2. Community Classroom-Legacy Grant Program

DAR AMERICAN REVOLUTION LEGACY GRANT PROGRAM

The Daughters of the American Revolution is offering PreK-16 teachers and administrators “American Revolution Legacy Grants” that support educational initiatives or student programs (for young and old), enhance student academic performance, and reward creative approaches to support higher levels of student learning. Winning grants will be for new projects/initiatives that focus on the theme of “Stars and Stripes Forever: The Enduring Legacy of the American Revolution”. All grant requests should focus on a project, not a purchase.
The DAR American Revolution Legacy Grant is a one-time award of $5,000, and smaller projects are encouraged. Up to 20 grants will be awarded during the 2025 grant program (for use during the 2025-2026 school year). Small grants are just as likely to be awarded as large grants. Partial funding will be considered so please include other funding sources if applicable. The application must be endorsed by a DAR Chapter Regent or Community Classroom Committee Chair, as well as your principal/supervisor.

2024 DAR “American Revolution Legacy Grant” FAQs

PURPOSE:
The Daughters of the American Revolution is offering PreK-16 teachers and administrators “American Revolution Legacy Grants” that support educational initiatives or student programs (for young and old), enhance student academic performance, and reward creative approaches to support higher levels of student learning.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING:

• Application Opens: Monday, October 14, 2024
• Application Closes: Friday, January 31, 2025, AT 11:59 PM Hawaii Standard Time

APPLICATIONS MUST:

• Be submitted electronically via the DAR Scholarship Committee Online Application Submission Portal (https://dar.academicworks.com/).
• Applicants will complete the online application at no later than January 31, 2025, including electronic acknowledgements of the principal/supervisor and Chapter Regent or the Community Classroom Committee Chair.
• The application must contain the electronic acknowledgement of the principal/supervisor.
• The application must contain the electronic acknowledgement of the Chapter Regent or the Community Classroom Committee Chair.

GUIDELINES:

• Maximum grant amount: $5,000 per application
• The programs/initiatives in the 2025 application must be executed during the 2025-26 school year.
• Winning grants will be for new projects/initiatives that focus on the theme of “Stars and Stripes Forever: The Enduring Legacy of the American Revolution.”
• All grant requests should focus on a project, not a purchase. For example, DAR would consider funding for programs like a school musical, a grade level field trip to a museum, or a science fare centered on how Revolutionary-era inventions continue to improve modern societies; or an initiative like a school-wide history club, a campus History-Bee, or a district-wide traveling American Revolution exhibit. DAR will not fund salaries/stipends, furniture or classroom sets of Chromebooks/iPads.
• When creating your program/project budget, research carefully and be realistic. Small grants are just as likely to be awarded as large grants. Partial funding will be considered so please include other funding sources if applicable.
• Up to 20 grants will be awarded during the 2025 grant program (for use during the 2025-26 school year). The final number and dollar amount of awards will depend upon the quality of applications received and on funds available from DAR. Monies would be awarded no later than May 1, 2025 (to occur in proximity to National Teacher Appreciation Week 2025).
• Chapters are allowed one submission/application.

ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY:

• Employees of a school district, community college district, or accredited university, college, vocational, or trade school who are involved in the instruction of PreK-16 students, continuing education, or related support services are eligible to apply. Applications will be reviewed by committee and recommendations will be made to the DAR National Chair of the Community Classroom Committee for final approval. Applicants will be notified by email of decisions by the Committee Classroom Committee.
• Employees of DAR Schools, DAR Approved Schools, Bacone College, Chemawa Indian School, and Indian Youth of America Inc. are not eligible to apply for this program.

ELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS:

• Grants may fund instructional and classroom materials, parent involvement programs, or any activity or material which connects to the legacy of the American Revolution and supports higher levels of student academic achievement.
• The awards must be used for the purposes intended.
• The program/project must be fully implemented, and the final report must be submitted to the DAR Community Classroom Committee complete and on-time (no later than May 1, 2025).
• Grant recipients must agree to share photos and project summaries for use in future DAR programs and promotional materials.
• Grant recipients may only receive one grant per administration (2022-2025).

SELECTION CRITERIA:

• The degree to which the application supports the 2025 DAR American Revolution Legacy Grants theme of “Stars and Stripes Forever: The Enduring Legacy of the American Revolution.”
• The degree to which the proposal represents a creative or innovative approach to the accomplishment of grant program objectives.
• The degree to which the proposal is clear and logical, including (a) specificity of objectives; (b) clarity of description of instructional procedures, methods, or treatments; and © correspondence among evaluative procedures, objectives, and treatments.

For information about the application, please contact Holly Hornsby Becker, National Vice Chair, Community Classroom Committee – DAR American Revolution Legacy Grant Program Applications at hhbeckerdar@gmail.com.