Local President Release Grant

The Local President Release Grant, offered by the National Education Association, aims to support local associations by providing financial assistance for the release of local presidents. This program facilitates critical leadership work, professional development, and member engagement within the community. Eligible local associations, including those offering part-time release, can apply to enhance their capacity without compromising existing programs. The initiative ultimately strengthens the effectiveness of local associations in achieving NEA's strategic priorities.

The NEA established the Local President Release Time Program to encourage the growth and development of NEA’s local associations. The program’s objective has been to provide financial assistance towards the full-time or part-time release of local presidents to encourage growth and strength in our local associations. The presence of a full-time or part-time release local president will add to the effectiveness in which the locals can contribute to NEA’s Strategic Priorities.
The grants are designed to:
assist affiliates by providing local president release time to do the critical work required as a president.provide professional development for the local association president and the assigned staff member to help them build a strong, high capacity local.build capacity to engage and recruit members in the local association and each building.

Eligibility

Local associations who are affiliates of the National Education Association are eligible for the Local President Release Time Program. Local associations of any size are encouraged to apply if their current budget will allow them to sustain their share of the cost of the program without impairing existing programs.Full-time: Local associations currently providing less than full-time release for their local association president shall be eligible to apply for participation in the program. A local who has received a part-time grant may be eligible to apply. Full-time is defined as 100% release time.Part-time: Local associations currently providing less than 50% release time for their local association presidents are eligible to apply. (This is flexible to include arrangements such as 30 days a year, two hours a day, one grading period out of year, etc.)

Ineligibility

An affiliate that has received a full-time grant within the past twenty-five years or which currently provides for a full-time release president is not eligible to apply. A local which currently provides 50% release or which has received a part-time grant within the past twenty-five years is not eligible.