How much funding does Beyond Completion Challenge provide?

Beyond Completion Challenge provides $10,000,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Beyond Completion Challenge?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

How often is Beyond Completion Challenge offered?

Beyond Completion Challenge is described as a one-time opportunity.

Beyond Completion Challenge

Strada Education Foundation Inc

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Funding Amount

$10,000,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: One-time opportunity
Tracked since: April 2026

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Can we apply?

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Other requirements

Postsecondary institutions
Organizations developing innovative post-completion solutions

Overview

Funder: Strada Education Foundation Inc (in partnership with Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity)

Total Program Funding: $10 million

Focus Area: Post-completion outcomes - Career and life opportunities for students

Overview:
A $10 million challenge grant program supporting postsecondary institutions in identifying and expanding new solutions to improve career and life opportunities for more students after degree completion.

Geographic Scope: National

Eligibility:

Postsecondary institutions
Organizations developing innovative post-completion solutions

What They Fund:

Solutions to improve career outcomes after graduation
Programs expanding opportunities for student success
Innovative approaches to connecting education to employment

Partner Organization: Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity

What Strada Education Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 182
Total given: $27.3M
Median grant: $110K
Range: $5,500–$1.3M

By dollars: District of Columbia 21%, Virginia 12%, Texas 9%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Indianapolis, IN; New York, NY.
>99% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
48% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Texas Higher Education Foundation · Austin, TX

Operating grant

$1.3M
National Student Clearinghouse · Herndon, VA

Programmatic grant

$1.25M
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA

Operating grant

$1.11M
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ

Operating grant

$657K
New America Foundation · Washington, DC

Operating grant

$500K