Fitzgerald Innovation Award (FIA)
Funding Amount
$15,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- School-level or district collaborative projects
Geography
- In Bradley County and Cleveland City Schools
Other requirements
- Projects focused on innovative instruction and strategic change
Overview
Purpose: To empower and inspire teachers and administrators to pursue and implement significant positive change through strategic innovative instruction.
Geographic Scope: Bradley County and Cleveland City Schools, Tennessee
Eligibility:
- Teachers and administrators in Bradley County and Cleveland City Schools
- Projects focused on innovative instruction and strategic change
- School-level or district collaborative projects
Focus Areas:
- Innovative classroom instruction
- Strategic implementation of positive change
- STEM education and technology integration
- Collaborative projects across schools
Background:
Rodney and Margo Fitzgerald, funded by the Fitzgerald Family Foundation. The Fitzgeralds have been committed to excellence in local public education from BCPEF's formation and have worked tirelessly to support innovative instruction through time and resources.
Example Projects:
- 2019: Bradley Central High School STEM enhancement project that evolved during COVID-19 to produce 600+ plastic face shields for 35 local healthcare entities (collaborative with Walker Valley High School, Ocoee Middle School, Lake Forest Middle School)
- 2020: "Innovation=Integration STRONGER TOGETHER" - Collaborative project between Bradley Central High School and Walker Valley High School
Contact Information:
- BCPEF Phone: (423) 476-0034
- Address: 833 N Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311
- Mailing: PO Box 4354, Cleveland, TN 37320
What Bradley Cleveland Public Education Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 12
- Total given
- $153K
- Median grant
- $8,095
- Range
- $5,059–$50K
- By dollars: Tennessee 100%. Top recipient cities: Cleveland, TN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Cleveland City Schools · Cleveland, TN
Support cleveland city schools
$50K
Bradley County Schools · Cleveland, TN
Pie-center support bradley county schools
$26K
Lake Forest Middle School · Cleveland, TN
Support bradley county schools
$11K
Park View Elementary School · Cleveland, TN
Support bradley county schools
$9,802
Arnold Memorial Elementary School · Cleveland, TN
Support cleveland city schools
$8,992
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Teachers
- Education
- K-12 schools
- STEM education
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