GROW Grants (Teacher Mini-Grants)

GROW Grants Program

Overview: The Northwestern Lehigh Educational Foundation (NWLEF) launched the GROW Grants program in 2007 to empower and inspire teachers across the Northwestern Lehigh School District. GROW Grants fund innovative ideas and classroom projects that directly impact students' learning experiences.

Purpose: To recognize outstanding teachers and help them bring creative, impactful projects to life in their classrooms—projects that go beyond the standard school budget.

Geographic Scope: Northwestern Lehigh School District (Pennsylvania)

Focus Areas: Educational innovation, curriculum enhancement, student learning experiences

Eligible Projects

Projects eligible for funding must:

Fulfill the NWLEF mission

Provide a significant and defined benefit to students

Represent a new (or the rethinking of an existing) educational initiative

Have potential for replication or dissemination among teachers and/or schools

Be outside the normal budget or planning considerations

Projects might also explore use and integration of new technologies, expand student experiential learning opportunities, and/or engage families and/or communities in education

What Can Be Funded

• Educational materials and supplies (non-consumable preferred)
• Equipment purchases (become property of Northwestern Lehigh School District)
• Technology integration
• Student experiential learning opportunities

Eligibility

• Teachers in Northwestern Lehigh School District

Requirements

• All recipients must acknowledge NWLEF on their teacher website and provide a link to the Foundation site
• Projects outside normal budget or planning considerations
• Equipment purchased becomes property of the school district

Contact

Email: teacherminigrant@nwlef.org