Supporting Our
Local Classrooms
Every fall since 2012, principals and teachers are invited to apply for classroom funding for Equity, STEM, and Arts & Music. This grant program effectively empowers teachers to educate with an innovative and engaging curriculum that ensures successful outcomes for every student, regardless of their socioeconomic status.​
2024-2025 Classroom Grant Applications are CLOSED.
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Classroom grants will be announced during the week of September 30th.
To become a member sign up with your name, email, and phone number. Members join EFEC in enhancing the quality of public K-12 education in Eagle County and working in collaboration with Eagle County School District to retain our most qualified teachers, maintain staffing levels, maintain smaller class sizes, maintain and improve one-on-one students/teacher ratios, and to protect vital programs and curricula.
Colorado's Education Problem
COLORADO RANKS
50th
in teacher wage
competitiveness
45th
in % of Taxable Resources spent on Education
43rd
in spending on education adjusted for regional cost differences
41st
in pupil-teacher ratio
The Education Foundation of Eagle County exists because Colorado has a big problem when it comes to properly funding education. We are the #1 teacher retention effort in Eagle County.
