Grants to Educators

The 2025-26 Grants to Educators application is OPEN!

The Littleton Public Schools Foundation is excited to award educator grants for the 2025-26 school year. We can't wait to see how the grants will support, educate, inspire, and prepare LPS students in their educational and life journey! 

Grants are broken into these categories:

• Any individual teacher/staff can apply for up to $1,000. 
• Any PLC team can apply for up to $2,500. 
• An entire building can apply for up to $5,000. 

2025-26 Educator Grant Application Questions: 

1. What is the name of your program/project?
2. How many students will benefit from funding?
3. What grade level(s) will be served by the funding?
4. Select the student need associated with this request: Academic Innovation, Social-emotional, Cultural, Economic, Leadership, or Other
5. How will this request promote student learning, leadership, critical thinking and/or innovation, and/or meet state standards and goals?
6. How many staff members will benefit from this request? 
7. Please list the requested materials. Include all items, quantity needed, and price for every item.
8. What is the total amount you are requesting?
9. Explain how this request could contribute to diversity, equity, and belonging within LPS. 
10. How will you track and measure, both formally and summatively, student growth and mastery?
11. What is the longevity of this funding request? Will it reach other students or a wider audience year after year? If so, explain.
12. Have you been awarded "Grants for Teachers" funding in the past?  If so, which year(s)?  (This will not affect the status of your application.) 

The following items will NOT be covered or eligible for funding:

•  Food and entertainment outside of school 
•  Teacher or paraprofessional recertification/education/professional development  
•  Personal enrichment course work (Masters degree, etc.)
•  Travel expenses, field trips and/or transportation 
•  Technology NOT supported by the District - Any requests involving tech must be approved by ITS first
•  Substitute fees
•  Staffing 
•  Student or staff scholarships 
•  Programs that require sustainable, ongoing funding from LPS Foundation 
•  Capital campaigns or building repairs 
•  External before or after school programs  (SACC is allowed) 
•  School or booster clubs or PTOs
• Classroom furniture (Due to Bond coverage)

The deadline to apply is Friday, October 31, at midnight. Your principal or program director MUST approve this request prior to submission.  Requests not approved will not be considered for funding.

Timeline: Applications will be reviewed in November/December 2025, and all applicants will be notified of their status in mid-January 2026. Selected grantees will be sent checks in early to mid-February 2026. 

Questions? Please contact Stef Carroll at scarroll@lps.k12.co.us or 303-347-3478.  

Need some inspiration? Curious about the projects we funded last year? Please see here for a list of our 2024-25 grantees.