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Quality Science and Mathematics (QSM) Grant

DEADLINE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 at 11:59 pm

https://www.lsu.edu/caincenter/programs/qsm-grants/index.php

TO APPLY GO TO PORTAL LINK BELOW:

https://webportalapp.com/sp/login/qsm_grant_program_24-25 

-GRANTS OF UP TO $1,000 ARE AWARDED TO PK-2nd,  $1,500 TO 3rd-5TH, and $2,000 for 6th -12th grade proposals.

-APPLICANTS MUST BE FULL-TIME CLASSROOMS TEACHERS ASSIGNED TO TEACHER MATH, SCIENCE, OR STEM COURSE/SUBJECTS IN A PK-12 PUBLIC REGULAR EDUCATION PROGRAM 

-PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE ELIGIBLE

  • A teacher may only receive one grant award per fiscal year.
  • Grant funds may only be used to purchase QSM Eligible items.
    • QSM Eligible items include equipment and materials directly related with instruction and student use. Grant funds may be used to cover shipping and handling costs but cannot be used to cover taxes of items.
    • Safety equipment such as goggle sanitizing cabinets and appropriate chemical storage cabinets are eligible items as long as use supports the learning of a standard. Example: if a lesson to learn specific standards requires chemicals that need to be stored safely in an acids cabinet, etc., the chemicals are ineligible, but the safety cabinet would be eligible as long as you describe how the students will be using the chemicals and the requirement for proper storage for those chemicals.
    • Ineligible items include, but are not limited to, furniture, TV/utility carts, computer desks, software subscriptions, field trips, registration fees, teacher trainings, consumables, and supply kits that are mostly consumables.
  • All grant funds must be expended on items as specified in the approved budget or as approved by the QSM Grant Administrator.
  • Items purchased from grant funds are considered property of the school and shall remain with the school if the teacher leaves.
  • If unforeseen developments occur that make it impossible for the project to be completed as submitted, the teacher or principal shall contact the QSM Administrator to decline the award or transfer the award to a teacher at the school who can implement the project.
  • Failure to adhere to any of the stated policies or guidelines may result in revocation of the grant which requires the reimbursement of the full amount of funding to the QSM Grant Program and the disqualification of the applicant or school for future funding.

 

CONGRATULATIONS! 

QSM 2023-2024 Awardees:

Lova Moreno, Henry Heights Elem
Mary Johnson, SJ Welsh Middle
Sarah St. Cyr, WW Lewis Middle

2022-2023 QSM AWARDEES:

KATHRYN CURTIS, DEQUINCY PRIMARY
CYTHNIA KOONCE, LEBLEU SETTLEMENT ELEM
WHITNEY HUNTER, MOSS BLUFF ELEM
SADIE NEWELL, VINTON HIGH