Mini-Grants for Education are designed to support K-12 teachers and schools in communities where Freeport-McMoRan has an operational presence. Since 2006, over $700,000 has been granted through the Mini-Grants program for classroom projects ranging from field trips to literacy efforts to incentives for student performance.
Who Can Apply
Applicants may be teachers, school administrators or parent volunteers/PTA officials at public and private schools located in one of the eligible communities listed below. Applications must be submitted through the K-12 school.
Grant Awards and Use of Funds
Grants of $100 to $500 will be awarded to support projects in the project categories below.
A school is eligible to receive up to four (4) mini-grants during each application period. Each applicant/teacher/classroom may receive one mini-grant award per school year.
Accessing the Mini-Grants for Education Application
If you need to register a school for the first time or do not remember the log-in for your school account, click the Apply Now button below and the webpage will provide direction on how to create a new account and how to reset a password. If you need to be added to an existing school account, email cgsupport@cybergrants.com with the details below.
Subject: Request to Access Freeport-McMoRan Mini-Grants for Education Application
Body: In the body of your email include: Your Name, Name of School, City/State, NCES ID and explain your issue:
Application Opens: July 1, 2024
Application Closes: September 13, 2024 at 5pm Arizona time
Awards Announced: October 11, 2024
Familiarize yourself with this Mini-Grants for Education Project Budget Template as it must be completed and uploaded in your application. No other project budgets will be considered.
Eligible Communities
A school is eligible to submit an application if it is located in one of the communities below. If a school is nearby one of these communities and not in the community, then the school is not eligible to submit a Mini-Grants for Education application.
Arizona
Ajo
Bagdad
Bisbee
Douglas
Graham County
Green Valley/Sahuarita
Greenlee County
Hualapai Indian Reservation
Jerome/Clarkdale
Maricopa County
Miami/Globe
San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation
Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation
White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation
Colorado
Lake, Summit, Chaffee and Eagle Counties
Clear Creek and Grand Counties
New Mexico
Grant County
Iowa
Lee County
Louisiana
New Orleans (Greater New Orleans area)
Texas
El Paso
About Freeport-McMoRan
Freeport-McMoRan operates large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold and molybdenum.
FCX is the world’s largest publicly traded copper producer.
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