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Grant applications are now being accepted from Ravenswood City School District pre-school through 8th grade educators.

October 8, 2008: fall Application Form deadline
December 31, 2008: fall Post Project Report deadline

Application Form 2007-08
.doc / .pdf
Guidelines for 2007-08

.doc / .pdf
Post Project Report
.doc / .pdf

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Applications must:
be complete and legible, either written or word processed. Incomplete or illegible applications will be denied.

contain a clear, concise description of the proposed project. Note required structure on the second page of the application.

include a detailed proposed budget with specific items and prices. Follow the grid provided on the application. The selection committee will be looking for appropriateness of the request and its ability to support the project's goals. Lists of classroom supplies, organization materials, stickers, rewards, etc. will be denied. EPAK also does not fund salaries, reimbursements, furniture, food, or school uniforms. Although EPAK recognizes the need for these items in the classroom, they are not what EPAK chooses to fund.

be postmarked on or before the deadline.

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Once grant monies are spent, the recipient must send original receipts, or other proof of expenditures, along with a Post Project Report by the Post Project Report deadline to qualify for future grants.

East Palo Alto Kids Foundation
P.O. Box 50542
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Requests for changes in use of funds must be in writing (email is accepted) and be pre-approved by an EPAK board member. If receipts are lost, a teacher must show the materials purchased to their principal, program director or EPAK board member, who must write a letter on the teacher's behalf to EPAK stating that the materials were indeed purchased (or field trip taken, etc.). Board members may be reached by email at epakidsfd@yahoo.com.

For more information, contact:
Dianne Otterby, Grant Allocations Chair
(650) 323-0884