Business Grants for Teachers Applications Now Being Accepted

CONCORD, NH - The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce announces that applications for this year’s Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Business Grants for Teachers are now being accepted.

Through the Business Grants for Teachers program, the Chamber awards grants up to $1,000 to area teachers who have developed innovative teaching programs in capital-area schools. Recipients must demonstrate to the committee that their projects fit a specific educational need, are unique to their respective schools and are not supported by the school system’s annual budget. Funding for the Business Grants program is raised through the Chamber’s annual Funds for Education Golf Tournament, which will be held on Wednesday, August 2^nd at Beaver Meadow Golf Course.

The deadline for submission of the grant application is Friday, June 2, 2017. For more information about the Business Grants program or the Funds for Education Golf Tournament, please contact the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce at (603) 224-2508. To download an application for a business grant, please visit www.concordnhchamber.com.

The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce develops economic opportunities, strengthens the business climate, and enhances the quality of life in the Capital Region.

Photo caption: 2016 Business Grant for Teachers recipient Susan Seagroves taught her students how to knit hats that were sold to benefit the Concord Hospital Payson Center. Students raised a total of $614. From left: Valerie Blake, Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce; Pamela Puleo, Concord Hospital Trust; Jody H. Blumberg, Payson Center for Cancer Care; Susan Seagroves, Bishop Brady High School Teacher (BBHS) and Business Grant recipient; Emma, BBHS student and knitter, and Andrea Elliott, Principal of BBHS.