Grant Opportunities by
The Partnership Foundation
The Portsmouth Partnership Foundation supports worthwhile projects and non-profits within the city of Portsmouth. An Advisory Committee of Lefcoe alumni reviews applications and makes recommendations to the Partnership's Executive Committee for final approval, with grant cycles reviewed twice a year. Deadlines for submission are June 30th and December 31st.
See previous award amounts on Our Affiliates page.
Every 4th, 5th and 6th grader in the Portsmouth Public School System attends Starbase, a week-long program focusing on the environment, geo-spatial concepts, and the principles of flight. Pictured below, 6th graders work toward the final day of class, when each will launch his or her very own rocket.
Starbase
Scale model: Whale
“Innovator grants” of $500 each, provided by the Portsmouth Schools Foundation, enable teachers to put new ideas and opportunities in front of their students. Here, students design and construct a scale model of a whale.
A grant to the Friends of the Portsmouth Public Library paid for the computers in the Technology Training Room of the new Churchland Branch Library.
Fund-raisers (held at Mario’s Italian Restaurant) fueled grants made to the Urban Arts Center and the Children’s Museum of Virginia.
