Creative Classroom Grants

2027-28 Grant cycle -- Creative Classroom Grant application is OPEN.  Deadline For Applications Is FEBRUARY 6, 2027 11:59 PM.   

CLICK HERE TO APPLY TODAY!! 

PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM

The Creative Classroom Grants program was established to promote educational excellence and creative instruction in our region’s public schools. Imagine. Innovate. Inspire. This is the focus of the VAE and this should be the focus of your grant application. We are looking to fund new and innovative ideas.

 Grants of up to $2,000 are available for special teaching/enrichment projects designed for: 

• Implementation in a PK-12 educational setting, for an educational purpose, and for the direct benefit of students.  
• Implementaion in an individual classroom or with a special student group. 
• Implementation in multiple classrooms as a departmental, interdepartmental, or school-wide project. 

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY:

 All teachers and staff who hold direct instructional responsibilities with students, as well as to those who offer essential support services that contribute to student success in grades PK-12 in the public schools in the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro and the County of Augusta are elibible to apply.   Projects must be designed, written, and implemented by the designated classroom teacher(s) or other professional instructional individual(s).  Each individual will only to be allowed to submit and potentially be awarded two (2) grants for funding consideration per school year.   

Do you have a creative idea for a classroom project? Just need a way to fund it??  APPLY TODAY!! 

All applications will be reviewed in a blind process, the reader will have no information pertaining to the writer, district, or school. Applications will be graded solely on content, creativity, and merit. 

Are you a 1st time applicant? Click below to view this year’s Annual Awards Ceremony to see a list of grant recipients and their projects.

Current 2026-27 CCG grant winners will need to submit a year end project evaluation and financial report by April 16, 2027. 

Reports may be submitted electronically to VAE at vae@vaeva.org or sent to VAE, P.O. Box 515, Fishersville, VA 22939. All grant recipients are responsible for submitting a written evaluation of the project and final budget account, including receipts for expenses by April 16, 2027, or upon conclusion of the project if earlier. Please see the evaluation form below. Any allocated grant funds more than $25 which have not been spent and documented by April 17, 2027, must be returned to VAE with the final evaluation and budget report.

Grant recipients are expected to give recognition to VAE in any publication, in any materials related to the project, and in any publicity or media coverage of the project. Recipients are expected to share the results of their projects with others in educational settings and/or in VAE sponsored events. 

Photos and thank you notes from students are appreciated throughout the year. They are used in our acknowledgement and thank you letters sent to donors who make the CCG program possible. (The preferred format for photos is via email.) Please have students sign first name only with no dates. Thank you, notes/cards can be sent to VAE – P.O. Box 515, Fishersville, VA 22939.

Congratulations to the 2026-27 Creative Classroom Grant Winners! Thank you, to everyone who submitted a completed application.

Click here to see the Annual Awards Presentation – Grant Winners and Sponsors