The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA), in partnership with the Innovation Fund Foundation (IFF), today announced a Community Partnership Grant award to the Chief Turnaround Office (CTO).

The Community Partnership Grant is a competitive grant program that provides funding to local education agencies (LEAs)/school districts, traditional public or charter schools, and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to improve student outcomes by leveraging community partnerships. Funding for Community Partnership Grants is made available by the IFF through donations from the Qualified Education Donation Tax Credit, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 48-7-29.21.  The Qualified Education Donation Tax Credit allows individuals and corporations to donate to the IFF and receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit (not just a deduction) on their state income taxes, subject to availability. The IFF is authorized to receive up to $5 million through this tax credit on a first come, first-served basis.

The CTO’s funded program, Innovation Network, aligns with the IFF’s coordinated community services priority area. This $70,930 grant will support the CTO’s Coordinated Student Health & Wellness Strategy. This award is in addition to the $252,500 grant GOSA provided the CTO in June 2018 to develop evidence-based district turnaround professional learning opportunities. The CTO will evaluate each program’s effectiveness and submit its findings to GOSA and the IFF.  The state will use these findings to showcase best practices.

Click to read a Download this pdf file. summary of the CTO’s Community Partnership Grant proposal.

Community Partnership Grants

Community Partnership grants provide local education agencies (LEAs)/school districts, traditional public or charter schools, and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations between $35,000 to $75,000 over one to two years to partner with schools, districts, and community, state, or national organizations to implement programs aligned with one of the IFF priority areas.  The Community Partnership Grant priority areas are: birth to age eight language and literacy development, coordinated community services, elementary mathematics teaching and learning, and positive learning climate. To learn more about Community Partnership Grants, please visit the IFF's website.

About the Innovation Fund Foundation

The Innovation Fund Foundation (IFF) exists to improve student achievement in Georgia by funding innovative partnerships to redesign public education. Specifically, the IFF supports the work of the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement in developing, piloting, implementing, and scaling innovative education programs. To learn more, please visit the IFF's webpage.