EAFAF supports the East High community through generous funding of faculty and staff grant requests. Each fall, faculty and staff are invited to apply for grant funds through the Foundation’s Faculty and Staff Grant Committee. Applications that support innovation, excellence and enrichment for the students of East High are encouraged. After the application deadline in mid-September, the Committee reviews applications, conducts follow-up with faculty and staff, and meets to make funding decisions. Input from the administration at East is provided throughout the process and availability of school funds is a part of the evaluation.
A Thank You to EAFAF from East Students
The committee typically receives between 30 and 35 grant requests seeking approximately $100,000. The grant requests demonstrate an impressive dedication to the students of East High. The Foundation strives to fund all qualified grant requests. Examples of recent grants include:
- Making the school musical available as a “drive in” theater experience due to the pandemic
- Scholarships for the Future Business Leaders of America club
- Assistance in purchasing equipment for the video and broadcast journalism students to produce videos facilitating the re-entry to in person school
- Classroom technology updates
- New equipment for the ceramics program
- Access to online educational subscriptions for the Chinese language program
- Two new touchscreens for the school lobby to access Hall of Fame inductees and alumni
- Target gift cards to help students in need
- Assistance to the engineering program to develop a robot prototype
The Committee would like to thank our fabulous faculty and staff for applying, for always striving for excellence, and for expecting the same from our kids. For more information about Faculty and Staff Grants, please contact grants@eastangelfriends.org.