Fall Grant Cycle for Teachers’ Aid Program (TAP) is Now Open!

If you are a teacher or an administrator (or know of one), the FedChoice Charitable Foundation opened the Fall Grant Cycle for the Teachers’ Aid Program (TAP).

The program is designed to help fund classroom projects for teachers and administrators working in K-8 schools in the DC/Maryland/ Virginia (DMV) area. TAP provides small educator grants ($250 maximum grant per educator) for teachers of math, business, economics, or general elementary education.

These grants may be used for any direct classroom expenses, including, but not limited to, supplies needed to fund a project for the classroom, basic supplies the classroom may be lacking, supplemental items to enhance classroom learning or an experience to enhance classroom learning.

Applying is easy. Please write a short description of your project and submit it directly on our website: www. fedchoicegives.org/TAP. The final deadline for submissions this cycle is Friday, November 17, 2023.

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