School Start-up Grant for Black Teacher Leaders
Organizations and individual applicants can apply.
Opens May 4 2025 12:00 AM (EDT)
Deadline Jun 1 2025 11:59 PM (EDT)
Description

Start-up grants were designed to ensure that every Black Teacher Leader has sufficient capital to launch their microschool and begin from a place of abundance. We want educators to feel secure, knowing that if they do their part, funding will be waiting for them, without the need to work multiple jobs or undercompensate themselves during the first year of operation.

To be eligible for this grant program, applicants must:

1. Have at least one school founder who identifies as Black. 

2. Be formally affiliated with the Wildflower Foundation. 

3. Plan to create their school within the United States or Puerto Rico. 

4. Be classified as a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization.



To complete this application, you will need:

  • A current version of your resume.
  • Your School Planning Album.
  • Your signed lease agreement .
  • Detailed information about your current enrollment plan.
  • Detailed information about your current funding sources.
  • A five-year school budget plan.
Apply

School Start-up Grant for Black Teacher Leaders


Start-up grants were designed to ensure that every Black Teacher Leader has sufficient capital to launch their microschool and begin from a place of abundance. We want educators to feel secure, knowing that if they do their part, funding will be waiting for them, without the need to work multiple jobs or undercompensate themselves during the first year of operation.

To be eligible for this grant program, applicants must:

1. Have at least one school founder who identifies as Black. 

2. Be formally affiliated with the Wildflower Foundation. 

3. Plan to create their school within the United States or Puerto Rico. 

4. Be classified as a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization.



To complete this application, you will need:

  • A current version of your resume.
  • Your School Planning Album.
  • Your signed lease agreement .
  • Detailed information about your current enrollment plan.
  • Detailed information about your current funding sources.
  • A five-year school budget plan.
Apply
Open to
Organizations and individual applicants can apply.
Opens
May 4 2025 12:00 AM (EDT)
Deadline
Jun 1 2025 11:59 PM (EDT)