List of GIEF grants in 2020-2021
The list below will give you some examples of the kinds of projects we fund. Please feel free to get in touch with GIEF (grants@giefme.org) if you would like to discuss an idea before you apply.
Grants to Students
| High school student grant to build their own computer | $1000 |
| High school student for drivers ed | $465 |
| Middle school student for music lessons | $300 |
| Elementary school student for music lessons | $300 |
| Elementary school student for camera to learn photography | $275 |
Grants to Teachers
| GCS teacher grant for PE winter activity equipment | $1000 |
| GCS teachers to co teach photography club | $1300 |
| GCS teacher to expand classroom library to be more inclusive and diverse | $1000 |
| GCS teacher for novels for reading workshop | $1000 |
Ongoing Sponsorships
| Set For Success, RSU 1 | $500 |
| Set For Success, Georgetown Central School (GCS) | $500 |
| Roscohegan Fund for Environmental Sciences at GCS | $3500 |
List of GIEF grants in 2019
Grants to Teachers
| Field trip to the UNE Brain Fair in Gorham | $510 |
| Field trip to Engineering Expo at the University of Maine | $214 |
| For a Storytelling with Pictures (purchase of digital cameras for 2nd graders to use to take photos as a way to tell a story | $1175 |
| Boat Safety, and Merrymeeting Bay | $300 |
| Art teacher grant- scrapbook club | $1000 |
Grants to Students
| 4-6th graders(brothers)-building a treehouse | $600 |
| 4-6th grader- for Camp North Woods | $300 |
| 4-6th grader for piano lessons | $300 |
| 4-6th grader for guitar lessons | $300 |
| 4-6th grader for USM Music Camp | $500 |
| 3rd grader for The Monarch Hatchery (development of monarch habitats in Georgetown and writing a book on monarchs) | $300 |
| 3rd grader for a scrapbooking project | $214 |
Grants to the Community
| Artist Studio Program | $500 |
| Freedom Tour | $350 to any student who applies |
| Re-grant to the Georgetown Working League Scholarship Fund | $1000 |
| Midcoast Community Alliance for its Set for Success program | $10/student |
| Carlos Barrionuevo for Heifitz on Tour | $1000 |
| Adult Led Grant- KELT educational staff member, for outdoor classroom program on vernal pools and clam flats for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades (included the purchase of 20 copies of The Secret Pool) | $990 |
| GCS-1-week workshop with Michael Wingfield, Artist-in-Residence, on rhythm and song of the African New World | $2500 |