Small Grants
GHS teachers, staff and student clubs are invited to apply to the BLT for project funding through the PTSA Small Grants program.
Applications are considered three or more times a year by the Building Leadership Team (BLT), a group of administrators, teachers, staff and PTSA representatives that also strives to welcome regular student participation in these and other decisions.
Applications are evaluated for factors including:
- Number of students who will benefit.
- How sustainable or measurable the proposal effects are beyond a single year.
- Impact on students who in the past have been underserved.
- Availability of adequate alternate funding resources.
The rubric attached to the application has more details about evaluation. (Download is below).
THE FUNDS
This is a small grant program (typical grants have ranged from $200 to $2,500), not a bridge loan or cash flow program. Funds may not be used to settle debts. See some examples of grants. Recipients of grants access the
funds by submitting receipts or invoices directly to the PTSA, who then writes reimbursement checks or pays the invoices.
A high proportion of the proposals are funded, so please take the time to apply. We try our best to award these grants to assist our students, supporting your good ideas. Thank you for all you do for Garfield!
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
The application form must be submitted by a GHS administrator, teacher or staff person.
- You will list your department head on the form, so make that person aware of your application in advance.
- A student club proposal must be submitted by the faculty advisor.
PROCESS
- Staff should download the BLT Small Grant Request /Rubric form (requires SPS staff access).
- Fill out the form (a PDF with convenient entry fields). Please be clear about how the money will be spent.
- Staff should email the completed form to Erin Philbeck and Rosario Nunez-Guzman.
DEADLINES
All approved grant recipients must provide receipts or invoices to PTSA within two weeks of receiving the approval notice.
Fall Grant Application Deadline: October 8 at 4:00 PM
• Funding decisions will be made on October 27.
• Grant applicants should receive notification of the funding decision by November 6.
Winter Grant Application Deadline: January 8 at 4:00 pm
• Funding decisions will be made on January 26.
• Grant applicants should receive notification of the funding decision by February 5
Spring Grant Application Deadline: April 2 at 4:00pm
• Funding decisions will be made on April 27.
• Grant applicants should receive notification of the funding decision by May 7.
For information on recently awarded grants, search the PTSA website for “grants.”
QUESTIONS?
2026-27 staff contacts for BLT Small Grants process:
The PTSA’s BLT Reps may be contacted at BLT@garfieldptsa.org.