K-12, or full-time Ascension Parish Public School System employee, who is directly involved in the instruction of school children is eligible to apply.
  • A teacher may apply for one (1) Teacher Grant per granting cycle. He or she may also serve as a collaborating teacher on a School Impact Grant during the same granting cycle.
  • School Impact Grant Applications must have at least two (2) collaborating authors.
  • A school may only receive one (1) School Impact Grant per granting cycle.
  • No identifying school information should appear anywhere on the application other than the Applicant’s Information Page, such as school name, mascot, etc. Failure to comply will result in disqualification.
  • Budget requests may include materials needed to accomplish the project; consultants who are necessary for the successful implementation of the project; teacher training and staff development directly related to the purpose of the project; and equipment and/or field trips are allowed only if an integral component of a larger strategy.
  • Fundraising sponsorships; substitute pay; requests for teacher travel for training; and teacher salaries will not be funded. Projects cannot displace, replace, or supplant programs funded through the Ascension Parish School Board, the Ascension Parish General Fund, the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) or State General Fund.