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Quick Start Grants

Quick Start Grants

Funding for Action-Oriented Assessment and Institutional Barrier Removal

This funding supports institutions as they conduct an action‑oriented assessment to strengthen their grounding in student experience and/or develop a strategic approach to removing institutional barriers to student success. It can also help institutions prepare to apply for a larger College Success or Barrier Removal – Growing Institutional Capacity grant in a future window.

2024 Application Overview     Application Portal      2024 Informational Webinar

Eligible Applicants

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

2024 Grant Award Amounts and Timeline

  • $50,000-$75,000
  • 6-8 months

Application Windows

  • Not accepting applications at this time.

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

Application Portal

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Evaluation Criteria

Requesting Funds to Elevate Students

For proposals requesting funds for efforts to elevate student voice and experience and/or engage in an action-oriented self-assessment process:

  1. An understanding of the role of student experience data in building institution-wide awareness and urgency around the need for a grounded student success strategy.
  2. If applicable, the quality of self-assessment tool or process selected
  3. A plan for disseminating and using the information gleaned through quantitative and qualitative research to engage faculty, staff, and administrators around key improvement opportunities.

Requesting Funds to Engage

For proposals requesting funds to engage in a planning phase for larger College Success or Barrier Removal grants:

  1. A clear plan for developing a strong and strategic proposal grounded in data and evidence.
  2. The presence of a logical design, including a core team that includes both front-line faculty/staff and senior administrators with decision-making authority.