FY17 Innovation Fund grant opportunities

The Innovation Fund has received fiscal year (FY) 2017 state funding to provide grants to eligible organizations focused on planning, implementing, or scaling innovative education programs focused on the following priority areas:

Applied learning with a focus on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) education
Birth to age 8 language and literacy development
Development and replication of blended learning school models
Teacher and leader development for high-need schools

Note: UGA faculty are eligible to partner with a LEA, RESA, traditional public school or charter school in Georgia to submit a proposal; UGA is not eligible to apply.

Click here to view the grant application questions, grant guidelines, and scoring rubrics.

Award Timeline

**Thursday, June 2 **
4:30–5:30 p.m.
Technical Assistance Day Part I (Shark Tank: The Innovation Fund Challenge)
The Loudermilk Center, Atlanta GA
Click here to register

Friday, June 3
10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Technical Assistance Day Part II
The Loudermilk Center, Atlanta GA
Click here to register

Please note the Technical Assistance Day Part II is mandatory for all new Innovation Fund applicants.

June 6: Application opens
August 15: Grant applications due
September 12-16: Phone interviews with highest-scoring applicants
Late September: Grant awards announced

Contact Innovation Fund program manager

Rebecca Ellis

at 404-596-3651.

If you are partnering with a LEA, RESA, or traditional public school or charter school in Georgia, contact Grace Thornton or

Kim Wright