2025-2026 MEF Grant Application

2025-2026 Grant Application

McAllen Education Foundation
Purpose
The MEF Innovative Teaching Grant program seeks to promote, reward, and celebrate innovative and imaginative instructional strategies that contribute to achieving program objectives.

Persons Eligible to Apply for Grants
Individuals or teams of individuals employed by the McAllen ISD who are involved in the instruction of students or related support services benefiting students.

Eligible Proposals
Instructional approaches or projects designed to begin during the 2025-2026 school year and which meet the selection criteria.

Responsibilities of Grant Recipients
1. Use the grant for the purposes intended.
2. We require the materials requested to be non-consumable.
3. ALL GRANTS MUST REMAIN on Campus. If teacher/personnel leaves or moves to another campus all Grant materials will stay at awarded Campus.
4. Prepare a brief final report with photos of your students benefiting from the grant funds. This will be shared with prospective donors, other teachers, and for inclusion in the MEF's Annual Report.
5. Agree to share successful procedures in staff development sessions.
6. When budgeting your project, please only use MISD Approved Vendors: Click here to view approved vendors.
The McAllen Education Foundation recognizes that many educators have more than one innovative idea to support student success; therefore, to give every project the opportunity to be considered, you may now submit more than one project application, if desired. Each proposal is reviewed on its own merits. If you have a project that could benefit from collaboration, we encourage you to consider partnering with colleagues to strengthen the overall application.
Campus:*
Project Name:*
Campus Eco-Dis Percentage (Fall 2025 Snapshot Percentage)*
Names of Applicants ( Please list all applicants associated with this grant application):*
Email of Applicants (Please list all applicant's emails associated with this grant application)
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Grade(s) Impacted by this Project:*
Subject(s) of Focus: *
The Project will be used to enhance which unit within the McAllen ISD Curriculum (if applicable). *
Estimated Number of Students Impacted:*
Proposed Date of Implementation:*

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Guidelines for Completing the Application

The project is appropriate if you can answer "yes" to the following questions:
- Does my application NOT contain any identifying campus Name, Staff Name, or any other identifying marker?
- Is it important to learning?
- Can it be done?
- Is it practical?
- Can I submit/upload all supporting price quotes and all information on the items requested in PDF format?
- Is it new for you? (If you are seeking recognition for something already completed, it is inappropriate)
Any novels or other books requested in the grant must be verified by the campus librarian as age- and grade-appropriate.
Project abstract: should not exceed 100 words and must NOT contain any personal identifying information (campus name, staff name, or any other identifying marker):

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Amount of Funding Request ($USD):*
Purpose of Project - Expectation of outcomes in general terms; please include time and resources:*
Project Rationale - Relevance to your campus plan. How will you impact student learning? Importance of purpose, How project relates to the district's strategic educational plan, The problem or issue addressed, How the project supports the purpose:*
Project Objectives - Objectives must be measurable in terms of student behavior or performance:*
Description of Instructional Procedures, Methods, and/or Activities which will be utilized:*
Upload Itemized budget list - MUST use MISD approved vendors only:*

Only PDF files accepted.
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Click Here to view McAllen ISD 2025 Award Vendors Lists.
Project Evaluation - How will you measure or evaluate success? Summary due to the McAllen Educational Foundation Board of Directors at the conclusion of the program/project: *
Identify any school or community partners involved in the project and their respective roles:*
Should be Empty:

2025-2026 Grant Application