Our Grantees 2018-2019

In 2018-19, the APS Education Foundation awarded 93 grants totaling $495,009.32.  These grants have impacted over 30,431 students - funding projects for Fine Arts, STEM, Literacy, Student Activities and After School Programs. 

In three years, the Foundation has given over 1.4 million to APS schools.

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Achieve Awards

Focus Area: Student Clubs & Activities
Amount Awarded: $91,835.00
Amount Requested: $282,815.00
Funded: 24 out of 64 applicants
Students Impacted: 6,492

Horizon Awards

• Focus Area: Classroom and Grade-Level Learning
  Amount Awarded: $100,000.00
  Amount Requested: $223,179.07
  Funded: 36 out of 76 applicants
  Students Impacted: 11,021

• Guhl Literacy Awards

  • Focus Area: Early Learning and Literacy
  • Amount Awarded: $94,174.32
  • Amount Requested: $234,006.53
  • Funded: 4 out of 9 applicants
  • Students Impacted: 1,325

Success Awards

Focus Area: Schoolwide Impact
Amount Awarded: $100,000
Amount Requested: $430,033.39
Funded: 6 out of 24 applicants
Students Impacted: 6,090

Transformative Idea Grant (TIG) Awards

• Focus Area: School Climate
  Amount Awarded: $10,000.00
• Amount Requested: $96,784.00
• Funded: 1 out of 11 applicants
• Students Impacted: 120

 Pepsi Awards

 Focus Area: Student Competitions
 Amount Awarded: $14,000.00
 Amount Requested: $67,436.00
 Funded: 4 out of 9 applicants
 Students Impacted: 34

Varsity Awards

Directed by the APSEF Student Board Members
Amount Awarded: $20,000.00
Funded: ACT Practice Test with Teach Back, College and Career Scholarships and College & Career Prep Video
Students Impacted: 2,650

Gold Bar Gala Best in Class Awards

• Amount Awarded: $30,000.00
• Students Impacted: 1,101
  
  

Excellence Awards

• Amount Awarded: $35,000.00
• Students Impacted: 1,598