Grant Application

See Grants for application deadlines and more details. We reserve the right to ask follow-up questions of applicants. We use a scoring rubric to guide funding decisions. The rubric is available at the bottom of this page.

Grants Scoring Rubric

Question 4. PTA Member | No (0 pts) | Yes (5 pts)

Question 6. Other PTA Funding-Grants | 0 grants (2 pts) | 1 grant (1 pt) | 2+ grants (0 pts)

Question 7. Other PTA Funding-Stipend | Yes (0 pts) | No (1 pts)

Question 8. Other PTA Funding- School Staff Grant | Yes (0 pts) | No (2 pts)

Question 13. Beneficiaries | Students (8 pts) | Families (5 pts) | Staff (2 pts)

Question 14. Number of students served | <15 (0 pts) | 16-35 (2 pts) | 36-89 students (5 pts) | 90-179 students (10 pts) | 180+ students (15 pts)

Question 15. Alignment with suggested funding bands | No (0 pts) | Yes (10 pts)

Questions 16-18. Project Details

  • Insufficient information (0 pts)

  • Information provided but clarification needed (5 pts)

  • Clear, detailed information provided (10 pts)

Question 19. Budget

  • Insufficient information (0 pts)

  • Information provided but clarification needed (5 pts)

  • Clear, detailed information provided (10 pts)

Question 20. Project Longevity

  • Use a limited number of times this school year. (0 pts)

  • Use recurrently this school year. (5 pts) 

  • Use recurrently over several school years. (10 pts)

Question 22. Alignment with PTA Mission & Vision | Yes (10 pts) | No (0 pts)

PRINCIPAL. Alternative funding

  • Full alternative funding/sources available. (0 pts)

  • Partial alternative funding/sources available. (5 pts)

  • No alternative funding/sources available. (10 pts)