Funding Amount

$150,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Innovation Awards

Funder: Growing Inland Achievement (GIA)

Award Amount: $150,000 over two years

Geographic Scope: Bi-county region of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties (Inland Empire), California

Focus Areas: Organizations working toward accomplishing one or more of five measurable goals:

  • Align educational policy initiatives regionally via cradle-to-career collective impact model

  • Increase college preparedness, particularly in math, resulting in a 20% reduction in the number of students requiring remediation at matriculation from high school to college within five years

  • Increase baccalaureate, associate, certificate, and credential attainment by 15% across the two counties within five years

  • Increase the six-year graduation rate by 10% over five years

  • Improve career preparedness through strengthened partnership with industry to better align education with workforce development needs
  • Eligibility: Educational organizations and nonprofits supporting Inland Empire students; organizations must have partnerships to implement activities and a scalability plan

    Requirements: 50% matching requirement to promote sustainability and organizational capacity

    Funding Structure: $150,000 dispersed in two parts - funding in June of Year 1 and May of Year 2

    Background: GIA has distributed nearly $2 million in Innovation Award funding since 2017. Awards are solicited by GIA's regional Action Network Teams to ensure alignment with GIA's goals.

    Contact:

  • Email: info@inlandempiregia.org

  • Phone: 909-256-0011

  • Address: 1508 Barton Road, #185, Redlands, CA 92373

  • Website: inlandempiregia.org
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    1. Solicitation: Applications are solicited by GIA's regional Action Network Teams
    2. Required Elements:
    - Plan to support and facilitate student success in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
    - Demonstration of work toward at least one of the five measurable goals
    - Partnerships to implement activities
    - Scalability plan to share successes with the region
    - Commitment to 50% matching requirement
    3. Selection: Awards are selected based on track record and demonstrated commitment to equity
    4. Award Notification: Awardees are informed of approval and funding timeline

    Note: Specific application deadlines and detailed submission requirements not provided in available materials. Contact GIA directly for current application timeline and detailed instructions.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    educationcollege-prepworkforce-developmentk-12-schools

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