Teacher Grants
2025-26 Innovative Teacher Mini-Grants
Who can apply?
All certified personnel in the RBUSD can apply for an Innovative Teacher Mini-Grant. Proposals can be submitted by individual teachers, teams of teachers, or certificated district personnel serving K-12 students in RBUSD.
What is considered innovative?
In support of RBUSD’s “From Kinder to College” initiative, RBEF will be funding grants for teachers with innovative plans for helping students become college-ready. Grants should focus on new and creative approaches or programs for engaging students in college-going cultural experiences and integrating college readiness teaching and learning into the classroom. If your idea is focused on college readiness, has a meaningful and measurable outcome, enhances core curriculum, and benefits a large number of students (grade or subject level grants encouraged), your idea would probably qualify. Send in an application and let us help you maximize your students’ potential.
Who decides?
To make sure that the teacher mini-grants are distributed fairly, a Grant Review Committee (made up of four or more educators, volunteers, and RBEF Board Members) will independently evaluate each application. Grant content will be measured against 100 criteria points and scores will be averaged across all reviewers. Equity of distribution across schools will be a consideration. Mini-grants will go to the most compelling and clearly defined projects.
The application itself is simple and straightforward. Applicants are encouraged to take care to complete the application completely and clearly. Applications missing information will not be considered, so please make sure to submit all required content and signatures.
What are the timelines for the application?
| Deadline for grant applications: | October 17, 2025 No later than 5:00 PM |
| Grant recipients will be notified regarding the selection: | November 6, 2025 |
| Deadline for final report: Grant recipients must submit their one-page impact report and required documentation |
June 19, 2026 |
“I am incredibly grateful to the Redondo Beach Educational Foundation for awarding us the teacher grant that made our middle school production of The Addams Family Young@Part musical a reality. For many of our students, this was their very first time stepping onto a stage—and for the first time ever, both middle schools came together in one unified production. Thanks to your generous support, I was able to bring in a vocal director and choreographer, and provide beautiful costumes that brought the story to life. More than just a performance, this experience gave our students a glimpse into what a true theatrical production entails, while building confidence, collaboration, and lasting memories. It also served as a powerful bridge to prepare them for the high school theatre program. It truly takes a village—and I thank you for being part of ours.”
“Thank you to RBEF for funding our “Making Math Meaningful” grant! With your generous support, we were able to purchase a variety of hands-on materials that help our students explore math concepts through play. We’ve created engaging math stations both in the classroom and on the playground. Our students are now counting, sorting, building, measuring, and problem-solving—all while developing critical thinking and socialization skills. We are so grateful for the opportunity to make math meaningful, and accessible for our youngest learners!”