Grants

In 2016, we funded five grants for a total of $6,404.
In 2017, we funded three grants for a total of $10,379.
In 2018, we funded five grants for a total of $13,379. 

The 2017 and 2018 lists each include a special grant of $6,720 for a life skills course administered by The Zone, a program of the Bergen Family Council.

This brings the total since our first grant in 2009 to $70,853.

We now use a rolling application process.  There are no application deadlines and we will evaluate applications within two months in most cases.  We may ask for revisions before funding, so if you want the funds to be available in time for the start of an academic year, submit the application by the end of April.  If you need the funds for January, submit the application by the end of October.  However, applications submitted later may still be fundable in time for your target date if no major changes are needed.

You can download the current application via the link below or request one from DMHSAEA Board member Larry Golbe (golbe@rutgers.edu).  The application changes a little each year, so be sure to download the current year's version.

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OUR GRANT APPLICATION

Projects Funded by DMHSAEA

2009
  • Gerald Akridge, Boys' basketball camp, $800. 
  • Judy Aronson, Diversity Day program, $1000. 
  • Gary Hollander, Hampton University band camp, $1000. 
  • Maria Iglesias, Visits to colleges for prospective applicants, $425. 
  • Lisa Oden, Trip to see Alvin Ailey Dance Company at Newark's Performing Arts Center, $700.
  • Michael Passow, Trip to the Franklin Mining Museum, $455. 
  • Roslyn Powell, Trip to Washington, DC, $600. 

2010
  • Gerald Akridge, Boys' basketball camp, $800. 
  • Judy Aronson, Other Diversity Day activities, $1179. 
  • Gwenael Calvez, Robotics supplies, $1274.
  • A. Ortiz and M. George, Sewing equipment for Alternatve HS, $700
  • M. Passow and J. Sperber, Geology field trip, $1000.
  • Laura Satterfield, Unity Day speakers, $1500.
  • Jamalaya Scott, Reconnecting Youth, $300.

2011
  • Ronne Bassman, Writing Skills Development at The ZONE, $1000.
  • Gary Hollander, Hampton University Summer Band Camp, $1200.
  • Maria Iglesias, Bilingual/ESL Cultural Integration, $650.

2012
  • Baietti/Duda, Mobile interactive whiteboard system, $1500
  • Bell, Uniform shirts for Alternative High School students, $1305
  • Hollander, Busch Gardens band performance trip, $1000
  • Hollander, Band camp, $1000
  • Scott/Marcellus, Trip to Philadelphia historic sites for Alternative High School students, $1500

2013
  • Aronson, Supplies for Diversity Day activities, $1500
  • Bell, Textile skills supplies, $470
  • Bell, World geography & history teaching tools, $1,446
  • Iglesias, Money Matters II, bus to Rothman Institute at FDU, $150
  • Iglesias, Spanish literature, bus to NYC to see a play, $398
  • Small-Bailey, Boys' mentoring, supplies, $1,500
  • Small-Bailey, Girls' mentoring, supplies, $1,500

2014
  • Aronson, Diversity Day and World Cultures Festival, $1120
  • Bachrach, Flat Rock Brook Interactive Trail Guide app development, $1500
  • Hollander, band performance tour; tour of North Carolina colleges for band members, $1500
  • Iglesias, Viva el Teatro! (reading Spanish plays as literature), $400
  • Marcellus, 2nd Annual Nyame Ama Fashion Show (Alternative HS), $1000

2015
  • Judy Aronson, Diversity Day, $1,500
  • Michelle Escobedo, Mining museum trip, $1,450
  • Janice Acebo, National History Day competition, $1,000
  • Alison Morgan-Black, Reconnecting Youth: evaluation measures, $413
  • Fina Espinal Flores, Truly Bilingual, $1,000
  • Maria Iglesias and others, Salvemos el Planeta, $378
  • Maria Iglesias and Jerry Regalado, Viva el Teatro, $378
  • Gary Hollander, Band camp, $1,000

2016
  • Michelle Escobedo: Meadowlands Environmental Center field trip. $615.
  • Michelle Escobedo: Sterling Hill Mining Museum trip: $1443.
  • Gary Hollander: Tennessee and Missouri college tour for band members: $1550.
  • Ana Rosenblum: Formal Spanish for native Spanish speakers: $1500.
  • Barbara Zeman: Robotics and physics equipment: $1496.10

2017
  • Michelle Escobedo: Sterling Hill Mining Museum field trip: $1334
  • Michelle Escobedo: Meadowlands Environmental Center field trip: $825
  • Andre Hampton: Mentoring program for young men in the Alternative HS: $1500
  • Bergen Family Council: Funding for The Zone $6720

2018
  • Bergen Family Council: Funding for The Zone $6720
  • Gary Hollander: Band tour to Penn State and Oberlin $1500
  • Luis Valcarcel: Students2Science (Chemistry program) $3000
  • Sabrina Tolu: Mindful movement and wellness room equipment: $659
  • Michelle Escobedo: Meadowlands Environmental Center trip: $1500




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