SAM HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Empowering Our Community Through the PTA Grant Program
 

Welcome to the Sam Hughes PTA Grant Program, where your ideas meet opportunity! Thanks to the incredible support from our fundraising efforts, we are thrilled to offer grant funding to teachers, students, parents, and community members. These grants are designed to bring innovative projects, enriching programs, and meaningful initiatives to life—strengthening our schools and community.

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Whether you’re a teacher with a creative classroom idea, a student eager to make an impact, a parent with a vision for school improvement, or a community member passionate about supporting education, this grant is your chance to make a difference. Together, let’s turn your ideas into reality and continue building a brighter future for everyone involved.​

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Apply now and be part of the change! All application submission requirements and details are below.

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Sam Hughes PTA Grant Committee Submission Instructions

​The Sam Hughes PTA Grant Committee is comprised of PTA members and exists to provide funding to special projects that benefit the students of Sam Hughes Elementary School. Our primary focus is on projects that will reach the greatest number of students, with a secondary focus on longevity (and the understanding that these two factors are linked).

 

What kinds of projects will be considered?

Any project that will benefit at least one classroom (or similar grouping) of students at Sam Hughes can be submitted for consideration. What “benefit” means is potentially very broad, within the realm of school or classroom experiences, resources, or materials. In the previous iteration of this program, we funded a set of coding robots for the second grade, books for the third grade teachers’ art unit, other assorted material needs for specific classrooms, and supplementary curriculum materials for the schoolwide OMA program. We want to see more ideas like these, and others that we would never have thought of ourselves. At this time, we are able to consider proposals asking for up to $15,000.

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What kinds of projects will NOT be considered?

Any project that is too vague, does not meet the application requirements, or requires ongoing coordination from someone other than the proposer will not be considered. Projects that do not have detailed plans will not be considered. In order to ensure your project’s success, please take the time to figure out the details before submitting your proposal.

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Who can submit project proposals?

Any member of the Sam Hughes Elementary School community can submit a project to be considered for funding. There are slightly different processes for different proposers.

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Teachers and staff: Teachers and staff can submit their project proposals directly through our submission form when ready. Please note: you do not need to have used up your PTA stipend in order to submit a proposal for this grant. It’s a separate fund.

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Students: Students must submit their project proposals through the Student Council and their Faculty Advisers. Take your ideas to a Student Council Meeting (please see Mrs. Grogan for dates and times) for discussion and refinement. When the project idea is ready, Mrs. Grogan will submit the proposal to us in your name.

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Parents and other community members: We ask that other community members reach out to discuss their idea with school faculty or staff members before submitting a proposal.

 

Anyone interested in submitting a project for funding consideration should read through the questions on our online submission form and prepare their answers before beginning their application. The questions can be found below, as well as on the submission form itself.

 

What happens after I submit a project proposal?

After you’ve submitted a project proposal, members of the grant committee will discuss it and reach out to you with any clarifying questions they may have. They will then make recommendations to the PTA at large about which projects to fund. You’ll be notified by email as soon as a decision has been made.

 

If your project is funded, either the PTA will make necessary purchases directly, or you will be able to submit receipts for reimbursement (up to the proposed amount).

 

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When are submissions due?

There will be multiple rounds of funding this year. For consideration for the current round, please submit your project by January 31st, 2025. Submissions received after January 31st will be considered for the next round.

 

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Where do I submit my project proposal?

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What are the Submission Form Questions?

The questions below are what you’ll see on the submission form. Please make sure you have answers ready for all the questions in advance of completing the form.