Teachers Grants

Teachers Grants (6)

NFAR Teacher's Grant 2024 - 2025

NFAR Teacher's Grant Program (2024 - 2025 School Year)

Application Period is now Open!

Autism affects one in every 36 children in the United States, and a growing number of students each year in classrooms across San Diego County.  Autism often affects the way a person receives and processes information. A person with autism may also have sensory issues that interfere with learning.

NFAR established a Program in 2005 that awards funding to educators to support the specialized academic needs of their students with autism. These awards give educators a vehicle for piloting different teaching tools, as well as funding for technology and programs that address key areas of concern for students with autism, such as social skills training, developing effective communication skills for verbal and non-verbal students, as well as reducing sensory and behavioral issues.

Restrictions:

  • Educators include Autism Specialists, Classroom Teachers, Speech & Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Resource Teachers.
  • Funds are to be used for educational programs within the greater San Diego area, Grades Pre-K – Transition and Specialized College Programs
  • Educational programs, materials, and equipment requested must be for the benefit of current students that have specialized learning needs and include those with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
  • NOTE: Educators can be awarded for up to three consecutive years in a row. Then, they must wait a year before applying again, This only applies to those that have been awarded funding.

Funding Details:

  • Grant awards average $500, with requests up to $1,000.
  • Minimum amount that can be requested is $250.
  • A $1,000 award is for a single priced item or a focused initiative.
  • Incomplete grant applications will not be accepted (includes incomplete budget details). Please provide product links.
  • We do not accept multiple grants for the same classroom/ initiative.

Timing:

To assist educators and the students they serve, the NFAR Teachers' Grant application period will be as follows:.

NFAR Teacher’s Applications opens:            Now Open
Applications are due:                            Sep 30
Teacher Awards Announced:                      Dec 10

NOTE: Once you are logged into Community Force, you will click on "NFAR Teacher Grant Fund 2024-25" to open application. Applications are due by 10 PM on September 30, 2023.

 

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NFAR Teacher's Grant 2023 - 2024

 

2023 NFAR Teacher's Grant Program (2023 - 2024 School Year)

Awards granted in December

Description:

Autism affects one in every 36 children in the United States, and a growing number of students each year in classrooms across San Diego County.  Autism often affects the way a person receives and processes information. A person with autism may also have sensory issues that interfere with learning.

NFAR established a Program in 2005 that awards funding to educators to support the specialized academic needs of their students with autism. These awards give educators a vehicle for piloting different teaching tools, as well as funding for technology and programs that address key areas of concern for students with autism, such as social skills training, developing effective communication skills for verbal and non-verbal students, as well as reducing sensory and behavioral issues.

Restrictions:

  • Educators include Autism Specialists, Classroom Teachers, Speech & Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Resource Teachers.
  • Funds are to be used for educational programs within the greater San Diego area, Grades Pre-K – Transition and Specialized College Programs
  • Educational programs, materials, and equipment requested must be for the benefit of current students that have specialized learning needs and include those with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
  • NOTE: Educators can be awarded for up to three consecutive years in a row. Then, they must wait a year before applying again, This only applies to those that have been awarded funding.

Funding Details:

  • Grant awards average $500, with requests up to $1,000.
  • Minimum amount that can be submitted is $250.
  • A $1,000 award is for a single priced item or a focused initiative.
  • Incomplete grant applications will not be accepted (includes incomplete budget details).
  • We do not accept multiple grants for the same classroom/ initiative.

Timing:

To assist educators and the students they serve, the NFAR Teachers' Grant application period will be as follows:.

NFAR Teacher’s Applications opens:            Aug 1
  Applications are due:                           Sep 30
Teacher Awards Announced:                      Dec 14

 

NOTE: Once you are logged into Community Force, you will click on "NFAR Teacher Grant Fund 2023-24" to open application. Applications are due by 10 PM on September 30, 2023.

 Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Grants Administrator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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NFAR Teacher’s Grants 2022 / 2023 School Year

 

2022 NFAR Teacher's Grant Program

Awards granted in December

Description:

Autism affects one in every 44 children in the United States, and a growing number of students each year in classrooms across San Diego County.  Autism often affects the way the individual receives and processes information. A person with autism may also have sensory issues that interfere with learning.

NFAR established a Program in 2005 that awards funding to educators to support the specialized academic needs of their students with autism. These awards give educators a vehicle for piloting different teaching tools, as well as funding of technology and programs that address key areas of concern for students with autism, such as social skills training, developing effective communication skills for verbal and non-verbal students, as well as reducing sensory and behavioral issues that interfere with learning.

Restrictions:

  • Educators that may apply include Autism Specialists, Classroom Teachers, Speech & Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Resource Teachers.
  • Funds are to be used for educational programs within the greater San Diego area, Grades Pre-K – Transition and Specialized College Programs
  • Educational programs, materials, and equipment requested must be for the benefit of current students that are have specialized learning needs and include those with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
  • NOTE: Educators can be awarded for up to three consecutive years in a row. Then, they must wait a year before applying again, This only applies to those that have been awarded funding.

Timing:

To assist educators and the students they serve, the NFAR Teachers' Grant application period will be as follows:.

NFAR Teacher’s Applications opens:            Aug 1
  Applications are due:                           Sep 30
Teacher Awards Announced:                      Dec 12

 

Contact Information:

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NFAR Teacher's Award Program 2021

 

NFAR Teacher's Award Program 2021

Awards granted on December 1st

Description:

Autism affects one in every 54 children in the United States, and a growing number of students each year in classrooms across San Diego County.  Autism often affects the way the individual receives and processes information. A person with autism may also have sensory issues that interfere with learning.

NFAR established a Program in 2005 that awards funding to educators to support the specialized academic needs of their students with autism. These awards give educators a vehicle for piloting different teaching tools, as well as funding of technology and programs that address key areas of concern for students with autism, such as social skills training, developing effective communication skills for verbal and non-verbal students, as well as reducing sensory and behavioral issues that interfere with learning.

Restrictions:

  • Educators that may apply include Autism Specialists, Classroom Teachers, Speech & Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Resource Teachers.
  • Funds are to be used for educational programs within the greater San Diego area, Grades Pre-K – Transition and Specialized College Programs
  • Educational programs, materials, and equipment requested must be for the benefit of current students with Autism Spectrum Disorders. (May benefit other students too, but must include those with an autism diagnosis.)
  • NOTE: Educators can be awarded up to three consecutive years in a row. Then, they must wait a year before applying again, This only applies to those that have been awarded funding.

Timing:

To assist educators and the students they serve, the NFAR Teachers' Grant application period will be as follows:.

NFAR Teacher’s Applications opens:            Aug 1
    Applications are due:                           Sep 30
Teacher Awards Announced:                      Dec 1

 

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Grants Administrator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Teacher Awards 2011-2012

  District School Grade Project Title
1 Chula Vista Elementary School
Juarez-Lincoln Elementary School K – 3 Making Learning Meaningful with Tools to Assist with Students' Focus & Attention
2
Liberty Elementary School K –3 Fine Motor Skills
3   Liberty Elementary School 4 – 6 Technology Based Social Skills
4   Liberty Elementary School K – 3 Letter Buddies
5
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School 5 – 6 Let's Discover & Explore!
6 Del Mar Unified School District Carmel Del Mar School 2 – 6 Making Music
7   Carmel Del Mar School K – 6 Switch Activated Social Skills
8   Sage Canyon Elementary School 2 – 6 Development of Socialization Skills of Students with Autism Spectrum
9 Encinitas Union School Dsitrict El Camino Creek Elementary School Pre K – 6 Seeing Social & Being Social
10   El Camino Creek Elementary School 4 – 6 Michelle Garcia Winner - Social Thinking Conference
11   El Camino Creek Elementary School 4 – 5 Social Skills Group
12   La Costa Heights Elementary K – 6 iPad2 for Communication
13   Paul Ecke Central Pre K – 6 iPod Touch for Enhancing Social Skills Across Settings
14 Fallbrook Union Elementary School District La Paloma Elementary LC Model Classroom Accessing the Curriculum Through Assistive Technology: Unique Learning Curriculum
15 Grossmont Unified High School District El Capitan High School 9 – 12 TTAP Materials Kit
16 La Mesa / Spring Valley School District Glenn E. Murdock Elementary K – 6 iAutism
17 Lemon Grove School District Vista La Mesa Academy Preschool iPad for All
18 Mountain Empire Unified School District Campo Elementary/Middle School K – 8 Learning Social Boundaries through Video Monitoring
19   Campo Elementary/Middle School K – 8 Increasing Academic Success Through Sensory Integration
20 Non-Public Banyan Tree Foundations Academy 1 – 12 Laminator & Laminating Sheets
21   Banyan Tree Foundations Academy 1 – 12 FLIP Video Camera
22   Children's Workshop – TIEE K – 8 Video Modeling
23   The Institute for Effective Education All I-PAD: OT in the Next Generation
24   The Institute for Effective Education All Social Skills & Social Communication
25   The Institute for Effective Education – Cook Education Center Secondary (18 – 22 yrs.) Teaching Vocational Skills Using iPad in Classroom & Community Settings
26   The Institute for Effective Education – Cook Education Center 12 – 22 yrs. The Use of Skype via the iPad as an Observation Tool in Functional Analysis
27   Vista Hill Stein Education Center 8 – 12+ Request for iPad2
28   Vista Hill Stein Education Center   Equestrian Program
29 Non-Public/Private Alexa's PLAYC 18 mo. – 6 yrs. Occupational Therapy Enrichment
30   Alexa's PLAYC Pre K 3 – 5 yrs. Adapted Physical education Curriculum
31   The Joshua School 7 – 9 Increasing Assistive Technology in the Classroom
32 Oceanside Unified School District Garrison Elementary School K – 3 DVD Player & Social Skills Video Modeling DVD's
33   Oceanside High School 9 – 12 Sensory-Gross Motor Lab
34 Poway Unified School District Adobe Bluffs Elementary 3 – 5 Literacy
35   Adobe Bluffs Elementary School K – 2 iPad for Behavioral Support in an ASD Classroom
36   Creekside Elementary K – 2 iPad for Social Skills
37   Deer Canyon Elementary Pre K Teachtown Social Skills Video Curriculum
38   Garden Road Elementary 4 – 5 Visual Math Curriculum for Nonreaders
    Highland Ranch Elementary K – 1 Social and Communication Development through Music
39   Park Village Elementary School K – 1 Word Study/Language Skills — phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency
40   Park Village Elementary School 1 – 2 Reading Comprehension
41   Twin Peaks Middle School 6 – 8 Student Created Video Modeling
42   Westview High School 9 – 12 TTAP for WVHS
43 San Diego Unified School District Garfield Elementary K – 5 Speech Building Peer Relationships Through Integrated Paly Groups
44   Porter Elementary K – 5 Fostering Social Skills through Video Modeling
45   Rodriguez Elementary K – 5 Education Specialist
46   Rodriguez Elementary K – 5 Sensory Integrtion at Rodriguez Elementary
47   Rodriguez Elementary K – 5 Music Therapy for Children with Autism
48   Rosa Parks Elementary Pre K – K Communication Visual Supports: iPad
49   San Diego Cooperative Charter School 1 – 2 multi-age Access for All: Thye Power of Observation
50   TRACE Program Transition iPod Touch Use for Building Self-Monitoring Skills and Creating Video Resumes for Employment
51   Valencia Park Elementary K – 5 Assistive Technology to Promote Literacy in a Special Day Class
    Whitier Center Ages 12 – 22 The Use of Skype via the iPad as an Observation Tool in Functional Analysis
52 San Marcos Unified School District Twin Oaks Elementary Pre K B.E.E. Smart (Building Effective Education – San Marcos Autism Resource Team) Read with Me Program
53 South Bay Unified School District Godfrey G. Berry  Elementary School K – 6 Speech Improving Social Interaction Skills Using Video Modeling and Video Social Stories
54   VIP Village Pre K iPad Intervention for Children with Autism through Social Stories
55   VIP Village Preschool Pre K – 3 Video Modeling – Let's Talk!
56 Sweetwater Union High School District Bonita Vista High School Transition The Project for Improving Functional Reading Comprehension through Vocation and Critical Skills Activities
57   Bonita Vista High School Transition Project for Improving Functional Reading Comprehension
58   East Hills Academy 7 – 12 SDC Outdoor Games for Improved Interactions with Family and Friends
59   Eastlake High School 9 – 12 Transition Transition Worksite Timing
60   Eastlake Middle and more 7 – 12 Social Thinking iPad
61   Mar Vista High School Ages 18 – 22 Functional Skills Curriculum for Students with Autism
62   Olympian High School 9 – 12 iPad Olympiad – Go Social
63   Rancho Del Rey Middle School 7 – 8 Social Thinking Lunch Bunch
64   San Ysidro High School 9 – 12 Technology for Learning

 

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Teacher Awards 2012-2013

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  District School Grade Project Title
1 Chula Vista Elementary School District Greg Rogers Elementary K-6 Making Video Modeling Accessible
2   Lauderbach Elementary School K-3 Hb
3   Liberty Elementary School K-2 Communication
4   Veterans Elementary School Pre-6 Communications Skills Improvement
5 Encinitas Union School District El Camino Creek Elementary School K-6

Making Movies and Making Friends
6   Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School K-6 Sensory Break Room
7   Flora Vista Elementary K-6 Sensory Integration Toolbox
8   Paul Ecke Central School K-6 Learning Resource Center Sensory Support Room
9   Paul Ecke Central School K-6 Social Thinking using Picture Books and Social Narratives
10 Fallbrook Union Elementary La Paloma Elementary Transition Kinder, K-5 Accessing the Curriculum through Assistive Technology: Unique Learning Curriculum
11 Grossmont Unified High School District Viking Academy 7th-12th iPad for Vikings
12 Mountain Empire Unified School District Campo Elementary/Middle School K-8th Teaching though Technology
13 Murrieta Valley Unified School District Alta Murrieta Elementary School K-5 Sensory Gym
14 Poway Unified School District Adobe Bluffs Elementary Preschool Activity Schedules for Children with Autism, Teaching Independent Behavior
15   Canyon View Elementary School 3-5 Cooking to Build Life Skills
16   Garden Road Elementary School PreK-5 iPad application-Speech Production
17   Park Village Elementary School Pre K-5th Social Communication Across the School Day
18   Park Village Elementary School K-1 Social Thinking Conference
19   Stone Ranch Elementary K-2 Social Skills using a camera/video
20   Westview High School 9-12 Material to Support Functional Skills Curriculum for Secondary Students
21 San Diego Unified School District Cherokee Point Elementary School Pre-K Technology for Preschoolers with Autism
22   Carver Elementary School Pre K-5th Visual Supports Communication Autism: iPad
23   Garfield Elementary K-5 Sensory Supports for the Inclusive Classroom
24   Golden Hills K-8 Generalizing Skills from School to Home and Home to School
25   Hawthorne Elementary PreK-6 Supporting Communication through Functional Thematic Language Units
26   Holmes Elementary K-8 iPad Technology to facilitate communication in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
27   Kumeyaay Elementary Preschool-5th iPad use for improving student interaction/attention to task during language based instruction
28   Laura Rodriguez Elementary K-5 Mathematical Education for Students with Autism
29   Miller Elementary School K-3 Appropriate Assessment Tools for Planning and Guiding Instruction
30   Miller Elementary School K-5 Handwriting Curriculum and Tools to Improve Writing
31   Miller Elementary School K-5 Increased Reading Skills with Progressive Reading Program
32   Rodriguez Elementary K-5 Reading Comprehension for students in Inclusive classrooms
33   Serra High School 9-12 Functional Reading Curriculum
35 San Dieguito Union High School District Torrey Pines High School 9th-12th Using Video Modeling to Enhance Social Skills in Adolescents with Autism
36 San Marcos Unified School District La Costa Meadows Elementary k/1st (Autism) Music Assisted Learning
37   Twin Oaks Elementary Preschool iPad Across the Curriculum
38 South Bay Unified School District VIP Village Preschool Pre-K - 6 Picture This!
39 Sweetwater Union High School District Sweetwater School District 9th-Transition Peer Sensitivity
40   Castle Park High School 9th-12th Structured Learning with Task Boxes
41   East Hills Academy 7th-12th Autism Fitness
42   East Hills Academy Transition Program Community Garden
43   East Hills Academy 7 - 12 SmartBoard Software
44   Eastlake High School 9th-12th NFAR Grant for Student with moderate cognitive disabilities in the moderate program at Eastlake High School
45   Eastlake Middle and more 7 - 12 Executive Functioning Curriculum for Adolescents
46   Hilltop High School 9th-12th New Moderate Class: Implementation of CAPA and IEP Goals
47   Hilltop Middle School and Chula Vista 7th-8th iPad Apps
48   Mar Vista Middle 7th-8th Social Skills Support
49   Olympian High School 9 - 12 Symphony Sounds for Students on the Spectrum
50   Rancho Del Rey Middle School 7 & 8 Let's Count and Learn!
51   Rancho Del Rey Middle School 7,8 Moderate to Severe Let's Read!
52   Rancho Del Rey Middle School 7 & 8 Social Thinking and Learning Evolution
53   Rancho Del Rey Middle School 7 & 8 Social Thinking iPad
54 Temecula Valley Unified School District Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School 6-8 Ipad for Increased Communication for Students with Autism
  Non-Public Schools      
55   Banyan Tree Foundations Academy K-12 iPad Use to Support Language Development
56   Cook Education Center, TIEE Secondary (18-22 yrs.) Transition Planning and Social Skills Development through Evidence-Based Practices
57   Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church Preschool with Hope Infant Program infant/toddler - Preschool Increasing social interaction through motor skill development
58   The Institute for Effective Education K-8 iPad for Occupational Therapy Program
59   The Institute for Effective Education TIEE K-8 Communication software for AACs
60   The Learning Academy, TERI Inc 2nd-12th Literacy for All
61   The Learning Academy, TERI Inc 2nd-12th MEville to WEville Literacy and Communication Curriculum
 
 
 
 
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