Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Grant
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
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Grant Overview
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)
What Every Student Every Community Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 29
- Total given
- $5.44M
- Median grant
- $125K
- Range
- $12K–$1.07M
- By dollars: Georgia 78%, Massachusetts 20%, Alabama 2%. Top recipient cities: Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Mableton, GA.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 48% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Bes Incdba Building Excellent School · Boston, MA
General operating support
$1.07M
Atlanta Thrive Parent Institute Inc · Atlanta, GA
General operating support
$510K
Miles Ahead Charter School · Mableton, GA
General operating support
$437K
Georgiacan · Atlanta, GA
General operating support
$330K
Excelsior Village Academies Inc · Fairburn, GA
General operating support
$293K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- K-12 schools
- Education
- Family services
- Community services
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