The Grants Department supports the mission of Hampton City Schools by maximizing fiscal resources to support the Division’s strategic initiatives to maximize every child’s learning; create safe, secure, nurturing environments; attract, train and retain exceptional staff; and develop parent and community ownership of our school system.

The services provided by the Grants Department include:

* Seeking grant support from government, corporate, and philanthropic agencies through research of grant opportunities and liaison with grantor officials;
* Distributing grant and funding alerts to Division leadership and departments;
* Leading the Division’s grant-writing efforts, while ensuring compliance with grant timelines and the Division’s mission, strategic goals, policies, and procedures, and providing technical assistance in developing award-winning proposals;
* Maintaining the Division’s history of grant-writing and grant awards

This webpage allows Hampton City Schools staff and faculty to read about our recent grant awards and pending applications, find grant opportunities, access resources on grant writing, and ensure compliance with HCS grants policies and procedures.

If you find additional resources you would like to share with colleagues or have questions not addressed by the information provided, please contact the Grants department.

 

 

 

 

Grants to Teachers: The Hampton Education Foundation offers grants to teachers. Its Innovative Instructional Grant program awards individual grants up to $1,000 to assist teachers of all subjects in Hampton City Schools to develop, plan, implement and evaluate innovative instructional strategies and classroom programs aligned with the Virginia Standards of Learning. The Foundation’s Mini-Grant Program for Teachers provides financial support up to $300 to provide materials, supplies, and/or resources to enhance and improve the classroom learning experience in alignment with the Virginia Standards of Learning. For more information and application forms, please visit the Hampton Education Foundation webpage.

More Grant Opportunities: The Grants Department provides access to current funding opportunities through The Foundation Center’s Philanthropy News Digest and the Public Education Network. These listings are updated frequently, so bookmark these pages and visit often. Grant-seekers may also want to sign up for one of many free grant alert services available, such as those available through the Philanthropy News Digest.

Grant-Writing Resources

First-time grant-seekers seeking assistance with proposal writing may wish to visit The Foundation Center website; its short course on writing proposals will provide a strong introduction to grant writing. Another helpful website is SchoolGrants; in addition to providing guidelines for grant-writing, its Grant Writing Tips page provides a link to sample proposals that provide useful models for first-time grant-writers.  There are many published guides to grant-writing available, including some excellent publications in the HCS Professional Library and Hampton Public Library.

HCS Grants Policies & Procedures

To ensure coordination and to avoid confusion in developing grant proposals and making application for specially funded programs, the School Board has approved a policy and regulations for non-locally funded programs. All discretionary grant proposals, with the exception of individual classroom grants, must first be reviewed and authorized through the school division’s Grants Department. This same protocol applies to those cases where the Division’s support is sought by external organizations through requests for letters of support, memoranda of understanding, or letters of intent. The policy and regulations (DO/DO-R) are published in the division’s on-line policy manual.

Baseball Tomorrow Fund, submitted by Hampton City Schools Maintenance Department, Hampton High School and Hampton City Schools Physical Education Department

Lowes Toolbox for Education, submitted by Lindsay Middle School

NASA, FIRST Robotics Competition grant, submitted by the Hampton City Schools Career and Technical Education Department

U.S. Department of Education, Teaching American History grant, submitted by Hampton City Schools Social Studies Department

Virginia Department of Education, Governor’s Career and Technical Academy, submitted by New Horizons Regional Education Center in partnership with Hampton City Schools Department of Career and Technical Education

Virginia Department of Education, High Schools That Work grant, submitted by Hampton City Schools Division of Secondary School Leadership on behalf of Phoebus High School

Virginia Department of Education, Mathematics & Science Partnerships grants (2), submitted by the College of William & Mary in partnership with Hampton City Schools Mathematics Department

Virginia Department of Education, Project Graduation Academic Year grant, submitted by Region 2 Superintendents’ Study Group in partnership with Hampton City Schools Division of Secondary School Leadership

Alcoa Howmet Castings grant, submitted by Hampton City Schools Career and Technical Education Department

College Board Greenhouse grant, submitted by Hampton City Schools Division of Secondary School Leadership

Intel Schools of Distinction award, submitted by Cooper Elementary School

Lowes Toolbox for Education, submitted by Burbank Elementary School

National Science Foundation, Discovery Research K-12, submitted by Christopher Newport University in partnership with Hampton City Schools Mathematics and Science Departments

National Science Foundation, Discovery Research K-12, submitted by Hampton University in partnership with Hampton City Schools Science Department

National Science Foundation, Discovery Research K-12, submitted by Hofstra University in partnership with Hampton City Schools Career & Technical Education Department

National Science Foundation, Mathematics and Science Partnerships/START grant, submitted by Hampton University in partnership with Hampton City Schools Career and Technical Education, Fine Arts, and Mathematics Departments

National Science Foundation, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program, submitted by Hampton University in partnership with Hampton City Schools

Staples Foundation for Learning grant, submitted by Hampton City Schools Career and Technical Education Department

U.S. Department of Education, Elementary and Secondary School Counseling grant, submitted by Hampton City Schools Counseling Department

U.S. Department of Education, Emergency and Readiness Management grant, submitted by Hampton City Schools Student Services Department

U.S. Department of Education, GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) grant, submitted by Hampton City Schools Division of Secondary School Leadership in partnership with the Coliseum Central Business Improvement District, Educational Policy Institute, Old Dominion University, Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA, and the Virginia Space Grant Consortium

U.S. Department of Education, Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant, submitted by the Partnership on Youth Violence Prevention and Hampton City Schools in partnership with Newport News City Schools, Hampton Police Division, Newport News Police Department, Hampton Juvenile Court Services Unit, Newport News Juvenile Court Services Unit, Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board

U.S. Department of Education, Smaller Learning Communities grant, submitted by Hampton City Schools Division of Secondary School Leadership

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Nursing Workforce Diversity grant, submitted by Hampton University in partnership with Hampton City Schools Division of Secondary School Leadership

U.S. Department of Justice, G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education and Training) grant, submitted by the Partnership on Youth Violence Prevention in partnership with Hampton City Schools