Through an application process teachers or teams of teachers submit proposals, which can be no greater than $2,000, for review by the grants committee. Each year approximately $15,000 is awarded to programs that meet the selection criteria. The committee bases its selections on the following:

• Innovation

• Impact on Student Achievement

• Technology

• Educational Merit

• Sustainability

• Programs that improve student mastery of targeted content areas: reading, writing, science, math, and physical fitness

• Collaboration with Arts and Culture

At the end of the grant cycle, those selected complete evaluations are submitted to the Business Education Foundation (BEF) for review.

Since 1991, the BEF has awarded over $400,000 to make educators’ innovative visions and educational desires become a reality.