San Diego Teachers Encouraged To Apply For Innovative Project Grants

SAN DIEGO, CA — Are you a San Diego County teacher with an innovative class project idea? North Island Credit Union Foundation could help fund your project.

North Island Credit Union Foundation is offering grants through its teacher grant program. The foundation will award 10 $500 grants to area teachers in April for the spring program.

The grant program is available to full-time teachers in San Diego and Riverside counties, or credit union members teaching in California, looking to fund special learning opportunities for their students. Projects should have clearly defined learning objectives tied to students' academic needs, display creativity, and benefit a significant number of students, according to the foundation, a nonprofit corporation that serves as the philanthropic arm of North Island Credit Union.

"Providing grants to help our teachers and schools thrive and recognize their commitment to learning is one of the foundation's focus areas as a pillar of long-term community empowerment," North Island Credit Union Foundation President Marvel Ford said in a statement. "We're excited to offer this grant program to support our hard-working teachers in bringing their dream project to life, and encourage any educator who has a project idea to apply."

The deadline to apply is April 1.

Since the creation of the program in 2012, North Island Credit Union has awarded $185,000 in teacher grants to benefit students across Southern California. The fall grant program funded a variety of projects, including creating a mindfulness planetarium, building solar powered lanterns, starting a Maker Space, and launching an entrepreneur program, according to the foundation.