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Bronxville School Foundation Accepting Applications For 2016 Grants

BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- The Bronxville School Foundation recently announced its 2016 grant cycle.

Students and their teacher work with Singapore Math manipulatives funded through a Bronxville School Foundation grant.

Students and their teacher work with Singapore Math manipulatives funded through a Bronxville School Foundation grant.

Photo Credit: Lisa Barr

For the past 25 years, the Foundation has raised money from school families, alumni and the community to support meaningful projects that enrich the educational experience of students kindergarten through grade 12.

The Foundation invites faculty, administrators, staff, students, parents and community members to submit grant requests.

Since its inception in 1991, the Foundation has awarded 599 grants totaling more than $7.5 million on grants that focus on pursuing innovative ideas, piloting new programs, and providing faculty training, equipment and facilities in areas of science, arts, athletics, technology, and curriculum development.

"We look forward to receiving grant applications that will enhance the educational environment for Bronxville students, faculty and administrators,” says Jennifer Thomas, who heads the Grants Committee this year. “The Committee is happy to provide assistance in developing and researching ideas.”

The grant application with guidelines, as well as descriptions of grants that the Foundation has funded in the past, can be found on the Foundation's website, www.BronxvilleSchoolFoundation.org.

The deadline for all applications is Tuesday, March 1. For further information or inquiries, contact Jennifer Thomas at jenniferbthomas@me.com or Peggy Williams, Foundation Executive Director, at pwilliams@bronxvilleschool.org.

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