Equity Grant Application, 2025-26

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Grants for 2025-26 School Year


BEFORE YOU START


In alignment with our mission to champion equitable public education for students, families and our community, the Berkeley Public Schools Fund grants program has designed our grants programs to address equity change in BUSD. 


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LOGISTICS AND REMINDERS

  • Application opens: Monday, February 10
  • Application deadline: Thursday, April 10
  • Notification Date & Funds available: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

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Formatting Limitations. The technology that supports this grant application does not accept formatting, even if pasted in from another document. This includes bullet points, bold/italics/underline, and hyperlinks. If you want to reference a web resource, please include the full url, rather than a hyperlink.


Word Limits. Be clear and concise when answering all the questions. Our open-ended questions have a word limit of 400 words but there is no need to use the full limit.  


Questions. If you have questions about the scope of your project or anything application related, email Jissel Poblete: jisselpoblete@schoolsfund.berkeley.net. If you have budget-related questions, email Angie Won: angiewon@schoolsfund.berkeley.net.


IMPORTANT: Once you submit your application, you should receive an email confirmation (though it may go into your Spam folder).  If you do not, please contact our office ASAP (jisselpoblete@schoolsfund.berkeley.net) - your grant application may not have been submitted.


For Continuation Grant Applications: Work Smarter, not Harder! 

  • If applying for a continuation grant, be sure you are updating last year's information, noting any significant changes throughout. Continuation grants will be expected to articulate how you will build/maintain moving forward in a specific continuation question.




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YOUR TEAM: Project Lead, Co-Lead & Collaborators*

Project Leads must be from within Berkeley Unified School District. If the project will be conducted primarily by an external partner organization, the application must still identify a district "Project Lead." 









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If you are sharing leadership of this project, provide the name of your co-leader here. We will cc them on important emails.



Below, name each fully committed educator and/or partner, their emails, and positions/roles on your project team, as we may be following up with them. Use the blue "Add another response" for each subsequent cohort member. Do not include yourself as a cohort member (as you are the Project Lead).

(If your collaborator list includes your entire school or the team is otherwise too large to list, please describe the team below in "Additional Collaborator Information.") 





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YOUR PROJECT & PRIORITY AREAS 

To earn full consideration, please ensure your project fits within at least one of the Schools Fund's priority areas and has been designed with equity, systems change (at the schools or district level), and project learning in mind. 



Priority Area(s)


All priority areas are intended to support the well-being of the entire school district by supporting 

improved outcomes for the BUSD students and families experiencing the greatest equity gaps.



THE WHY & HOW




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The Berkeley Public Schools Fund relies on storytelling to raise community dollars in support of equity work across the district. Grant teams should consider the most effective ways to communicate the impact of your project. This visibility helps motivate community members to support our shared work. 




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COMMITTED TEAM - LEADING for EQUITY

LEADING for Equity grants are designed to make systems change. As such, projects that are district-wide or multi-site will be prioritized. 


The Schools Fund acknowledges that the growing of great ideas across sites, teams, and individuals is challenging work that requires willing partners, a detailed action plan, thoughtful communication systems, and time. The strongest proposals build these in from the start.





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COMMITTED TEAM - LEARNING for EQUITY

The Schools Fund aims to maximize positive and equity-driven change in schools and across the district. As such, LEARNING for Equity grants are designed to encourage collaboration through teams of educators working in service of equitable outcomes for BUSD students. Proposals from individual educators will not be accepted.



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PROJECT BUDGET

BUDGET

If you are applying under the Digital Equity priority area, or if your project involves the purchase of technology, please first read about our Digital Equity Priority Area & Tech Purchase Instructions.

LEARNING proposals can request a max of $10k. LEADING proposals can request a max of $15k






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