Classroom Grants
JEF Classroom Grant applications open August 1, 2025, and close October 15, 2025, or sooner if funds are depleted. Applying early is encouraged, as funding is not guaranteed. Please read instructions below before applying.
Eligibility & Funding Limits
- Who can apply? Licensed, full-time educators in Jordan District (Utah), including art, P.E., and music teachers, are eligible. Some exceptions for part-time educators may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Grant Limit: Educators can apply for up to $500 per individual.
- Team Applications: Multiple educators can combine their individual $500 limits for a larger project (e.g., three educators can apply for up to $1,500). However, the total request must not exceed $500 per educator. DonorsChoose processing fees and suggested donations do not count towards this maximum.
- Application Limit: Educators may receive only one JEF grant per year, whether applying individually or as part of a team.
Funding Priorities & Exclusions
- Funding ends when the budget is depleted or by December 10, 2025, whichever comes first.
- Priority will be given to classroom supplies, particularly sustainable equipment. All items must comply with district guidelines and standards.
- Ineligible items include:
- Food/Snack items
- Furniture and equipment for virtual home offices
- Salaries, honorariums, professional development, stipends, and educator travel
Materials
If a project is funded through DonorsChoose, DonorsChoose will ship all awarded materials (materials, supplies, equipment, technology, etc) directly to your school. If a project is not funded through DonorsChoose, the teacher, or team of teachers will be responsible to order materials through your school's secretary using Jordan District purchasing and accounting procedures.
Ownership Policy
REGARDLESS OF ANY DONORSCHOOSE POLICY ON OWNERSHIP, ALL AWARDED MATERIALS ARE SUBJECT TO JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY AND BELONG TO JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT - NOT THE AWARDED TEACHER OR TEAM.
Generally, materials funded by a Classroom Grant stay with the awarded school. However, if an individual teacher who received grant materials transfers to another school within Jordan District, they may request to take those materials with them. The Principal of the awarded school makes the final decision on such transfers. Materials awarded to a team of teachers must remain within that department or grade level team at the original school, even if one of the teachers moves.
Application Process
Initial preference is given to DonorsChoose projects in order to take advantage of time-sensitive match offers which allow us to fund more projects. Because of these matches, DonorsChoose projects often get funded sooner as well.
Do you have a project that is not applicable to DonorsChoose?
If you are applying for materials/licenses not covered by DonorsChoose, skip step 1 (DonorsChoose Application) and proceed to step 2 (Jordan Education Foundation Application). You will need to provide specific details and costs for your project in the application.
1 - DonorsChoose Application
Create a DonorsChoose account and project on donorschoose.org. Not Applicable? See Below.
2 - Jordan Education Foundation Application
Open the JEF Application Form link. Insert the link to your Donors Choose project in Section 2 of the JEF Application Form. (This is how we’ll know which projects to fund,) and submit the JEF application.
