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Barrier Removal - Growing Institutional Capacity

Barrier Removal - Growing Institutional Capacity

Funding to strengthen institutional systems to eliminate barriers for students struggling to meet their basic needs.

Application Overview

Eligible Applicants

  • Community Colleges
  • Tribal Colleges
  • Public Colleges and Universities
  • Nonprofit Organizations partnering with a College/University

Grant Award Amounts and Timelines

  • $100,000-$400,000
  • 1-3 years

Application Windows

  • June 7 application deadline
  • August 16 application deadline
  • November 8 application deadline

This paper form application is for planning purposes only. Please do not submit a paper application. Submit your application through the EGrAMS Portal two weeks before the deadline.

Application Portal

Informational Webinar

The Office of Sixty by 30 hosts a webinar to discuss the latest grant opportunities. 

Evaluation Criteria

Proposals requesting funds to strengthen systemic institutional capacity to remove life barriers and poverty-related barriers to students will be evaluated based on:

  1. The presence of sound design principles and a clear plan for building institutional capacity grounded in evidence and data.
  2. Commitment to and a clear plan for strengthening community partnerships as part of establishing a system of support for students
  3. A plan for cross-silo communication/collaboration to ensure that everyone who interacts with students is equipped to connect students to needed resources.
  4. A plan for sustaining and further deepening the capacity of the institution beyond the end of the grant.