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The Quincy Public Schools Foundation approved 12 grant applications, totaling $62,376 in awards for the spring grant cycle.  This is in addition to the $58,411.39 in guaranteed grant funding that was released from the Foundation’s endowment for spending in the 2024-2025 school year and the $89,219 in grant funding awarded for the fall semester. The funds for this grant cycle will made available after Jan. 1 and will be for use in the spring semester.

“We are happy to have provided this funding to the schools and student groups,” said Heidi Lanier, executive director. “Making a positive and lasting impact on the student experience is a primary goal of the QPS Foundation.”

Any QPS employee is eligible to apply for grant funding, once a project is approved by the building supervisor or principal.

Grants funded this grant cycle by the Foundation include:

• New Soccer Goals for the QPS Soccer Program
• Pitching Machine and Field Screens for QHS Baseball
• New Quiz Bowl Equipment for Quincy Junior High School
• IMSE Orton-Gillingham Fidelity Course Training for Three Schools
• Pre-Game Warm-Ups for QHS Girls Basketball
• Reusable Book Pouches for First Graders at Iles Elementary School
• Krazy Town Trampoline Park field trip for self-contained students at the Early Childhood & Family Center
• Biotechnology Classroom Set & Resources for AP Biology, Microbiology and Science Research 1,2, 3, & 4 at Quincy High School
• Fishing Resources for Physical Education classes at Iles Elementary
• New outdoor benches and picnic tables for Quincy Junior High School
• Trap Team General Funding for QJHS & QHS
• Physical Education grant for The Academy to integrate Verti-Go curriculum and visits

“The funding we provide really depends on the grant applications we receive,” said Lanier. “We work very closely with QPS District administration to make sure that the projects we are funding wouldn’t have funding from other sources, while aligning with the direction the District is moving.”

In addition to the approved grants, the QPS Foundation was able to help match five applications with existing funding in the QPS District. The combination of Foundation and District funded grants resulted in more 50% of the applications being funded.

The application period for 2025 Fall grants will open in January. Click here to learn more.