Direct Classroom and Target Funding

The Foundation provides Direct Classroom and Program Funding in the form of small grants to support and enhance curriculum and instruction that involves our Tracy community. Each year the Board determines the amount of funds available for grants (or voucher equivalents) and the funding priorities.

Grants are issued on an annual cycle with public announcements generally made in August/September and awards issued in October. Grant recipients must sign a grant agreement and provide a final report as applicable. If a prior recipient, grant applicants must have completed all prior grant requirements to be considered for future grants.

Examples of past grant awards include:

• 1st grade classes that took a field trip to a Delta habitat at Durham Ferry Educational Center and a 6th grade class that took field trip to Caswell State Park
   
  
• 3rd grade classes that used funds for field trips to the Tracy Historical Museum and Historic Lammersville Pioneer School Program
   
  
• 8th grade teacher who used funds to establish a school-wide paper recycling program

Since 2006 the Direct Classroom and Target Funding priority has been Tracy History with the Foundation providing tuition/registration grants for 3rd grade classes in TUSD and Jefferson School District to attend the Tracy Historical Museum and Historic Lammersville Pioneer School programs.

See Current Grant Cycle for information about current grant opportunities.