Grant Application

The grant application for the next round of funding is now open for partnerships taking place in summer 2025. 

Find detailed information and instructions for the request for proposal application, including the Letter of Intent to express interest in the grant.

Request for Proposals Applicaiton

The grant application for the next round of funding will open March 2025, for partnerships taking place in summer 2025. 
 

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Project History

In the first years (2021-2023) of the Camp-School Partnership Demonstration Project, ACA partnered with our sister organization, the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), to disperse funding to 10 camps, each receiving $25,000 toward a camp-school partnership, and matched by $25,000 in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding from schools, districts, and/or community organizations.

The Demonstration version of this project supported camps and schools in implementing high-quality, camp-based experiences that support middle-school students' social-emotional learning and address COVID-related learning loss, along with gathering research that demonstrated the positive effects of camp-school collaboration and sustainability.

The project was first funded by a generous grant from the New York Life Foundation and the Charles Stuart Mott Foundation.

Want to Learn More?

If you’re a camp, school, or similar organization that is interested in joining the Community of Practice, and/or participating in this project, please complete this online inquiry form. We will announce new funding opportunities directly to this email list, in addition to announcing via ACA Now and Regional newsletters. (This form is NOT an application.)

Questions about the Camp-School Partnership Demonstration Project? Interested in funding this project? Please contact Bristol Posatko, director of grant operations.

Project made possible by our generous supporters.

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