Impact Teaching Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Next expected
- November 1, 2026
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: November
From the program guidelines: “Availability: The application form becomes available via Kaleidoscope on November 1 each year”
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Eligible organizations
- Any Hood River County School District teacher or staff member
- Projects at all HRCSD schools (elementary, middle, high school, and alternative schools)
Other requirements
- Funding History: Since inception, the program has provided over $500,000 in 445 grant awards
Overview
The Hood River County Education Foundation created the Impact Teaching Grants program to help Hood River County School District educators fund ideas that would not normally be covered by the HRCSD budget.
Geographic Scope: Hood River County School District, Oregon
Focus Areas: Innovative teaching projects across all subject areas including:
- STEM (microscopes, robotics programs, air quality monitoring)
- Arts in Education
- Literacy programs
- Music programs
- Environmental education
- Technology integration
- Student enrichment initiatives
Eligibility:
- Open to any Hood River County School District teacher or staff member
- Projects at all HRCSD schools (elementary, middle, high school, and alternative schools)
Funding History: Since inception, the program has provided over $500,000 in 445 grant awards
Example Projects Funded:
- Garden to Table (life skills and plant science)
- Playground Communication Boards (inclusive communication for all students)
- Air Quality Monitoring (chemistry and earth science)
- Spanish Books for Bilingual Literacy
- Operation Keyboard (music education)
Contact Information:
- Phone: (541) 387-5713
- Address: 1011 Eugene St., Hood River, OR 97031
Application Platform: Kaleidoscope
How to Apply
Application Process
1. Availability: The application form becomes available via Kaleidoscope on November 1 each year
2. Submission: Applications are submitted through the Kaleidoscope platform
3. Reporting: Grant recipients must complete an Impact Teaching Grant Report Form to describe how they applied the grant funds
4. Report Submission Options:
- Email to ed.foundation@hoodriver.k12.or.us
- US mail to 1011 Eugene St., Hood River, OR 97031
- Hand-delivery to Foundation office
Contact for Questions:
What Hood River County Education Foundat actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $132K
- Median grant
- $132K
- By dollars: Oregon 100%. Top recipient cities: Hood River, OR.
Example grants
Hood River County School District · Hood River, OR
School programs
$132K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Teachers
- Education
- STEM education
- Music education
- Arts
- Literacy
- K-12 schools
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