GOSA, along with the Innovation Fund Foundation (IFF), today announced four Community Partnership Grant award winners.  The Community Partnership Grant is a competitive grant program that provides funding to local education agencies (LEA)/school districts, traditional public or charter schools, and 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations to further advance student achievement in Georgia. 

This funding is made available by the Innovation Fund Foundation 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 Foundation is authorized to receive up to $5 million through this tax credit on a first come, first-served basis. The IFF will use these funds to provide grants to improve student achievement.

The selected programs align with the IFF priority areas: coordinated community services, positive learning climate, elementary mathematics teaching and learning, and birth to age eight language and literacy development.  Each grantee will evaluate its program’s effectiveness and submit its findings to the GOSA and the IFF.  The state will use these findings to showcase best practices in all four priority areas.

The grant award winners and their respective programs are listed below.  

Community Partnership Grants

Community Partnership grants will provide each winner 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.

Communities in Schools, Augusta/Richmond County

Wraparound Services for Students in Richmond County, GA Turnaround Schools

Coordinated Community Services

Floyd County School System

Moving up in Elementary Math

Elementary Mathematics Teaching and Learning

Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership

The First Chapter

Birth to Age Eight Language and Literacy

Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership

The Next Chapter

Positive Learning Climate

Click here to read Download this pdf file. summaries of the winning proposals.

About the Innovation Fund Foundation

The Innovation Fund Foundation supports the work of the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement in planning, implementing or scaling innovative education programs. The Governor's Office of Student Achievement oversees and administers the Innovation Fund, which invests in innovative programs focused on specific priority areas.