Three grant categories:

● $100,000 over two years – 8 awards to be made to organizations with annual budgets of $500,000 or greater and annual program budgets of $250,000 or greater

● $50,000 over two years – 8 awards to be made to organizations with annual budgets of $250,000 or greater

● $15,000 for one year – 10 awards will be made to programs to provide them with the ability to offer additional professional development opportunities to their staff; applicants must have annual budgets of $150,000 or greater

Read the full application and eligibility requirements, and join our webinar on December 13 at 3 p.m. ET to learn more about this opportunity. The RFP homepage can be accessed here. Applications are due January 25, 2019.

Grant funds may be used for technical assistance, capacity building, enhancing direct service activities, and/or program expansion. Applicants will need to describe how programs support youth in the transition to the ninth grade. Competitive two-year grant applicants should be able to report on indicators of success such as on-time promotion; school attendance rates; improved behavior, grades and test scores; and/or the development of social and emotional skills.