Faculty & Education Grants

At the Kentwood Public Schools Education Foundation KPSEF, we love helping teachers bring their biggest, brightest ideas to life!

Our Faculty Grants, ranging from a few hundred to several thousand dollars, give Kentwood educators the chance to dream big and create innovative learning experiences for their students.

From hands-on STEM projects to arts, literacy, and beyond, these grants make the kind of classroom magic that school budgets can’t always cover.

 KPSEF’s Impact

$250K Invested in Kentwood Students!

KPSEF offers two types of educational grants:
the Mini Grant and the Falcon Grant.

The Mini Grant

  • The Mini Grant is available for projects up to $1,000.

  • Funding of the Mini-Grant is available at anytime during the school year.

  • You will have a decision on funding within 14 days of submission.

  • The availability of the Mini Grant is limited by the grant budget for the year.

*Before submitting technology related grant requests, we ask that it be reviewed by KPS administration. Please mail Evan Hordyk at evan.hordyk@kentwoodps.org

The Falcon Grant

  • The Falcon Grant was designed for projects needing funding costing more than $1,000.

  • The Falcon Grant application must be received by January 1 of the Grant year.

  • The Falcon Grant will be approved/denied by January 31st Grant year and awarded immediately thereafter.

Kentwood Public Schools Educators: To apply for a grant click the grant application button below (please read the important Grant Criteria below, including the Technology Notice):​

GRANT APPLICATION

  • What we can not fund:

    • Consumable items (food, ordinary teacher supplies, subscriptions, etc)

    • Student transportation

    • Teacher professional development (PD)

    • Continuation of previously approved programs

  • Before submitting technology related grant requests, we ask that it be reviewed by KPS administration.​

    Please mail Evan Hordyk at evan.hordyk@kentwoodps.org

  • Kentwood's teachers have accomplished impressive things with their grants in the past.

    In October 2011, EKHS hosted 3 Challenge Days touching over 300 students which has become a sustained program each year since having now reached over 2,000 students and 400 adults.

    With another grant, 8th grade students practiced painting in oils, with the results donated to local nursing homes.

    Yet another grant funded a special peer-leadership education program for 5th grade students.

    Other grants have funded 3-D printers, Music Education tools, S.T.E.M. kits for classrooms, and much more! ​