[vc_row fullwidth=”yes” bg_type=”bg_image” fw_columns=”yes” fw_same_height=”yes” top_margin=”0″ bottom_margin=”0″ image_url=”291″ css=”.vc_custom_1477364412192{margin-top: -30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1477365259511{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 3% !important;padding-right: 7% !important;padding-bottom: 7% !important;padding-left: 7% !important;background-color: #fcfcfc !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”WE WANT YOUR APPLICATION. HERE’S HOW TO SUCCEED:” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:40px|text_align:center|color:%23ed6162|line_height:50px” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:800%20bold%20regular%3A800%3Anormal” el_class=”letter-spacing-2″][vc_custom_heading text=”INNOVATION GRANTS ACCEPTED NOVEMBER 1, 2020 TO JANUARY 31, 2021″ font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20px|text_align:center|color:%23ed6162|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:800%20bold%20regular%3A800%3Anormal” el_class=”letter-spacing-2″][ucaddon_uc_bw_bullets image=”2283″ uc_items_data=”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”][spacer height=”20″][vc_custom_heading text=”Submitting your idea begins below. We will ask you a few qualifying questions before continuing to the application. Your application can be started, saved, and revisited until it’s complete.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:17px|text_align:left|line_height:27px” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”Acceptable applications will go through a multi-step review and selection process. The 2020 grant cycle opens November 1, 2020. We accept applications from November 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:17px|text_align:left|line_height:27px” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”Click here to view the 2019-2020 Grant Application Questions PDF. All applications must be submitted online.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:17px|text_align:left|color:%23dd3333|line_height:27px” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Finnovteched.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F10%2F2017-2018.pdf|title:2016-2017%20Grant%20Application%20Questions|target:%20_blank|”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”yes” top_margin=”0″ bottom_margin=”0″ background_color=”#f3f5f7″ css=”.vc_custom_1422898772347{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1422898397060{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”ELIGIBILITY” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:20px|text_align:center|color:%23222222|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal” el_class=”letter-spacing-2″][vc_custom_heading text=”ITEF supports innovative proposals in the St. Louis area that positively impact student learning. Eligible schools include:” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:17px|text_align:left|line_height:27px” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582138394127{margin-left: 20px !important;}”]
- Accredited K-12 public, private and parochial institutions.
- Charter schools. The following criteria has been established for Charter School applicants:
- Operational for at least 3 years
- Year to date Annual Performance Rate of 70% or higher (DESE APR Data)
- Signed letter of support from Coordinator of Educational Support services at DESE
- Signed letter of support from the university sponsoring the school
- All of these are in addition to the eligibility standards already in place for applicants
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- Grants are generally one year in length
- Applicants should proceed with knowledge and support from their superintendent/head of school and their Information Technology department.
- Grant recipients are asked to demonstrate compliance through quarterly reports, mid-project visits, and final reports.
- Project proposals may support single grade classrooms, multiple grade levels, entire schools, or collaborations with a 501c(3) non-profit partner serving students and/or classroom educators from an accredited school or a charter school.
Grant applications are reviewed and selected by the ITEF Board of Directors and staff.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”yes” top_margin=”0″ bottom_margin=”0″ background_color=”#f3f5f7″ css=”.vc_custom_1422898772347{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1422898397060{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”WHAT’S NOT SUPPORTED BY ITEF GRANTS” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:20px|text_align:center|color:%23222222|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal” el_class=”letter-spacing-2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477364583339{margin-left: 20px !important;}”]
- Individual Scholarships
- Annual Appeals, Endowments
- Political Activities
- Faith Based Organizations (unless supporting an accredited K-12 educational institution)
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