Teacher Grants

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Invest in Hanover Teachers

Through the HEF, you can improve education in Hanover County by empowering educators. Funds raised through private donations and business partnerships support many programs. One of those is teacher grants. Grants help our teachers expand their knowledge, try new projects, and bring in new technologies that spark imagination and support effective instruction. Donors support this work through endowed and annual gifts. HEF is a 501c3 organization; tax ID 54-1573406

Invest in teacher grants here.

Apply for a grant

To learn about available grant opportunities, use the links on this page. Use the + to reveal grant criteria. HEF accepts funding requests year-round. Requests submitted by educators or administrators must meet eligibility and criteria guidelines. Make sure you reference the appropriate grant when making a request.

When you are ready, use the HCPS internal network to access Classlink, and select Approval Portal to submit your grant request.

  • Engagement Grants to support interactive, creative approaches to teaching and learning! Teams of 2-6 educators/staff are invited to share their vision for a project that will ignite engagement and inspire your students.

  • The SDR Professional Development grant provides opportunities for teachers to expand their knowledge and skills, which they can transfer to the classroom.

  • The SFW Award for Continuous Improvement provides opportunities for teachers to expand their knowledge and skills, which they can transfer to the classroom.

  • This grant is awarded to encourage, stimulate, and enhance creativity in effective instruction in the area of special education. Given in memory of longtime Special Education Director, Mike Fehl.

  • This grant is awarded to assist with daily care needs of special education classrooms.

  • Helping Hands is a grant resource specific to Mechanicsville High School and its feeder schools. It is specifically meant to address an important student need.

  • General Grants are for any initiative a teacher is trying to engage that falls outside of the other existing grants.

    In other words, do not apply for a General Grant if your initiative

    • encourages an interactive approach to learning

    • engages a traditional topic in a creative way

    • inspires learning

    • encourages the effect instruction in special education

    • addresses the daily care needs of special education students

    • addresses specific student needs at Mechanicsville High School and its feeder schools

    If your initiative falls under any of those categories, please apply for the grant that specifically addresses that innovation.

    If your initiative is different than anything described above, please use the General Grant application to submit your request.

PHHS Memorial Brick Fund

This annual program allows you to purchase bricks in memory of deceased Patrick Henry High School alumni.

The upcoming ceremony to honor our newest alumni bricks will take place on October 5, 2026.

If you are interested in honoring a deceased Patrick Henry HS alumnus with a brick, please fill out the form attached here.

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