Grants

The Bolton Community Education Foundation is a non-profit, community-operated organization founded to enhance and promote educational opportunities for all the residents of Bolton. Our primary goal is to support worthy educational projects and programs that meet the needs of the Bolton community. 

Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no final submission date. Grant funding is available on a first-come basis for well-planned programs as long as funding is available. Anyone from the community, not just teachers, may apply for a grant.

• We awarded a grant to support Bolton High School’s efforts to establish a “sister” school in China beginning in 2008. Click here to read more.

• We've given grants to support townwide participation in the “One Book" summer reading program each year since 2007. Click here to read about the summer 2009 grant.

• Two grants were given to Bolton Center School and Bolton High School to help fund the purchase of new ceramics kilns at both schools. Click here to read about them.

• Another grant was given to Bolton High School science teacher Karen Cordero to help fund her trip to the Amazon rainforest. Click here to see photos from this amazing trip.

• Grants have been given each year since 2006 to Bolton High School science teacher Joe Jankowski to help fund "Mole Day" activities. Click here to see a photo from the recent Mole Day.

• Grants have been given each year since 2008 to Bolton High School to support "Pi Day" activities.

• We also have given grants each year since 2004 to support the Summer Concert Series on the Town Green.

Criteria for Grant Proposals:

In evaluating each grant application, the Foundation will consider whether a program meets the following criteria (roughly in the priority of their importance):

• Is innovative and creative
• Enhances and enriches learning
• Offers the participants a unique learning opportunity
• Benefits children, youth, and adults
• Is not presently fundable by other sources
• Has goals which are clearly defined and realistic
• Has specific and detailed methods of implementation and evaluation
• Shows potential beyond the grant period

If you are a member of the Bolton community and would like to apply for a BCEF grant, click here for an application form that you can print out, complete, and return to us.

If you would like more information on applying for a grant, please contact the Bolton Community Education Foundation at info@boltonedfoundation.org.