Calling all area teachers, including childcare providers — the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation wants to help bring your innovative ideas for classroom projects to life through our Excellence in Education grantmaking initiative.
Classroom teachers from all grade levels in Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha and Turner counties are eligible to apply for classroom grants, including childcare providers from nonprofit centers and teachers at parochial, private and public schools.
Proposals due by midnight on Oct. 6, 2025.
For more than 30 years, the Excellence in Education initiative has offered grants to teachers who have creative and innovative ideas for classroom projects. Since the program began, hundreds of programs and activities designed by teachers throughout the Sioux Falls area have received grant funding, enriching educational experiences for students.
"Every year, we are so inspired by how creative and innovative our teachers are," said Patrick Gale, vice president for community investment. "These grants allow us to help celebrate that creativity and give our amazing teachers a few more resources to educate our young people."
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