Deadlines:

• Applications will be available starting September 1, 2024

• Deadline to submit an application is 11:45pm on Thursday, October 31, 2024

• Winners will be selected and notified via email and letter by November 16, 2024

Requirements:

1. Grant funding is to be used to develop educational programming that affirms LGBTQ+ students and helps create a more diverse and inclusive environment at the school

2. Examples of possible projects include but are not limited to:  inviting an LGBTQ+ guest speaker to address the student body; purchasing LGBTQ+ affirming books for the school library; creating a permanent display at the school for LGBTQ+ awareness

3. Grant awards will be paid in the form a check directly to the school to be used for the funding of the program/project outlined in the application and not directly to individuals (neither teachers, club advisors, nor members of the GSA) 

4. Grant recipients are welcome to re-apply the following year to develop new programming at their school

5. Grant recipients will also need to sign a release of information so that Niagara Pride can include winners in a press release as well as use photos from programs created as a result of the grant on our website and/or our social media

6. Grant recipients will make themselves available for check presentations and photo ops on the following days:  December 6, 2024 or December 13, 2024, otherwise checks will be mailed out to the point of contact listed in the application

For more information:
If you have questions about the grant, please feel free to reach out to Sherry Fossett (Programming Committee Chair) at info@niagarapride.org or Ronald Piaseczny (President) at president@niagarapride.org