Allen County Grant Procedures

ALLEN COUNTY RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Dr. Jon Rockhold Teacher Grant Program
 
The Allen County Retired Teachers Association (ACRTA) provides grants to teachers in the public schools in Allen County.  The grant program is open to any academic discipline, grade level, or building activity that meets the purposes of the school and the needs of the students.  
 
Awards up to $250 will be given in November 2023.  Teachers will use their discretion to conduct the project/program anytime during the academic year as it fits their classroom curricular plan.
 
The following procedures will govern the awarding of the grants:
 
*Copies of the grant proposal application will be available through e-mail sent from the principal/superintendent or upon request from ACRTA.

*Applicants should plan closely with the building principal and any other teachers having an interest in this application.  The principal’s signature is required for funding.

*The deadline for submission of proposals is October 27, 2023. 

*The grant application should be sent to Barbara Hochstetler at 3135 Tawa Dr. Lima, OH 45806 or bhochstetler001@woh.rr.com.

* Confirmation will be e-mailed that the application was received.

*A committee of ACRTA members will evaluate proposals and determine those that should be funded.   Unfunded proposals will be kept on file for one year and eligible for funding during this period should an awarded grant not be used.

*Successful awardees should keep a record of all expenditures related to the project/program.

*Grant money needs to be spent during the 2023-2024 school year.   
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It is important to understand that ACRTA continues to have a strong interest in education and what happens in classrooms. Recipients are required to submit a brief explanation of how this project impacted the students (5-10 minutes), pictures or a video to show the implementation. This will be shared with the ACRTA membership at the August 2024 meeting.  ACRTA will provide lunch at no cost to the grant recipient.
 

​​ALLEN COUNTY RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Dr. Jon Rockhold Teacher Grant Program
 
Teacher Grant Application
 
The Allen County Retired Teachers Association (ACRTA) offers up to $250 teacher grants to teachers employed in any of the public schools in Allen County, regardless of educational discipline.  Grants are intended to be used to support, in part or in whole, an innovative educational project that would otherwise not be possible because of a lack of school funds.  All grant applications need the support of the building principal.
The grants that are chosen will be awarded in November 2023.    
 
Name  ______________________________________________________________________________
Home Address________________________________________________________________________
Email  _______________________________________________________________________________  
Phone:   ________________(home)  _______________ (cell)         _________________  (school)
Name of school/district ________________________________________ Grade level  ______________
School Address  _______________________________________________________________________
               
Explanation of grant request (please limit the explanation to 150 words if possible)  _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Budget (provide an approximate budget of how the monies will be spent.  No part can be used for your salary.    Receipts may be requested upon completion of the project.)
 
______________________________________                  ______________________________________
______________________________________                  ______________________________________
______________________________________                  ______________________________________
 
How do you feel the experiences from this project will have an impact on your students?
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
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Recipients are required to submit proof of success at the June 7th, 2024 meeting which could include a short presentation, a video, or photographs.
 
 
____________________________________       ______ _____________________________________
 Signature (principal)                                                      Signature (teacher)                                         Date
 
NOTE:  Grant applications are due by October 27, 2023
Please send to Barbara Hochstetler 3135 Tawa Dr. Lima, OH 45806 or bhochstetler001@woh.rr.com
 
 
ACRTA teacher grant application 2023