Mini-Grants for Teachers
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Schools and teachers across the South Plains, including:
- Trinity Christian School
- Coronado High School
- And other schools in the region
Other requirements
- Lubbock ISD
- Levelland ISD
- Post ISD
- New Home ISD
Overview
Geographic Scope: South Plains region (West Texas)
Overview:
The Mini-Grants for Teachers program provides funding to K-12 teachers in the South Plains area to purchase classroom materials, equipment, and supplies that fall outside their standard annual school budgets. This program supports innovative teaching projects and curriculum implementation.
Focus Areas:
- Classroom instructional materials and equipment
- STEM education (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)
- Arts and creative learning
- Innovative teaching projects
- Educational technology and tools
Example Uses:
- Spectrum analysis equipment for physics instruction
- 3D printers and materials
- Pottery wheels and clay for arts education
- Boogie Boards and digital learning tools
- STEM centers and maker spaces
- Coding and engineering activities
Geographic Eligibility:
Schools and teachers across the South Plains, including:
- Lubbock ISD
- Levelland ISD
- Post ISD
- New Home ISD
- Trinity Christian School
- Coronado High School
- And other schools in the region
Contact Information:
- Community Foundation of West Texas
- Address: 6102 82nd St., 8b, Lubbock, TX 79424
- Phone: (806) 762-8061
- Website: cfwtx.org
- EIN: 75-1709180
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Community Foundation of West Texas's IRS filings)
All Saints Episcopal High School
Lubbock, TX · 2022
$8,871
Levelland Independent School District
Levelland, TX · 2022
$8,125
Lubbock, TX · 2022
$5,743
Lubbock, TX · 2021
$18K
Lubbock, TX · 2021
$6,499
8 grants in Community Foundation of West Texas's 2020–2022 filings reference “Mini-Grants for Teachers” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Community Foundation of West Texas actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 94
- Total given
- $2.36M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,098–$248K
- By dollars: Texas 90%, New York 6%, Wisconsin 1%. Top recipient cities: Lubbock, TX; Plainview, TX; Slaton, TX.
- 38% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 17% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Crossview Christian Camp · Dickens, TX
Teen camp, general support
$97K
Lubbock Arts Alliance · Lubbock, TX
Lubbock cultural district, 50th annual arts festival
$70K
Women's Protective Services of Lubbock · Lubbock, TX
Domestic violence shelter rescue, courier vehicle update, general support
$53K
Lubbock Experience Incorporated · Lubbock, TX
Buffalo grass fest
$35K
Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts · Lubbock, TX
Lhuca exhibitions staff support, healing arts, door project, warehouse, general support
$34K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Teachers
- Education
- K-12 schools
- STEM education
- Music education
- Arts
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