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Reminder: Community Grants Program accepting Letters-of-Interest through October 14
The College Spark Washington Community Grants Program is an annual, statewide, grantmaking program focused on building the effectiveness of grantees that have demonstrated experience serving low-income students and generating knowledge related to college readiness in middle school and successful transition to college.
As a reminder, the Community Grants Program will be accepting Letters-of-Interest (LOI) through October 14, 2013. You can visit our website to learn more about promising practices for improving the Community Grants Program outcome indicators. All projects that receive Community Grants funding must measure their impact by using at least one of the outcome indicators below:
Outcomes that focus on middle school success
- Increase the number of students who enroll in and pass Algebra by the end of 8th grade
- Reduce the number of middle school students who trigger two or more of three early warning indicators: five or more absences during a single school semester, one or more course failures, a suspension, or expulsion
Outcomes that focus on the successful transition to college
- Reduce the number of students that require development education when they transition from high school to college
- Increase the number of students who pass their first college-level English or math course - either while in high school, after taking development education classes, or directly upon entering college
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations and schools that work with middle school, high school, and college students.
To learn more about the Community Grants Program, contact Rachel Clements, Program Officer, at Rachel@collegespark.org.
Between 2005-2013, College Spark Washington awarded more than 100 Community Grants totaling $12.5 million.
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College Spark Washington releases new foundation brochure
College Spark Washington has committed more than $37 million towards student success since 2004. From Here to There highlights several programs and initiatives aimed at helping low-income students succeed through the Community Grants Program, the College Readiness Initiative, Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, and the Washington Scholarship Coalition.
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Grantee News in the Field
A new report by Partnership for Learning and Model Secondary Schools Project examines how the shift to college- and career-readiness standards is changing K-12 learning environments in Washington. The report, "Expanding Our Expectations," addresses Washington's educational challenges (state funding, and growing opportunity and achievement gaps) and how the successful implementation of Common Core State Standards is a key part of a larger education toolbox to better prepare students for college, work and life.
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