Fall Innovative Instructional Grant
Applications are closed for the 2025-2026 school year
Online Fall Grant Application
Applicants can apply for up to $1000 for innovative projects in their classroom.
Principal Approval Form
(must be submitted with your application)
Fall Innovative Grant Information
Purpose: Fall Innovative Instructional Grants are a means for providing small grants to teachers and other school level professional staff members to encourage innovative, creative approaches that enhance student learning in classroom instruction.
Eligibility: The grants are awarded on a competitive basis and any YCSD teacher or group may apply.
Eligible Proposals: Grants proposals should be creative, Innovative and should support the YCSD strategic plan. Please ensure that:
- No school name, acronym or teacher names are on the application.
- you have provided an itemized budget that includes the vendor and prices.
- Does not ask the foundation to fund the following: food, bus transportation, salaries for speakers or substitute teachers, alternative seating or clothing items.
Funds: Teachers may apply for up to $1,000. The number of awards will depend on funds available from The York Foundation for Public Education, Inc.
Click below to view the application. To apply, use the link above.
Fall Innovative Instructional Grant Application
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2025-26 Fall Innovative Grant Winners
We gave out $5664 in grant money. Congratulations to all our 2025-2026 Winners!
Bethel Manor Elementary School-$458
Robin Jordan received the Savannah Head Memorial Innovative Grant of Reading Excellence and the Chad Green Reading for Merit Innovative Grant in Honor of Katherine Smead for her project titled, "Read ACROSS America."
Coventry Elementary School-$1065
Helen "Ashley" Holm received the ITA International Innovative Grant of Multi-Disciplinary Instruction for her project titled, "Moving Minds with M.A.T.H."
Merna Halaka received the YFPE Fall Innovative Grant for her project titled, "Magnetic Minds: A Hands-on Writing Adventure."
Dare Elementary School-$1000
Carmela Pegher received the Bunnie Wiley Go Make a Difference Innovative Grant for Special Educators, the Star of Excellence for Special Education Learning, and the YFPE Fall Innovative Grant for her project titled, "Adapted PE Equipment so that EVERY Kid can Play."
Mt. Vernon Elementary School-$1000
Kimberly Kinder received the YFPE Fall Innovative Grant for her project titled, "Go Botley Go, 2.0!"
Tabb Elementary School-$1919
Kelly Watkins received the YFPE Fall Innovative Grant for her project titled, "Pocket-Sized Possibilities: Empowering Young Coders with Micro:bit."
Kimberly "Dawn" McGinnis-Cole, Hannah Cook, and Lindsey Stephenson received the Sylvan Learning Center Grant and the YFPE Fall Innovative Grant for their project titled, "Strengthening Number Sense and Computation with Hands-On Collaboration Centers."
Yorktown Elementary School-$222
Lindsey Cagle received the YC Waterways Grant for her project titled, "Unlocking Genius: Logic and Learning Through Play."
Robin Jordan
Ashley Holm
Merna Halaka
Carmela Pegher
Kelly Watkins
Kimberly Kinder
Dawn McGinnis-Cole, Hannah Cook, and Lindsey Stephenson
Lindsey Cagle
