Grant Writing
PEF
offers technical assistance to the PUSD by coordinating and writing grant applications
to government agencies as requested by the PUSD. PEF does not receive
remuneration for this service. In recent years grant applications have
brought over $5 million annually to PUSD projects from government grants. These
include:
- California Math and Science Partnership - $999,541
A California Department of Education grant in collaboration with Cal Poly Pomona, the WestEd K-12 Alliance and Pasadena City College for professional development in mathematics for teachers grades 5 through Algebra I, including the work of five math coaches working throughout the District.
- Loma Alta Healthy Start - $450,000
This seven-year state grant establishes a Healthy Start Family Center at Loma Alta Elementary School in Altadena, designed to link students, families and community members with free health and social services.
- Instructional School Gardens at 18 Schools - $52,500
This state grant provides $2,500 to $5,000 for each participating school for the materials, teacher training, seeds and plants needed to create, expand or sustain an instructional school gardens. Project partners helping with the ongoing effort include the Huntington Gardens and the Pasadena Education Network.
- Carol M. White Physical Education Program - $308,361
A U. S. Department of Education grant designed to reinvigorate and sustain the teaching of physical education throughout the District through the SPARK PE teacher training as well as continuing a partnership with Young & Healthy and Cal State LA for the Club Fit program for children in need of health and fitness education.
- After School Education and Safety - $543,450
A California Department of Education grant to expand the PasadenaLEARNs after school program to Marshall Fundamental School as well as at McKinley K-8 and Eliot Middle School in partnership with the Pasadena YMCA.
PEF also writes grants to foundations and corporations to support education initiatives in the PUSD.