HOW TO SUBMIT A PROJECT REQUEST
Please read the Project Agreement and Project Request FAQs (see the orange menu on the right) before choosing a project.
Who is eligible to submit a Project Request?
All LPS teachers with the following status are eligible:
- physically located at one or more schools, or based out of a district office;
- primarily assigned to directly serve students (administrators are not eligible);
- responsible for the students who benefit from the Project Requests
Note: A teacher may not submit a proposal on behalf of another teacher.
What kind of proposals can be submitted?
Project Requests can be for any student-centered experience, as long as the resources are directly "consumed" by students.
Funding for staff development, teacher salaries, direct cash payments to students or teachers, or school capital projects do not qualify under the current LPSF Grants-On-Line criteria.
Steps to submitting a Project Request.
1. Prepare and submit the Project Request Form (see the orange menu on the left). This consists of writing a description of the project and its objectives:
- What equipment and/or materials are you requesting to be funded?
- Describe your Program/Activity situation and why there is a need for the equipment and/or materials you are requesting.
- How will the equipment and/or materials be used?
- What are the projected results that you anticipate upon completion, and if applicable, how will you measure the success of the Program/Activity?
- In a given school year, how many students will participate in this Program/Activity?
- What is the duration of the Program/Activity?
- How soon after funding can this Program/Activity be started?
2. LPSF Grants-On-Line personnel will review the request before posting it to the website. This is to verify that you and the project meet the eligibility requirements. We may contact you for clarification of your request.
3. When the “Friend of LPSF” funds your Project Request and payment is received, a “Gift Acknowledgment” will be E-mailed from LPSF Grants-On-Line. This acknowledgement can be used for tax deduction purposes.
4. You and your school principal will be notified by E-mail when your Project Request has been funded. You must respond to this E-mail within seven days and:
- Confirm that you still need the resources you originally requested.
- Set your “Project Completed” date
5. LPSF Grants-On-Line will forward a “Thank You” and your anticipated “Project Completed” date to the “Friend”
6. LPSF Grants-On-Line will then send a check to your principal for the amount requested.
7. If possible, your students are asked to write thank-you notes and the teacher may take photographs of the students participating in the project. If these notes and/or photos are returned to LPSF Grants-On-Line, they will be mailed to the “Friend of LPSF”.