Innovative Grants
2025-2026 Funding Cycle
Step 1: Online Training/Refresher
Required for anyone wishing to submit a proposal
Opens December 6, 2024
Must be completed prior to submitting Step 2: Intent to Apply
Linked HERE and requires logging in with Waco ISD Google/Active Directory credentials
Step 2: Intent to Apply
Download, complete digitally and save with file name as "Last Name - Campus - Grant Title"
Deadline: Submit via email to education.foundation@wacoisd.org by 12 p.m. January 17, 2025
Step 3: Full Proposal/Application
All notifications will be sent to interested applicants by 4 p.m. January 24, 2025. If invited to submit a full proposal, please use the navigation to the left to download the following documents:
+ Cover Sheets I & II
+ Proposal Guidelines
+ Budget Form
Deadline: Submit all forms online at wacoisd.org/EFapply by 10 p.m. March 16, 2025.
**Grant award announcements made via SurPRIZE Patrol: details to come**
Step 4: Purchasing, Implementation, Evaluation, & Reporting
Summer 2025 - Spring 2026