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College Success Grants Frequently Asked Questions

Reconnect Community Action Grants

  • The State is not limiting which community-based partners can participate in a collective funded by Reconnect Community Action grants and seeks to support broad collectives that include a diversity of education and community partners; certainly, this can and should include adult education, though not as the only partner on an application.

  • The State is required to insist on the participation of county governments “where practicable.” Grantees (collectives or community colleges) must demonstrate multiple sincere attempts to engage the county government (or county governments, in a multi-county geography) for an application to be considered. However, we understand that county government interest and capacity may vary widely. If your county government lacks capacity to engage but would be willing to provide a letter of support that explains why it cannot be an active participating, this would suffice. If participation requests to government representatives are completely unsuccessful, the applicant should describe its outreach. In either case, the application can be strengthened by including strong partnership and leadership from a local workforce board, tribal governments, ISD, or quasi-governmental economic development organization, for instance. These are partnerships that are also beneficial even when the county government is an active participant but become even more critical to applications absent county government engagement.

  • Per statute, only community colleges are eligible applicants for the Reconnect Community Action grants. However, we hope to see these grants used to fund work outside of the college that supports post-secondary education, increasing community alignment. Regranting is allowed.