West Tennessee Education Grants

Educators or school-based professionals are invited to apply for our West Tennessee Education Grants. This includes public and private K-12 schools, Technical Schools, Universities and Colleges in West Tennessee unless otherwise noted. Foundation membership is not required as the funds will be paid to the winning recipients’ school or college. 

Classroom Grants - $1,000 per grant awarded

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K-12 Teacher Appreciation Grants – up to $500 per grant awarded 

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Professional Development Grant – $1,000 per grant awarded

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Missing information within the application may result in disqualification. Leaders Education Foundation is under no obligation to contact applicants regarding missing or incomplete information.   
 

Grants are payable to the applicant’s school for use only as stated in the submitted application. 

By applying for a grant, Applicants consent to the use of their submitted photographs, videos, names, and likenesses in Leaders Education Foundation’s promotional materials and social media channels. 

NOTICE:  If a video or photo shows any individual in such a way that the individual can be recognized, you must obtain written consent from that individual to permit Leaders Education Foundation to copy, display, transmit and otherwise use the video and/or photo, and you must provide the Leaders Education Foundation the original copy of that consent upon Leaders Education Foundation’s request. 

Application Period: July- September

Facebook Voting (Classroom Grants Only): Mid-September

Winners Announced for all LEADS Grants: End of September

Reception for all LEADS Grant Recipients: Third Week of October at the Carl Grant Events Center at Union University in Jackson. All recipients are invited to attend.