Funding Amount

Up to $15,000 per school (2022-23 cycle); Up to $10,000 per school (2023-24 cycle)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Grant Overview

Status: Active - multiple cycles awarded

Geographic Scope: Atlanta Public Schools (APS) district, Title I eligible schools

Focus Areas:

  • Family engagement efforts

  • Community engagement programming

  • Attendance improvement

  • Parent-teacher team building

  • Removal of barriers to student attendance

  • Family outreach and support services
  • Background: RedefinED Atlanta adopted participatory grantmaking practices in their 2020-2025 strategic plan. The FACE grant provides $150,000 total investment to support eligible APS schools in family engagement efforts, giving recipients autonomy in how they spend the funds to address priority needs.

    Eligibility: Title I schools serving Atlanta Public Schools students

    Example Uses:

  • Attendance incentive programs

  • Family events and refreshments

  • Outreach to underrepresented parent groups

  • Removal of structural barriers to engagement

  • Supplies and resources for families (laundry detergent, etc.)
  • Grantee Examples:

  • Fickett Elementary School (2022-23)

  • Barack and Michelle Obama Academy/BaMO (2022-23)
  • Contact: media@redefinedatlanta.org

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    k-12-schoolseducationfamily-servicescommunity-services

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