MINI-GRANTS

M-A Staff and Student Clubs

Established in 1999, the M-A PTA Mini-Grant Program aims to serve as many M-A students as possible by funding one-time events or supplies where alternate funding is not available. M-A teachers, club leaders, administrators, staff members, and students may apply.

What a Mini-Grant Can Fund

The PTA is guided by the principle that mini-grants should benefit the largest number of students possible across a variety of grade levels and subject areas. With this in mind, mini-grants generally fund:

• Supplies, materials, and equipment including books, magazines, and newspapers

• Support for school programs

• Instructional CDs, videos and software

• Electrical or electronic equipment

• Entry fees or admission costs to museums or other field trip destinations (but NOT other field trip costs, such as transportation. See below)

What a Mini-Grant Cannot Fund

PTA guidelines limit mini-grant funding for:

• No private transportation costs, hotels, etc. (due to insurance limitations)

• No salaries or substitute teacher costs

• No funding for staff professional development or staff conferences of any kind

• No gift cards

• No food (unless it is to feed volunteers)

• No furnishings for staff rooms, lunch rooms or principals’ offices

• No athletics-related requests. Please check with M-A Athletic Boosters

How to Apply/Deadlines

To apply for a Mini-Grant, please complete the Mini-Grant Proposal link below. You may also place your proposal in the Mini-Grant box in the mail room.

Please read the Important Reminders section below before submitting your application.

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There are two rounds of Mini-Grant funding per year, and the deadlines for this year are as follows:

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• Deadline for Fall 2021 is 1:30 p.m. on Friday, September 24

• Deadline for Spring 2022 is 1:30 p.m. on Friday, February 18

Important Reminders

• Application deadlines are final; no late submissions will be accepted.

• Fully complete the Mini-Grant proposal including how the funds will be used.

• Calculate expenditures carefully. The PTA will not fund any amounts over the amount approved (include tax and shipping costs, especially for internet purchases).

• Grant funds must be used for the purposes specified in the grant application.

• Items purchased with grant proceeds are the property of Menlo-Atherton High School.

• It is now a requirement to be a member of the M-A PTA in order to request a mini-grant. Information about joining the PTA. Link provided below.

• Complete the reimbursement request form when you are ready to be reimbursed. Please include a copy of your mini‐grant approval letter with the form.

Mini-Grants Chair:

• Julie Lee

• Johanna Pilette-understudy