This fund Awarded a total of $127,500 to 34 Projects at 34 Schools
The Outdoor Eating and Learning (OEL) Fund provides DPS schools with grants of up to $5,000 that support efforts to safely eat and learn outside during FY 20/21.
This funding opportunity is now closed, please review our funded projects and resource guide (above).
All 53 DPS schools were eligible to request funds. We center equity when making funding decisions and prioritized proposals from schools that did not have the capacity or opportunity to fundraise around needs and have less access to financial support. Proposals were accepted on a rolling basis until October 13th.
We have created a resource guide to support thinking through potential ideas for outdoor eating and what might be feasible at your school. You can access the guide here.
The guide is a consolidation of research done by community volunteers as well as conversations we’ve had with parents and guardians, students, teachers, principals, school staff, and administration. It is a living document that we will continue to add to as we learn more about useful items and outdoor learning/eating approaches that are working (and not working) around the district.
Please email Taylor at grants@bullcityschools.org with questions.