OEA Whisper Grant for Students in Need

Whisper Grant for Students in Need offer direct assistance to an individual student or group of students with educational or personal needs when a hardship is identified. Grants are issued to a requesting education staff member(s) to purchase items or improve an individual’s or group of individual’s school learning or academic performance or to assist with basic needs such as eyeglasses, personal hygiene items, repairs to a broken wheelchair, etc.

Any active and dues-paying member of the Ohio Education Association may apply.

An individual student may only receive one grant per school year (Sept. 1-June 15) — unless there are extenuating circumstances. Funds must be used for the student identified on the grant application and enrolled in an Ohio public school.

Grants are awarded in increments up to $500 per grant, based on determined needs and calculated costs; requests are not guaranteed to be filled in full as the Board will determine award level based on information presented in the application.

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  • YOUR LOCAL PRESIDENT SHOULD COMPLETE THIS SECTION
  • My signature indicates that I have reviewed this application. Should this project be awarded grant funds, the local agrees to support the project and help prepare Final reports summarizing the project outcomes and related financial expenditure. My signature also certifies that the member project coordinator is an active member of the Ohio Education Association.
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    ALL APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE DETAILED QUOTES FROM THE VENDOR(S) / SOURCE(S), INCLUDING SHIPPING.
  • Whisper Grant Application: Narrative ALL APPLICANTS MUST ADDRESS ALL NARRATIVE TOPICS.
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    Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 256 MB.