Grants Management supports district personnel to manage externally funded projects (grants) to support Saint Paul Public Schools’ key initiatives.

• Develop, secure and maintain external partnerships and funding sources to expand best practices and programs
• Coordinate all systemic funding and sponsorship requests to  local and national foundations and other public and private philanthropic organizations

Guiding Principles  --

• Target services to areas that will make the greatest impact on student achievement
• Scale-up research-based, successful models
• Expand high demand, successful programs
• Remove institutional barriers to student and staff success
• Align resources to district priorities
• Seek equitable distribution of programs and resources
• Provide sustainable solutions
• Build internal capacity
• Meet local, state and federal accountability obligations
• Consider community and ancillary implications

Whether You Are a teacher, principal, administrator or partner, we are here to help you put proven ideas and resources to work for students. 

• We link partners with innovative educational reform efforts in the schools
• We identify and advise staff on funding and strategic partnership opportunities
• We facilitate the development of successfully funded projects using local and national fund development best practice models
• We provide support and coaching to all grant managers and administrators to implement, manage, and report on grant activities and outcomes