Teacher Grant Request for Proposals

Deadline: Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 4:00 pm
Contact: Partners in Education, (505) 474-0240,

General Information

Any school professional who works directly with students (teacher, principal, educational assistant, counselor, librarian, nurse, etc.) in the Santa Fe Public Schools, charters, the New Mexico School for the Deaf and the Santa Fe Indian School may apply for grants of $250 to $1,000.

Grants will be awarded by the end of October 2024.

You may submit grant proposals for more than one project; although, in general, individuals are not awarded more than one Teacher Grant.  If you teach at more than one school and are applying for projects at more than one school, please submit a separate grant application for each project at each school.

Funding priority is given to proposals that:

  1. Support state standards and benchmarks,
  2. Are clearly defined,
  3. Provide an evaluation component,
  4. Provide a detailed, line item budget,
  5. Are cost-effective, and
  6. Request more reusable than consumable materials.

Fill out the online form below. Write clearly and succinctly. Avoid educational jargon and acronyms – our grant reviewers are NOT teachers. Proofread carefully. Once you’ve submitted the application online, you’ll be given a link to the Principal’s Approval form. Your Principal/site administrator’s signature is required on this form, which you should complete and send to us:

Mail to:  Partners in Education Foundation, PO Box 23374; Santa Fe, NM  87502-3374

-or- Deliver through school mail to: Partners in Education Foundation

-or- Hand Deliver to: Partners in Education Foundation, BF Young Professional Development Center, 1300 Camino Sierra Vista, Rm. 109 (across the hall from Curriculum & Instruction).

Funds are not provided for substitute teachers, overnight trips, digital cameras, computers or items that your school can pay for. Projects must be completed during the 2023-24 school year.

  • Contact Information
    Must be a school employee

  • Project Information
  • MM slash DD slash YYYY
  • Chose one (with a subcategory if applicable) from the list of subject categories. If your project fits multiple categories, provide a Primary Category/Subcategory that best represents your project in this section, and a Secondary Category/Subcategory in the next box.
  • Only choose an option here if your project fits multiple categories.
  • For publishing projects, provide number of students working on project, and the approximate readership.
  • What specific NM state standards and benchmarks are you working toward in this project?
  • How will you assess your students’ understanding of these standards and benchmarks as a result of this project? What is your percentage baseline for success?
  • Provide a detailed line item budget, with real prices, including shipping. (Projects are sales tax exempt.) Provide total. Underneath total, list in-kind contributions, if applicable.
  • If Partners funded this project before and you want to repeat or expand it, check Yes here, and upload a copy of the final report for the most recent year that you completed the project (in Word or PDF format).
  • Drop files here or
    Max. file size: 512 MB.
    • When you submit this application, a copy of it will be sent to your email address for your records. You'll then need to download the Principal's Approval form from the next page, and complete that before sending it to us. Full instructions will be given on the form.