Super Grant Awards

On November 24, 2025,  Falls Church Education Foundation awarded nearly $106,000 in Super Grants for the 2025-26 school year! These awards went to staff at all five schools and included some amazing and creative way to enhance learning and teaching to our students.  Congrats FCCPS Staff! Read a more detailed write-up of each grant.

​Click here for prior years' awards.

Super Grant Overview

FCEF Super Grants are intended to be large (up to $10,000 or more for a "super-worthy" request), innovative and able to take our school system to the next level in a certain area.  Specific criteria for grant selection will include projects/items:

• for which funding is not available or is limited;
• that are innovative, initiatives needing “seed” money to develop, or new equipment;

• that are proven as valuable/worthwhile to the educational experience;
• that are a priority for the school system or for the students who will benefit from them;
• that benefit a large number of students, or a small number of at-risk/special population of students intensely;
• that provide a direct educational benefit, provide a benefit in terms of readiness to learn or an approach to teaching (may include staff development and/or training that would introduce enhanced techniques to the classroom); and
• that will not become obsolete with pending school renovations. 

Preference to projects that have an on-going benefit. The purpose of these Super Grants is complement PTA/PTSA teacher grants.  The FCEF Board envisions these grants as much larger in scope and cost than the typical teacher grant.

Applications for 2026-2027 Super Grants will open this spring. 

Because of a FCEF Super Grant, my students can...

…have some agency over their learning experience on a topic that doesn't always feel easy for them. Having whiteboard tables has encouraged students to show their mathematical thinking and stand at a large table or self select the type of seat they use. This has helped them have ownership over the space and feel comfortable to do their best learning. — Sarah Leahey, Henderson Middle School Math Specialist

…use flexible seating options in their classrooms. They demonstrated increased focus and engagement for learning in their classroom environments. The greatest thing about this grant is the students are still using the flexible seating options today. Teachers who observed the benefits of the flexible seating continue to request and seek flexible seating for their students. — Barb Saaty, Jessie Thackrey Preschool Occupational Therapist