LEADING for Equity Grants

The 2025-26 Equity Grants application is now open 

With multiple new curricular adoptions coming our way, the Schools Fund is particularly seeking proposals aligned to academic support for students not yet to grade level.

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Highly Recommended: Come to Grants Office Hours to talk through your proposal ideas!

Online Office Hours #1: Thurs Feb 27, 4-5pm 

Online Office Hours #2: Tues, Mar 11, 4-5pm

Online Office Hours #3: Wed, Mar 26, 4-5pm

LEADING for Equity grants are designed to support district-wide (or multi-school) collaborative, equity-explicit projects within the 6 priority areas described below. Grants can receive up to $15,000.

See what projects we are funding in ’24-25.

Equity-Centered Priority Areas

LEADING for Equity proposals will be evaluated based on their alignment to the Schools Fund’s equity mission and the Schools Fund’s priority funding areas:

Read more about what the Schools Fund means by “equity.”

Who Can Apply

LEADING for Equity grants are open to current BUSD staff members, certificated and classified. Community organizations may partner with BUSD staff but the BUSD staff member must serve as the Project Lead.

Strategic Investments Where They Matter Most 

With universal goals for all BUSD students, the Schools Fund works in a focused way to ensure that all students, and especially those furthest from opportunity, thrive in school and in life. 

Application Timeline

  • Application opens: Mon, February 10, 2025
  • Application deadline: Thurs, April 10, 2025
  • Notification deadline: Tues, July 1, 2025

We strongly encourage applicants to join us at one of our Open Office Hours before submitting a proposal.

Grantwriting Tools

For Current Grantees

Grantees can request funds with this Equity Grant Funds Request Form

Paying BUSD Staff for Their Time

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