The Community Learning Fund – NDOE

The Community Learning Fund puts ideas for community-based education into action with funding for off-campus learning opportunities that connect students with mentors, civic programs, and cultural institutions, engaging them to explore and impact their world.

Eligible proposals will connect young people and a public-school partner to a community organization or local business with Portrait-aligned experiences in one or more of the following areas:

• Empowering the future: Paid internships, mentorship programs, workshops and master classes, maker spaces, creative commissions, and design team projects for young people
  
• Connecting through culture: Curated museum exhibits, public art projects, educational tours, public events, cultural convening
  
• Impacting the community: Collaborative problem-solving cohorts, civic leadership teams, research projects, outreach initiatives
  
• Thriving advancement: Cultural ambassadors, embedded educators, accessible venues, virtual collaborations

Our mission is to ignite curiosity, foster engagement, and empower the next generation to explore and impact the world around them. Eligible proposals aim to forge connections between learners, public schools, and community organizations or local businesses– all aligned with the Portrait of a Nevada Learner, a shared vision of the mindsets and skills that bring academic knowledge to life. ​

Funding Level: Up to $15,000

December 5, 2023
Deadline to apply

March 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024
Period of performance