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On October 22, 2025 the District 113 Education Foundation will begin accepting proposals from educators and staff for innovative programs and projects that enrich the student experience at Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools. This is your opportunity to seek funding for new and innovative projects that might not normally funded through a department or school’s budget process.  Through our grants process, we fund recipients for the first year, and if a success expect for the department or district to cover ongoing costs in the future.    

Key Dates:

  • October 22, 2025 – Grant Proposal Portal opens
  • November 19, 2025 – Grant Applications due
  • December 17, 2025 – Notification sent to grant recipients

To Learn More:

  • Please review this link to understand our rubric describing how grants will be evaluated.  
  • Dr. Moore and Mr. Wallace will provide a link to our application portal and details to access and fill out your applications. 
  • Note all applications must be written by a District 113 teacher or employee, emerging student clubs must have a teacher/sponsor.  
  • Contact Dr. Marcellous Moore (mmoore@dist113.org) or Matt Wallace (mwallace@dist113.org) with any additional questions.

About the Foundation:

Our Board is comprised of volunteer community members, business leaders, and District 113 staff and students. 

Our Mission Statement for D113 Foundation Grant Giving:  To enrich the student experience at Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools by fostering innovative programs and opportunities. 

Our primary driver is to support innovative programs.

  • The D113 Foundation generally does not look to fund requests that we feel should be funded by department budgets.
  • We do not fund programs due to budget cuts or unavailability of department funds.
  • We encourage applicants to be creative and explain why their ideas/requests are unique and how they will benefit students. 
  • We also generally do not fund gifts, prizes and giveaways.
  • We do not fund groups that will use our funds to raise money to give to others.

To Apply: When the grant portal is open on October 22, 2025, we will notify you and provide additional instructions.