Fund Innovative Classrooms: Apply for the Technology Innovation Challenge Grant!

The Technology Innovation Challenge Grant program provides funding to integrate innovative technology into the classroom. These grants are a stimulus for creative applications of technology in support of creating effective learning environments and high standards for all students. The funding for this grant is made possible by the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). As an approved Educational Improvement Organization (EIO), the Greater Chambersburg Chamber Foundation partners with area businesses to provide these grant dollars to public school educators in Franklin County through our program.

Timeline

• Monday April 15, 2024 - Application deadline

• April-May 2024 – The grant selection committee reviews applications using a standardized rubric and submits the finalists to the PA State Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for approval. SEE RUBRIC ON LAST PAGE

• Summer 2024 - Grantees notified as soon as DCED approves.

• Wednesday, August 14, 2024 – Grant winners are invited to attend the CVBA Franklin County Education Summit 7am-9am, location TBA

• Monday November 25, 2024 - Reimbursement requests from grantee school districts must be submitted by this date so they can be paid out by the end of the year.

Proposal Criteria

Technology alone does not meet the EITC guidelines. A program must be established that meets the above criteria. Grant proposals should be no less than $1000 or more than $8000

Application Process

To be considered, your proposal must be submitted by Monday April 15, 2024. The application (see below) includes a one to two paragraph summary of the proposed project, listing any barriers your project may face, listing equipment that is needed for the project, outlining a timeline for implementing the project and explaining how many students will be impacted.

Applications must be typed, submitted by the due date and have all appropriate signatures to be complete.

The selection committee consists of Greater Chambersburg Chamber Foundation board members, retired educators and community business leaders with the Foundation Executive Director serving as a non-voting group facilitator. The selection committee may not rate proposals from districts they have worked in or from educators that they know personally.