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COLLEGE SPARK WASHINGTON
2012 Community Grants Program
LOI Webinar 9/27/2011 9:30 AM
9/28/2011 2:00 PM
AGENDAOverview
College Spark Mission
Areas of Focus
Types of Grants Available
Application Timeline
Online LOI
Budgets and Financials
Introduction
We’re here to make the College Spark application process clear to you today
Please ask questions along the way or in the future
Grant Request Overview
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50
2015
Support Requested Grants Awarded0
1,000,0002,000,0003,000,0004,000,0005,000,0006,000,0007,000,0008,000,000
College Spark Mission
College Spark funds programs that help low-income students become college-ready and earn their degrees. We make grants to organizations and institutions throughout Washington state that are helping low-income students improve their academic achievement, prepare for college life, and graduate from college.
College Spark Areas of Focus
•Academic Preparation
•Connecting Education to Career
•College-Going Culture
•Alignment•Enhanced
Data Systems•Educator
Capacity•Dual
Enrollment
College Readiness
•Retention/Persistence
•Gatekeeper Course Completion
•Transition from pre-college college level
•Avoiding remediation or improving placement score
•Policy analysis and improvements
Retention and
Degree Completio
n
Types of Grants Available
Planning Grants
Capacity-Building Grants
Research or Evaluation Projects
Coalition-Building Projects
Selection Criteria
Mission alignment, low-income studentsSustainability, strong partnershipsEvidence based improvements OR innovative approach coupled with assessment strategy Learning opportunity Improving programs, organizations, or systems
Assessing Impact
Capacity-building, serving students directly
College readiness: academic indicators (grades, test scores, attendance)Degree completion: Student Achievement Initiative momentum points (retention, progress through pre-college, gatekeeper course completion, degree/credential) Increases in college knowledge and/or mindset; other social/emotional indicatorsMust include a baseline or comparison
Assessing Impact
Coalition-Building: a comparison that assesses improvements in members’ effectiveness or capacity. Planning: range of individuals involved in the planning; will plan be used to improve program, organization, or system? Evaluation/Research: Generating new knowledge about what works in college readiness/completion.
Application TimelineRFP released on 9/19/2011LOI Webinars 9/26/11 and 9/28/11LOI due by 10/17/11
LOI is an online form. In addition, two hard copies of the LOI and attachments must arrive at College Spark by due date of October 17. Packet must be printed from completed online LOI form.
If you will be invited to submit a full proposal, you will be notified by 12/19/2011Webinar for invited applicants on 12/28/11 and 1/4/12Two copies of Application and materials due to College Spark by 1/27/12; packet must be printed from completed web application.Grant awards announced April 23, 2012 May – June: Finalize measurable objectives and distribute Grant Agreements
Online LOI•Project
description
•Target population, geographic regions served
•Project cost and amount of request
•Focus area (Readiness, Retention/Completion, or both)
•Grant type (Planning, Capacity-Building, Research/Evaluation, Coalition)
Contact and
Application Type
•Percentage of persons served that are low-income and how you verify that
•Program history
•Project description: what are your activities and outcomes?
•If applicable, partnerships or systems-level improvements planned
•If project does not provide services directly to low-income students, explain how they will benefit
Detailed Project
Description
•What will change as a result of this program or project?
•How will this grant improve your program, organization, or system?
•How does this program or project relate to College Spark’s focus areas and funding priorities?
Impact and
Alignment
Budgets and Financials
Organizational Level Finances
Program or Department Level Financials
Project Budget• Allowable expenses
• Broken out by year
• Include other funding sources
• Describe how remaining funds needed will be secured including pending and planned sources of funding and decision dates
QUESTIONS and COMMENTS
Rachel [email protected]
(206) 461-5480
Heather [email protected]
(206) 461-5326
