Mini-Grants

Mini-Grants is sponsored by South Carolina Council on the Holocaust. Offers grants to educators and community leaders to expand Holocaust education in South Carolina.

South Carolina Council on the Holocaust The Council Condemns and Mourns the Attack at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh The South Carolina Council on the Holocaust joins with the rest of the country in grieving the horrific acts perpetrated at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh this weekend.

We remain committed to providing educational outreach about the Holocaust, antisemitism, and genocide across the state so that we can help to promote a society free of prejudice and discrimination. For more information about the educational work of the Council, including bringing programs about the Holocaust to your school or community, please contact Christine Beresniova cberesniova@scholocaustcouncil. org .

Grants for Educators & Organizations The Council also provides mini-grants of up to $1000 for educators and community leaders working to expand Holocaust education throughout their classrooms and communities. The aims of the grant projects must coincide with the mission of the Council to commemorate SC survivors and concentration camp liberators and to promote Holocaust education. We hope you will consider applying!

Who is eligible for SCCH grants? All K-12 South Carolina educators in all subjects are encouraged to apply. The Council will also consider grant applications from organizations and university programs, but these funds are limited.

There are three types of book grants specifically for teachers and librarians in middle and high schools: Memoirs for Middle Schoolers, Holocaust Books for High Schoolers, and Holocaust Literature for Libraries. These grants aim to fund the purchase of classroom and/or library sets of Holocaust-related literature for your students in order to provide them with high quality texts that can better help them become engaged with the content.

Teachers and school librarians/media specialists can choose from a list of appropriate titles found here: Holocaust Literature or they can choose a different nonfiction Holocaust work (memoirs, diaries, or histories) that they may have in mind. We would also be happy to help teachers choose a book that is appropriate for their students.

Please complete the interest form below that connects to the appropriate book grant for you: Book Grants for Elementary and Middle Schools Holocaust Books for High Schoolers Holocaust Literature for Libraries We also accept grant applications from educators, educational organizations, or community leaders to fund resources, school or community commemoration programs, guest speakers, teacher professional development, or awareness-raising For details about these grants see below: Review the Grant Application Guidance Sheet Fill out and submit the Grant Application For grant requests that exceed $1,000 applicants must complete this form .

Please note that the budget for the SCCH is limited and any grant request is subject to approval based upon both the quality of the proposal and the amount of funding available. The SC Council on the Holocaust desires to expand the positive impact of Holocaust education upon all communities, school districts, and schools in South Carolina. As part of this effort, the SCCH has created grants for those schools with Title I designations.

We will work directly with each grant applicant to design an impactful implementation of Holocaust content and education in their school(s). Please see the attached application for more information: SCCH Title 1 Grants To document the completion of each grant and to record each grant recipient’s use of the grant funds, we require a brief report to be sent to use within six weeks of the event’s completion.

This report is located here: Final Report Questions & Additional Information If you have questions about the grants, please don’t hesitate to contact the Council for advice. You can contact us at education@scholocaustcouncil. org .

We look forward to supporting your projects and thank you for your dedication to Holocaust education in South Carolina! The Council provides mini-grants of up to $1000 for educators and community leaders working to expand Holocaust education throughout their classrooms and communities.

The aims of the grant projects must coincide with the mission of the Council to commemorate SC survivors and concentration camp liberators and to promote Holocaust education. The most successful grant applications are those for Holocaust books or materials, school or community commemoration programs, guest speakers, teacher professional development, or awareness-raising events.

K-12 South Carolina educators in all subjects are encouraged to apply. The Council will also consider grant applications from organizations and university programs, but these funds are limited.

The grant process involves three interconnected steps: Review the Grant Application Guidance Sheet Fill out and submit the Grant Application Complete the Final Report within six weeks of the event’s completion IIf you have questions after reviewing the Guidance Sheet and Grant Application documents, please don’t hesitate to contact the Council for advice.

We look forward to supporting your projects and thank you for your dedication to Holocaust education in South Carolina!