The Kemper Foundation is accepting applications for its 2026 Educator Grants Program.
Donor Name: The Kemper Foundation
State: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Texas
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/15/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Grant funds must be used toward classroom resources and/or professional development that advance dual-language (Spanish-English) education for bilingual students.
Each year, The Kemper Foundation awards up to 100 Read Conmigo Educator Grants each to educators in dual-language (Spanish-English) programs at public and charter elementary schools in the following locations:
- Arizona: Maricopa County
- California: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties
- Florida: Broward and Miami-Dade counties
- Illinois: Cook County
- Texas: Dallas, Harris, and Hidalgo counties
Funding Information
$3,000.
Uses of Funds
The following are eligible uses of Read Conmigo Educator Grant funds:
- Classroom Resources
- Examples of eligible uses:
- Books and reading materials
- Classroom furniture (e.g., flexible seating, bookshelves)
- Digital resources and technology (e.g., software, subscriptions, devices, headphones)
- Field trips and experiences (e.g., author visits, class projects, cultural learning)
- Instructional materials and learning tools (e.g., curriculum, manipulatives, games)
Eligibility Criteria
Read Conmigo Educator Grant applicants:
- Must be a full-time, licensed teacher in a dual-language (Spanish-English) program at an accredited public or charter elementary school in one of the select locations
- Must have at least two years of experience as an elementary teacher in a dual-language (Spanish-English) program
- Must maintain that at least 50% of teaching time is dedicated to providing group instruction to students.
Ineligibility
The following are not eligible uses of the grant funds:
- General operations
- Capital projects or facility maintenance
- Endowments
- Fundraising events or similar activities
- Religious or political projects
- Salaries, staff stipends, and/or substitute teacher costs
- Gift cards
- Personal Use
- Education research
- Tuition
- Field trips to amusement parks
- General, non-project-based classroom supplies (e.g., pencils, pens, paper, etc.)
- Summer projects
- Non-bilingual program club activities.
For more information, visit The Kemper Foundation.
