INNOVATION GRANTS

The Innovation Grant Program is designed to encourage, facilitate, recognize and reward innovative and creative instructional approaches, and district programs that will enrich and enhance student opportunity. This program supports employees by providing funds that allow them to employ new ideas for engaging students, technology that enhances student learning, and projects that promote, expand, or enrich student opportunities in a manner consistent with the Foundation’s mission and the strategic priorities of the Aurora Public Schools.

Applications are now open!

Information for Applicants

Application Link – this link will take you to our grant application system. New users should click on “Create New Account” to complete the registration process and create their login credentials.
Application Code – when you are logged in, click “Apply” at the top of the page, and you will see a box that says “Enter Access Code”. Type the access code for this application – 1987 – and click on “enter code.”

You should see “APSF Innovation Grant Application Accepting Submissions starting 01/27/2025”. Click the black “Apply” button and start your application! You will be able to save your answers as you work through the application.

You can download a PDF of the application questions here.

To better understand how applications will be evaluated, as well as funding limitations and other important information, please review our grant guidelines by clicking below.