Supporting our communities
Show Up for Teachers Grant
Mountain America offers educator grants to teachers and school leaders for K-12 classroom projects.
Apply for a grant
Get a financial boost toward projects that support your K-12 classroom when you apply for the Show Up for Teachers Grant. Submit your application for a chance to receive $1,000 for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.
Membership is not required to apply.*
Apply nowThe 2025 application period has closed.
Apply for a gently used laptop
Are you a teacher in need of a laptop to enhance your classroom experience? Apply for a lightly used Microsoft Surface laptop through this needs-based application. The 2025 application period opens on April 7 and closes on June 30.
Apply nowLaptops will be distributed at the Show Up for Teachers Conference at the Mountain America Expo Center on July 10, 2025.
MEMBER STORY
We're building our ceramics program, and Mountain America's grant allowed us to buy kiln shelves to bake our pottery and get it ready to send home with the kids.
— Educator Grant Recipient
2025 grant recipients
Tracy Anderson
Pine View High School
St. George, Utah
Joni Andrews
Hartvigsen School
Taylorsville, Utah
Anita Babb
Shelley Elementary School
American Fork, Utah
Natalie Barney
Kanab High School
Kanab, Utah
Jen Beckstrand
Syracuse Elementary
Syracuse, Utah
Nancy Butler
Draper Park Middle School
Draper, Utah
Melanie Campbell
Hawthorn Academy
south jordan, Utah
Kohen Castaneda
Copper Hills High School
West Jordan, Utah
Julie Checketts
Woods Cross Elementary
Woods Cross, Utah
Julie Christensen
Neil Armstrong Academy
West Valley City, Utah
Brenda Cottle
Springville High School
Springville , Utah
Cary Crowe
Upland Terrace Elementary School
Salt Lake City, Utah
Christina Van Dam
Sprucewood Elementary School
Sandy, Utah
Tara Daniels
Ephraim Elementary School
Ephraim, Utah
Abigail Dekker
Saratoga Shores Elementary
Saratoga Springs, Utah
Kaelea Fitzgerald
Hidden Hollow Elementary
Eagle Mountain , Utah
Oaklie Gallagher
Crescent Elementary
Sandy, Utah
Keri Graybill
Granite Park Junior High
South Salt Lake, Utah
Grace Hadfield
Salem Hills High School
Salem, Utah
Aubry Hathaway
Davis High School
Kaysville, Utah
Erum Hussein
Beehive Science & Technology Academy
Sandy City, Utah
Irene Garza Jaldon
Mountain Point Elementary
Bluffdale, Utah
Erika Jimenez
Herriman High School
Herriman, Utah
David Joy
Wahlquist Jr. High
Farr West, Utah
Dayna Koch
Brookhaven Elementary
Eagle Mountain, Utah
Emma Lloyd
Lehi High School
Lehi, Utah
Holli Mattingly
Copper Canyon Elementary
West Jordan , Utah
Jenny McCulloch
Springville High School
Springville , Utah
Melissa Mock
Heartland Elementary
West Jordan, Utah
Kristin Mortensen
Kearns High School
Kearns, Utah
Nina Patterson
Summit Academy Independence
Bluffdale, Utah
Jennifer Payne
Cedar Valley Elementary
Cedar Fort, Utah
Tanja Peterson
Cedar Valley Elementary
Cedar Fort, Utah
Priscila Prestes
Oak Canyon Jr High
Pleasant Grove, Utah
Paul Rawlins
Island View Elementary
West Point, Utah
Michelle Ricks
Overlake Elementary School
Tooele, Utah
Jesse Sugar
Wendover High School
Wendover, Utah
Carrie Tapp
Hurricane Intermediate School
Hurricane , Utah
Amelia VanderVelde
The Goldminer's Daughter School
Alta, Utah
Shizhong Zhang
Box Elder High School
Brigham city, Utah
