Practicing Educator Grants
FREF (Florida Retired Educators Foundation gives $1,000 Grants yearly to a practicing educator to pay for a project in their classroom for the upcoming school year.
In addition to the FREF Grant, we have 2 former FREA Presidents, Marie Grein and Pamela Schwartz, who each funded Practicing Educator Grants to be given on alternating years. This allows for 2 Practicing Educator Grants (1 Grant per educator), for $1,000 each, to be given yearly.
The Marie Grein Practicing Educator Grant: Marie created this grant during her tenure as FREA Treasurer. She served as: FREA President 2008-2010, FREA Treasurer, District Director, Convention Coordinator, Nominating Chair, and numerous offices in her unit, North Pinellas REA.
The Schwartz Family Practicing Educator Grant: Pamela served as FREA President in 2018-2020, an FREF Trustee, and various offices in her local Unit of Escambia CREA.
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For Manual Submissions Practicing Educator Grant Application Application Submissions Begin on September 1. Deadline is February15. 
Do you know, or are you currently, a practicing educator in a Florida school? Do you have a project that you would love to do with your students, but cannot get the funding? The Practicing Educator Grants are here to help. Each year grants of $1,000 are awarded to the winning educators who apply for the grant. Winners have done everything from buying a French horn, to starting a robotics club, to buying wobble chairs for autistic students, and more. Interested? Download the application and good luck!