It's On Us PA Grants

It's On Us PA Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Amount: Up to US $60,000
Last Updated: December 19, 2025

Summary

The It's On Us PA Grants program, initiated by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, aims to empower postsecondary institutions to combat sexual violence through education, prevention, and response initiatives. Institutions may apply for funding up to $60,000 based on enrollment size, with a specific focus on fostering awareness and improving reporting systems. This initiative encourages community involvement, aiming to create a safer educational environment for all students in Pennsylvania.

Overview

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education (OPHE) is pleased to issue this request for applications for eligible postsecondary institutions to fund programs to address sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking education, prevention, and response in postsecondary education. Goals It’s On Us PA is a statewide campaign that invites education leaders and all Pennsylvanians to be part of the solution to protect students from sexual violence. The campaign has four major goals: Provide an education program for students in consultation with a local rape crisis center and domestic violence program regarding sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking and provide resources and services available for victims.  Improve awareness, prevention, reporting, and response systems regarding sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking prevention in schools, colleges, and universities to better serve all students.Remove or reduce barriers that prevent survivors of sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking from reporting and/or accessing vital resources by creating a more consistent, empowering reporting process for student survivors of gender-based violence.Demonstrate significant, proactive, and sustainable leadership to change institutional culture by challenging Pennsylvania’s education leaders – including college and university presidents – as well as students, faculty, staff, families, and communities to pledge to improve their institutions’ climate. Funding The Governor’s It’s On Us PA Grant Program offers institutions the opportunity to apply for competitive funding in an amount up to: $40,000 for institutions with 10,000 learners or less; and up to $60,000 for institutions with 10,0001 learners or more. Funds may be expended only on eligible programs, activities, and purposes identified in the proposal and approved by PDE’s Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education. $125,000 of the grant funds will be allocated for requests by private licensed schools who do not offer AST/ASB programs to offset the costs of implementing educational programs as mandated by Article XX-G of the Public School Code of 1949 as amended by Act 55 of 2022. The maximum request amount is $10,000. Funding requests can include a combination of any of the eligible programs described in this request for application. Funding is not guaranteed to any applicant. Please see FAQs for additional guidelines.

Eligibility

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