NJEA believes that educators’ ingenuity should not be stifled by lack of funds. That’s why the NJEA Frederick L. Hipp Foundation for Excellence in Education has awarded another 17 grants, including one continuation grant to support creative projects by public school educators totaling $97,406. This total is possible thanks to an additional $10,000 from Visions Federal Credit Union.
Continuation grants are additional grants for programs that had previously received funding within the previous 24 months.
Established in 1993, the Hipp Foundation is dedicated to supporting projects that will enhance and improve the learning environment in schools. Since its creation, more than $2.6 million dollars has been awarded by the foundation in support of 487 innovative educational projects that represent a bold, fresh approach by public school employees.
For information about a grant in your area, contact information for the Project Coordinator is provided at the end of each linked project description.
You can learn more about the history of the Hipp program at njea.org/hipp-history.
2025-26 Frederick L. Hipp Grants
Atlantic
Heather Haggerty-Woolslayer
Children’s Literacy, Part of Our School Culture – $7,565
Egg Harbor City Education Association
Burlington
Dr. Ryan Lafferty
Middle School Robotics Club – $4,030
Northern Burlington County Regional Teachers Association
Camden
Jaime Cream
Raku Pottery – $8,000
Cherry Hill Education Association
Essex
Ellen Fishter
Arcade Reboot: Crafting with Cardboard – $3,000
Livingston Education Association
Hunterdon
Erin Evans
Building Brighter Futures: LEGO SPIKE Innovation for K-2 – $4,000
Clinton Township Education Association
Taryn Romanczak
Deep in Sheep – $7,840
Hunterdon County PolyTechnical Education Association
Sharon Ernst
Hydroponic Growing and Learning Systems – $2,899
East Amwell Education Association
Middlesex
Ashley Yanchuck
KIDO Classroom – $6,200
Spotswood Education Association
Monmouth
Josh Langenberger
Seed to Sanctuary – $6,767
Howell Township Education Association
Lauren Zodl
Growing Environmental Activists – $1,641
Freehold Regional Education Association
Morris
Susan Charlton
SEL LEGO Wall – $1,216
Mine Hill Teachers Association
Angela Klein
Bringing Ideas to Life in 3D – $5,963
*Jack Bertolino Grant
East Hanover Education Association
Ocean
Penny Burr
Inclusive Sensory Space – $3,185
Lacey Township Education Association
Sussex
Mary Houghtaling
Sustain and Expand Holocaust & Genocide Research Center – $10,000
Visions Grant for Social Justice
Kittatinny Education Association
Cathryn Weiss-Connors
You, Me, and Robots: Coding through Collaboration – $8,600
Sussex Wantage Education Association
Union
Jennifer Barbera
SEL Through Art in the Self Contained Classroom and Beyond – $6,500
*Continuation Grant
Clark Education Association
Warren
Faith Roncoroni
Sequential Storytelling – $10,000
Phillipsburg Education Association