The 2026-2027 Morale Grant applications will be open exclusively to CMCSS schools this year. District departments and programs are not eligible to apply this school year. This criteria will be evaluated and decided upon yearly at the Board’s annual strategy session.
Morale Grant applications will open on October 19, 2026, and close on October 30, 2026. The CMC Education Foundation Board will meet to discuss and approve Grant applications during the regularly scheduled Board meeting on November 5, 2026.
Each school may apply for an amount equal to $15 per full-time employee assigned to their school. Additionally, any Morale Grant application submitted and approved during the October 2026 grant cycle to fund an initiative after January 15, 2027, may have its funds held by the Foundation until needed. For example, a school with an approved application in October for a Teacher Appreciation Week lunch in May will not receive the funds from the Education Foundation until one month in advance of the event.
In order to be qualified, the proposed morale-boosting effort must be available for all staff members. This is not to purchase items to award to staff through random drawings or as a performance-based incentive. Ideas include food trucks, scavenger hunts, catered meals, appreciation week surprises, spirit wear, etc. With the implementation of the new gift card policy, any grant application requesting gift cards, if approved by the Board, will have gift cards purchased directly by the Foundation. Money will not be allocated to a school to purchase gift cards. All monies spent will need to be documented and reported to the CMC Education Foundation. Applications are only open to employees of the Clarksville Montgomery County School System.
