
Application Review Process
If there are any questions please contact GEF at emailus@thinkthebest.org.
1. Discuss plans with a GPSD faculty member, GPSD Administrator and a GEF Board Member.
2. Complete the written application form providing all requested information. While supplementary material may be submitted, the provided application must be completed, filling all blanks. Please note that GEF will not typically fund items that it considers school/office supplies.
3. Have the application approved by the Superintendent or Superintendent Designee.
4. The deadline for all grants is on a rolling basis. The GEF Programs Committee and Board meets monthly to review proposals.
An applicant can apply for special consideration for immediate action for the following reasons:
It is a matching grant and supportive of accessing funding from another source that has its own timeline.
Special request of the superintendent or a board member.
5. GEF will contact applicants during the review process if further information is needed. In some cases an applicant may be asked to make a short presentation to the GEF Programs Committee.
6. The Board of Directors will vote on the recommendation and its decision will be communicated to the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, School Principal(s) and teacher(s) within 5 working days of the Board meeting.
7. If funded, GEF’s treasurer will submit payment to the GPSD. The applicant will access those funds through the district’s specified procurement procedures.
8. A written report must be submitted at the end of each year of the grant.