Award G-2105-290820 College Promise This grant will enable College Promise, a national bipartisan organization launched by President Obama in 2015, to both monitor and support cities and states as they implement free community college programs, and to manage Kresge’s CoPro2.0 initiative. This grant, which includes additional operating support, will help College Promise facilitate CoPro2.0…
Award G-2105-290819 Grantmakers for Education (GFE) This grant will enable Grantmakers for Education (GFE) to plan and host its annual conference with both virtual and in-person components and reaffirm its commitment to supporting learners. Funding will support technology, staff time, speakers, and costs associated with organizing a hybrid convening for the expected 1,000 participants. With the…
Award G-2102-290337 To subsidize school district access to the Degrees of Change digital app, GuidEd Insight, to enable analysis, reporting, and visualization of student enrollment data.
Award G-2101-290256 Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Inc. This grant will enable the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), in partnership with Delaware State University (a public HBCU) and other vendors, to facilitate the next phase of an online degree completion pilot for HBCU near completers. P Although slightly delayed due to the pandemic, the partnership is stronger after…
Award G-2108-291279 Swipe Out Hunger This grant will enable Swipe Out Hunger to hire the consultants needed to merge with the College and University Food Bank Alliance. One in three college students experience hunger, and challenges with meeting basic needs can be a major impediment to persistence and completion – an issue the pandemic has…
Award G-2108-291270 MDC, Inc. This grant will enable MDC to host postsecondary attainment-focused convenings for its Network for Southern Economic Mobility (NSEM), which is designed to improve the region’s poor educational outcomes. This grant will support network building via peer learning and technical assistance activities for the seven current cities and an additional four…
Award G-2107-291042 Ithaka Harbors, Inc. This grant will enable Ithaka S+R to design, implement and test an experimental pilot intervention in one state (likely Ohio) that will facilitate the release of stranded credits and settlement of institutional debt to allow students to use previously earned credits to earn a credential. Ithaka’s pilot “clearinghouse” will facilitate…