Grants

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The Lane Education Foundation is open to receiving funding requests throughout the year. Please send the completed application (below) to LEF describing your project, the amount of the funding request, and how the funds will be used.

LEF Education Enhancement Grants

The Lane Education Foundation (LEF) offers grants for projects that will enhance the educational experiences of the students in your district, building(s), or classroom(s) in Lane County. A broad range of projects are considered, with extra weight given to projects that support the smaller, rural districts. Individual grant awards range from $250 - $1500.

Applications will be scored in the following five categories:

  • Innovation
  • Inclusion
  • Educational Benefits
  • Social Skills Benefits
  • Level of Student Engagement

We are especially interested in projects that include students of all physical/cognitive abilities.

Download the Application

The most recent awardees are posted below:

  • Mapleton SD – monthly community engagement with the Culinary Arts class - $3,000
  • Oakridge Elementary – classroom physical activities – $400
  • Oakridge Elementary – sampling healthy foods - $600
  • Veneta Elementary Class – trip to Cascade Raptor Center - $698
  • West Lane Charter (Fern Ridge SD) – stackable washer/dryer - $1,500
  • Junction City HS Life Skills – Kindle Fire tablets - $2,500
  • Lowell SD – Lowell Family Fun Night - $1,500

A generous donation to Crow-Applegate-Lorane made the following awards possible:

  • Applegate Elementary – online math supplement for 1st graders - $2,054
  • Applegate Elementary – online math supplement for 3rd graders - $1,470
  • Applegate Elementary – to renovate their 40-year old library - $1,965
  • Applegate Elementary – new volleyball net - $2,000
  • Applegate Elementary – pre-K thru 5th grade literacy night events - $2,000
  • Applegate Elementary – portable video projector - $602
  • Applegate Elementary – online math supplement for more 1st graders - $490

A fund created by the Eugene Speech and Hearing Center made the following awards possible:

  • Lane ESD Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program – Hearing Assistive Technology - $15,295
  • Lane ESD Speech and Language – conference attendance and presentation - $3,415

Other Recent Grants Awarded

$5,000 to Connected Lane County for BookFest books specifically for rural districts

$10,000 to Lane ESD for Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) equipment and "modeling" training.

$10,000 to Lane ESD for their Educator Health and Well-Being Support programs.

$8,200.00 to the educational team responsible for planning and implementing an individualized feeding program that safely meets the health and nutritional needs of students who have feeding difficulties.

$10,000 to support the Panda Preschool, which serves children who are deaf or hard of hearing.