Strategic Funding Priorities 2025-2026

UCEF Strategic Funding Priorities for

2025-2026 School Year

* Put these support initiatives in order or importance to you:

LIFT Grants (Individual Teacher grants of $1,500)

GROW Grants (Team Teacher grants of $5,000)

THRIVE Grants (Principal grants of up to $15,000)

U Awards (Individual Appreciation Gifts to the Teachers and Principals of the Year)

Erase the Need (FREE Re-Supply Store for Teachers in March)

$500 Gift Card to a Teacher Nominated by the Community (before Winter Break)

DLI Welcome Initiative (Helping brand new DLI teachers set up their households)

Beginning Teacher Celebration (Providing support and prizes)

Literacy Efforts (Book Bus, Books and Brackets, District Level Author Visits)

Family Festival for Title One Schools (Providing backpacks and supplies)

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Union County Education Foundation | P.O. Box 909 | Monroe, NC 28111-0909 US