Last year, the Cherokee County Educational Foundation introduced a brand new grant application process allowing Cherokee County School District teachers to apply for rapid and impact grants throughout multiple rounds of the year! CCEF is excited to be continuing this new application procedure, and that the first round of applications will be opening on July 1st, 2025.
If you're new to CCSD, or haven't applied for one of our grants before, here's a breakdown of the difference between our grant opportunities:
Rapid Grants:
Impact Grants:
Over the 10+ years that CCEF has been doing these grant requests, we have seen some really innovative uses for funds! We've recapped some of our favorites in our blog, we encourage you to check them out if you're in need of some inspiration:
While CCEF encourages applicants to be as creative as possible and really think outside of the box with their grant requests, there're simply a few items that we cannot provide funding for. Please be aware before applying that CCEF cannot provide funding for:
Apply for rapid grants and impact grants is easy! Click on this link to begin an application: https://www.ccefga.org/grant-application
1. Enter in the applicant information (name, email, phone, grade/dept., school)
2. Begin filling out the initial grant request details (grant title, total dollar amount)
3. Then, based on your total dollar amount, you will need to select the proper grant type below:
| Total Dollar Amount | Grant Type |
| $1 - $500 | Rapid Grant |
| $501 - $1,000 | Impact Grant |
| $1,001 - $2,500 | Impact Grant with File Upload * |
4. From this point on, you will fill out the required fields that appear based on your grant type you selected.
5. Any grant type can optionally upload a file, but Impact Grants requesting more than $1,001 will be required to do so.
Now that you're all caught up on our rapid and impact grant benefits, get ready for the application period, which opens on July 1st 2025 and closes August 31st, 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity to get something amazing ready for the start of the 2025-2026 school year, we know CCSD will do great things!
