2026 - 2027 BCEF Grant Application

2026 - 2027 BCEF Grant Application

Deadline for submission of applications is January 17, 2027. Applicants will be notified of decisions in March 2027. Funds will be disbursed to the district in April 2027. Grants should be expensed by June 1, 2028. BCEF funds one school year at a time. This application covers 2026-27 only, up to $5,000. To fund another year of a multi-year project, or to expand a pilot that worked, reapply in a future grant cycle; noting the request as a continuation of a previous grant. Each year’s request is capped at $5,000.
Additional Information

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About you
Your name

First NameLast Name
Email
example@example.com
Role
Your role
School(s)
Are there co-applicants?

Project at a glance
Is this a new project, or does it continue or expand a project BCEF funded before?
Year of the previous BCEF grant
What did the previous grant accomplish & what will you use new grant money for this year?
Project title
Subject area(s)
Grade level(s)
Student groups served

Other
Who does this project reach?
If this project is successful, how could it reach more students in future years?
What is the plan for this project after this school year?
Start date

MonthDayYear
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit yearDate
End date

MonthDayYear
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit yearDate
Budget

Provide a detailed budget listing all expenses this grant request would cover. If seeking resources in addition to those from BCEF, please indicate other potential funders and the amount you received or are requesting from other sources.
Total project budget ($)
All costs for this school year, including anything paid by other sources.
Amount requested from BCEF this school year ($)
Maximum $5,000 per year.
Amount covered by other sources ($)
Calculated: total budget minus your BCEF request. If you see an error here, your BCEF request is more than the total budget.
Budget details
List your estimates: what you will buy or pay for, quantities, prices (including shipping), and where from. Well thought out budgets score higher on the rubric.
Is any funding coming from sources other than BCEF?
Other funding source(s)
Would you accept partial funding?
Smallest amount that would still make the project work ($)
How future funding works: BCEF funds one school year at a time. This application covers 2026-27 only, up to $5,000. To fund the next year of a multi-year project, or to expand a pilot that worked, reapply in a future grant cycle and mark it as continuing a previous BCEF grant. Each year’s request is capped at $5,000.
Estimated request for next year ($)
For planning only. You will reapply for these funds next year. Maximum $5,000.
Estimated request for the year after ($)
For planning only. Leave blank if not needed. Maximum $5,000.
Project narrative

Short, specific answers score best. Each question in this section matches a criterion in the scoring rubric.

Reviewers score every application with this rubric. The questions below line up with each criterion.

HIGHER-WEIGHTED CRITERIA (10 points each)

Criteria	Excellent (9–10)	Good (6–8)	Average (3–5)	Poor (0–2)
1. Innovation & Creativity	Original and distinctive. Introduces a new way of thinking or teaching, and meets a current or emerging need in the school or district. Clearly enriches the student learning experience.	Engaging and interesting. Includes some creative or innovative elements (e.g., new to this classroom or school). Student learning experience would be positive.	A good idea but familiar or not especially creative. Students would find it enjoyable, but it does not change how learning happens.	Not creative or innovative and not enriching to students.
2. Inclusivity & Access	Designed so a broad, diverse range of students can participate and benefit. Not limited to a narrow subset (e.g., only gifted and talented students or only certain classrooms); if the pilot starts with one group, selection is fair and there is a clear plan for wider access. Names specific strategies to remove barriers for students with disabilities, English learners, and those facing financial, language, or other barriers.	Accessible to most students and not restricted to a narrow group, though it may be limited to a single class or grade. Some thought given to diverse learners and needs, but strategies are general rather than specific.	Open to all in principle, but in practice reaches a limited subset of students with little explanation of how participants are chosen or how others could access it. No clear plan for diverse needs; some students may face barriers.	Restricted to a small, select group (e.g., only gifted and talented students or only certain classrooms) without justification or a plan for wider access, or likely to exclude or disadvantage some students. Inclusivity is not addressed.
3. Impact on Students	Clearly aligned with the Brunswick schools’ designated curriculum, naming the specific standards, units, or learning goals it supports. Meaningfully deepens or extends that learning rather than sitting alongside it, with a clear picture of what students will know or be able to do as a result.	Connected to the designated curriculum and supports or enriches what is taught, but the alignment is general (no specific standards or units named) or the added learning is modest.	Only loosely related to the designated curriculum; the connection is not clearly explained, or it adds little beyond what is already taught.	Not connected to the designated curriculum or works against it, or how it would influence learning is unclear.

STANDARD-WEIGHTED CRITERIA (5 points each)

Criteria	Excellent (5)	Good (3–4)	Average (1–2)	Poor (0)
4. Potential to Expand Beyond the Pilot	Clear, credible path to continue and grow after grant funding ends: plan for sustaining (funding, staffing, training) and for sharing results so other teachers, grades, or schools can adopt it. Defined success measures that would justify expansion.	Reasonable potential to continue or be adopted by others. Some thought given to sustaining or sharing, but the plan is not fully developed.	Could continue or spread in theory, but there is little planning. Depends heavily on one teacher or on ongoing outside funding.	One-time effort with no apparent path to continue or spread beyond the pilot.
5. Project Description & Planning	Clear goals, specific activities, and a realistic timeline from purchasing through wrap-up. Shows research, such as vendors and prices identified or similar programs and colleagues consulted.	Goals and activities are clear, but the timeline or research is thin.	The idea can be understood, but the activities or timeline are vague.	Unclear description, or no evidence of planning.
6. Evaluation of the Project	Names a measurable goal, how it will be measured, when information will be collected, and how results will be shared with BCEF.	Includes most of these: a measurable goal, how it will be measured, timing, and how results will be shared.	Describes a general approach, but without a measurable goal or a clear method.	No plan, or the plan is unclear.
7. Budget & Value	Budget details how funds will be spent (items, prices, quantities, shipping), aligns clearly with the project, and offers excellent benefit for the cost.	Budget states what is purchased, from where, and how much, but lacks some specifics. Good benefit for the cost.	Budget is general and missing specific information. Benefit for the cost is average or unclear.	Budget is missing, does not align with the project, or offers low benefit for the cost.