Grants Program

School Fuel is proud to support enrichment grants 

Together, we impact the lives of more than 7,000 students.

School Fuel enrichment grant funds are supporting an impressive and wide-ranging list of programs and materials in Novato's schools for the 2025-26 school year. We are so glad to be giving students, teachers, and schools this boost. We granted a total of $402,892 for the current school year. See a complete list of the programs funded below.

Wellness and Health

  • Staff training and supplies for Hamilton Wellness Hub
  • PE equipment and athletics uniforms for Hamilton  
  • Yoga sessions for all TK and Kindergarten at Loma Verde
  • Calming space support at Loma Verde
  • Socio-emotional support resources at Loma Verde
  • Girls on the Run program support at Loma Verde
  • Specialized equipment for students with sensory needs at Lynwood
  • Support for Mariposa restorative room and wellness center at Lynwood
  • Support for North Marin Devo middle school mountain biking team
  • Supplies for Health Class lessons at Novato High School 
  • Supplies for Sports Medicine class at Novato High School
  • Support for Fit and Well health class at Novato High School
  • PE equipment at Pleasant Valley
  • Playground painting at Rancho
  • Self-regulation tools at Rancho
  • Flexible seating at Rancho
  • Restorative Room support at San Marin
  • Support for Counselling Center at San Marin 
  • Supplies for San Marin High school counselling department
  • PE equipment for San Ramon
  • Fitness training equipment for Sinaloa
  • Warm breakfast program at Marin Oaks

Literacy

  • Grants to every NUSD school library
  • Oral storytelling unit for Pleasant Valley
  • Second Grade “Travel Days” supplies at Loma Verde
  • Publication of second-grade books created by students at Loma Verde
  • Nonfiction books for classrooms at Loma Verde
  • New Manga titles at Novato High School
  • Field trips for Multicultural Literature class at Novato High School
  • Core literature books for fourth grade at Olive
  • Additional TK level books at Pleasant Valley
  • Reading intervention training and materials at Rancho
  • Multicultural books at Rancho
  • Supplies and activities for English Language Development at San Marin High School
  • Support for San Marin Speech and Debate Team
  • Supplies for students with learning disabilities at San Marin High School
  • Independent reading books for English classes at San Marin High School
  • Read Naturally Live online reading program for Sinaloa
  • Materials to support new poetry program at Sinaloa

Visual and Performing Arts

  • Musical instrument repair for all elementary schools
  • Support for photography club at Lynwood
  • Arts field trip for Marin Oaks
  • Field trip for Novato High School cinematic arts students
  • Arts program for ELD students at Novato High School
  • Dance field trip for dance students at Novato High School 
  • Field trip for Novato High School photography students
  • Lighting fixtures for performance stage at Novato High School Center for the Arts
  • Field trip for ceramics students at Novato High School
  • Support for Pan, Arte y Cultura Club at Novato High School
  • Book to Bravo opera project for Olive 5th grade
  • Jamaroo weekly music program for TK and Kindergarten at Olive
  • Family craft night for Olive
  • Art project support at Pleasant Valley
  • Drama support for San Jose Middle School
  • Art classroom storage for San Jose Middle School
  • Printmaking supplies for San Jose Middle School
  • Technology for multimedia design at San Marin High School
  • Choir performance uniforms for San Jose Middle School
  • Festival fees, visiting clinicians, and musical instruments for San Marin High School
  • Field trips for Theater Tech program at San Marin High School
  • Biological illustration field trip for San Marin High School
  • Art storage for San Marin High School art classroom
  • STEAM ceramics field trip for San Marin
  • Support for three new sculpture classes at San Marin High School 
  • Field trip to SFMOMA for San Marin High School art students
  • Drama scripts and festival fees for San Marin High School drama
  • New band instruments for Sinaloa Middle School
  • New kiln shelves for Sinaloa Middle School
  • Field trip for Sinaloa Middle School dance students
  • Multicultural mural for Lu Sutton

Technology, Science and Math

  • Materials for hands-on science activities at all elementary schools
  • Hawk’s Nest makerspace materials at Hamilton
  • Math manipulatives, makerspace materials, and Science Explorer’s lab supplies at Hamilton
  • Mystery Science Box lesson at Lu Sutton
  • Middle School Mathmatics Thinking Classroom set at Novato Charter School
  • Outdoor education field trip for Lu Sutton 
  • Health and Advisory class supplies for Novato High
  • Equipment and career session support for Medical Careers Pathway at Novato High
  • Keyboarding Without Tears program for Olive
  • Support for wetlands protection project at Olive
  • Engineering supplies for enrichment class at Olive
  • Spring Lake Environmental Center field trip for Pleasant Valley 
  • Animal encounter visit for Pleasant Valley 5th grade 
  • MEKA trays and supplies for Pleasant Valley TK
  • Exploratorium field trip for 6th grade at San Jose
  • Chabot Space and Science Center field trip for 8th grade at San Jose Middle School  
  • Building materials for engineering class at San Marin High School
  • Engineering pathway learning garden materials and tools at San Marin High School
  • Field trip to the Buck Institute for San Marin High School
  • Gel elctrophoresis equipment for San Marin High School
  • Robotics program support at San Marin High School
  • Materials for 3D printing program at Sinaloa Middle School

Student Success and Engagement

  • Fourth grade field trip to Sacramento or San Francisco for every 4th grade.
  • Support for Empower Tomorrow college field trip and Career Technical Education introduction for all 8th grade students
  • Hamilton Children for Change program support
  • Supplies, games, and activites for TK-3 leadership training at Hamilton
  • College field trip for AVID at Hamilton
  • Support for Odyssey of the Mind program at Loma Verde
  • Support for Girls on the Run at Loma Verde
  • Support for Imagination, Exploration and Adventure Time at Loma Verde
  • Support for Bears and Cubs Learning club at Loma Verde
  • Early American History Days support at Loma Verde
  • Equipment for special needs students at Loma Verde
  • Latino Family Literacy Project session at Lu Sutton
  • Planners for students at Novato High School 
  • AVID program college field trips and support at Novato High School 
  • Newcomer support at Novato High School 
  • Field trips for English language development students at Novato High School
  • Class shirt project support at Novato High School
  • Posters of current scientists of color for science department at Novato High School
  • Link Crew support Novato High School
  • Student engagement materials for World Languages at Novato High School
  • College field trip to College of Marin for Novato High School students with IEPs
  • Improvements to Novato High School’s outdoor meeting areas.
  • Support for Novato High School’s Benightment Program
  • Field trip for 7th grade at San Jose Middle School
  • AVID college field trip at San Jose Middle School
  • Adopt a Space program support at San Jose Middle School
  • Support for Link Crew at San Marin High School
  • AVID college field trips and program support at San Marin High School 
  • Culturally relevant field trip for ELD students at San Marin High School
  • Alliance ELD engagement and inclusion program at San Marin
  • Support of the Learning Lounge at San Marin High School
  • Attendance improvement program support at San Marin High School
  • College and Career Center support at San Marin High School 
  • Link Crew support at San Marin High School
  • AVID college field trips and support at San Marin High School
  • AV equipment for a San Ramon school assemblies
  • Restoring motivational words around campus at San Ramon
  • Field trips and social gatherings for Sinaloa Middle School SPED class
  • Support for AVID at Sinaloa Middle School
  • Support for electronic scoreboard at Sinaloa Middle School
  • Field trip for Sinaloa Middle School resource students

Funds raised by individual schools for additional designated programs through the 2025 Tour of Novato – $73,655!

See www.tourofnovato.org for more details about these additional grants.