Grants
Explore our grant opportunties and find out how your organization can benefit from these resources.
Grants for Employee
Well-being
Supporting the well-being of education employees is vital to creating thriving educational organizations.
Oregon Well-being Trust offers a variety of grant opportunities to help shift your organizational culture and create environments where staff feel cared about, respected, and have a sense of belonging.
Whether your organization’s well-being program is just getting started or has been sustaining for years, the Trust offers a variety of grant opportunities for you to consider.
Which Grant is Right for Your Organization?
Capacity-Building
Grant
Emerging Programs
1 Year of Funding
$10,000
Full Application
Education Employee
Well-being Grant
Existing Programs
Up to 5 Years of Funding
Tiered Funding
Full Application
Sustainability
Grant
Established Programs
1 Year of Funding
$5,000 – $10,000
Full Application
Funding Priorities
Grant applications are reviewed by our staff and recommended to our Board of Trustees to determine funding.
To ensure that decisions are made equitably and are aligned with our mission, vision and values, both a scoring rubric and a set of funding priorities are used when making funding decisions.
You can download scoring rubrics for each grant stream along with the application. You can find our funding priorities listed in the grant overview documents.
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“It has been exciting watching our district regarding wellness. I feel we have really changed the culture in our district over the past six years.”
Debby Webster, Wellness Coordinator at Rainier School District
Grantee Benefits
Eager to connect with other educators across the state working to support employee well-being? Want access to technology that simplifies planning for well-being challenges? As an Oregon Well-being Trust grantee, you can access these additional benefits to support your well-being efforts.
Find Out What Staff Need
Use our Staff Needs and Interest Surveys as one way to learn about employee’s well-being needs.
tips for success
- Edit our surveys to meet your needs.
- Be sure employees know how survey results will be used and how their confidentiality will be protected.
- With leadership support, offer the survey on paid time so all employees can be compensated for their time.
- Offer the surveys in English and Spanish or online and on paper to meet various staff needs.
Grantee Spotlights
Rainier SD – Sustaining Employee Well-being Programs
Rainier School District has a long history of prioritizing student well-being, and, over the years, have shown the same commitment to their staff. In 2015, their district School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) expanded to focus on employee well-being. Their commitment…
Seaside SD – Wellness Wednesdays
Due to impacts from the pandemic, Seaside School District staff were feeling disconnected, isolated, and struggling with their morale on the job. The Everyday Wellness team at Seaside used some of their Education Employee Well-Being (EEW) grant funds to offer…
Days Creek SD – Relaxation Room
Days Creek School District unveiled their DC Fit Relaxation Room with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, February 27, 2023. This room is set aside for staff members as a quiet place to relax and regroup. It is just one of…
Wondering Where to Start?
Set-up a quick meeting with our Grants Manager to learn more about our grant opportunities, get your questions answered, and hear tips for completing your application.