Innovative Teacher Mini-Grants

Innovative Teacher Mini-Grants

Funder: Redondo Beach Educational Foundation (RBEF)

Geographic Scope: Redondo Beach Unified School District (RBUSD), California

Overview: RBEF awards teacher grants to support innovative approaches for helping students become college-ready. Grants focus on new and creative programs for engaging students in college-going cultural experiences and integrating college readiness teaching and learning into the classroom.

Eligibility

• Who can apply: All certified personnel in RBUSD
• Proposals can be submitted by individual teachers, teams of teachers, or certificated district personnel
• Must serve K-12 students in RBUSD

Focus Areas

• College readiness initiatives
• "From Kinder to College" initiative support
• New and creative approaches to college-going cultural experiences
• Integration of college readiness teaching and learning into core curriculum
• Projects with meaningful and measurable outcomes
• Projects that enhance core curriculum
• Projects benefiting a large number of students (grade or subject level grants encouraged)

Selection Process

• Grant Review Committee evaluates applications (4+ educators, volunteers, and RBEF Board Members)
• Applications measured against 100 criteria points
• Scores averaged across all reviewers
• Equity of distribution across schools considered
• Most compelling and clearly defined projects selected
• Incomplete applications will not be considered

Timeline

• Application Deadline: October 17, 2025 (by 5:00 PM)
• Recipient Notification: November 6, 2025
• Final Report Due: June 19, 2026 (one-page impact report with required documentation)

Contact Information

Redondo Beach Educational Foundation
• Mailing Address: 407 North Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 310, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
• Office Address: 811 N Catalina Avenue, Suite 2010, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
• Telephone: (310) 954.2004
• Email: contact@rbef.org