Grant Application Instructions & Guidelines

The 2026-27 aef educator grant application is open!

read below for complete details.

2026-27 ARLINGTON ISD Education Foundation GrantS

AEF Grant Competition Details

o   Maximum Award: Applicants can apply for up to $10,000.

o   Community Impact Grants (CIGs): Grant requests between $500-$1750 will be promoted for sponsorship at the AEF’s Celebrate the Foundation event in September. CIG requests without a sponsor at the end of the event will be reviewed and scored with the remaining grant applications in December.

o   Regular Grants: Grant requests between $1751-$10,000 (and CIG requests that were not sponsored at Celebrate the Foundation) will be reviewed and scored in December.

o   Funded projects must take place within 12 months of receipt of funds.

o   Application Dates:         

•         Application Period Opens: MONDAY, JULY 20, 2026

•         Community Impact Grant & Regular Grant Application Period Closes: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2026

o   ACCESS THE GRANT APPLICATION HERE

NEW GUIDELINE: Each AISD employee may serve as the applicant or co-applicant on ONLY ONE application. If you submit (or are the co-applicant on) a CIG application, you cannot submit (or be the co-applicant on) a Regular Grant application.

NOTE: All grant applications are screened for approval by AISD staff prior to submission to the Foundation. To be considered for funding, your grant application must be approved by your campus principal or department supervisor and AISD senior staff.   

QUESTIONS? Contact the AISD Grants Department: chris.reeves@arlingtonisd.org.