BVEF Grants
Over the Past 10 Years of Grant
Funding
Funded over 110 Competitive Grants totaling more than $150,000
Distributed more than $250,000 in total grant funding
Funded a large scale grant in each school building
Our Grants have three focus areas
Curriculum-based
Curriculum Focused grants provide funding to enhance established programs and strengthen academic content already being taught in the Bay Village schools
Seed Money
Seed Money grants provide funding to launch new and innovative projects in the Bay Village schools.
Student Mental Health
Mental Health grants provide funding for programs that develop student life skills and resilience, foster connectedness and belonging, and promote help-seeking behaviors.
Available Grants
The Thompson Economic Education Award
Curriculum-Based
- Established in 2006.
- Awarded to an applicant of the Bay Village School System that desires financial support for a planned educational activity, related equipment and/or materials related to economics.
- Selections made from applications reviewed by the BVEF Trustees.
The Nancy Clouser Waldron Award for Excellence in English
Curriculum-Based
- Funded by the Class of 1960.
- This award promotes classroom and individual education activities, which pursue excellence in the academic area of English.
- Designation given to a grant that meets criteria at the grant selection meeting in October.
The Golden Fund
Curriculum-based
- Established by the Class of 1949.
- Encourages each 50-year reunion class to contribute.
- Proceeds fund a project that helps special needs students succeed in school.
- Designation given to a grant that meets the criteria at the grant selection meeting in October.
Grant Recipients
Large-Scale Projects
Library Renovation
Normandy Elementary School
Lu Interactive Playground
Westerly Elementary School
Lauchpad Maker Space
Bay Middle School
Video Production Studio
Bay High School
Curriculum-Focused
Family Math Night
Normandy Elementary School
Hal Walker: Artist in Residence
Westerly Elementary School
FIRST Robotics Competition
Bay High School
Seed Money
One School One Book
Normandy Elementary School
First-Fourth Key Chain Company
Normandy and Westerly Elementary Schools
FIRST Robotics Competition
Bay High School
Student Mental Health
