The mission of USA Funds® is to enhance postsecondary education
preparedness, access and success. We focus our grant-making primarily on our
target populations of underserved low-income middle and high school students,
students of color and first-generation postsecondary students.
The three focus areas of our grant-making are:
- Awareness and Preparation – to measurably improve the
awareness and preparation of target population students and families for
postsecondary education.
- Access – to increase access for target population
students to high-quality postsecondary education opportunities.
- Success – to increase retention and persistence of target
population students at the postsecondary level.
For details of our grant-making focus and our grant application process,
please download “Information for Grant-Seekers.”
For examples of programs previously awarded grants by USA Funds, visit “USA
Funds Supports Access to Education.”
If your organization’s programs are consistent with our grant-making
guidelines, we encourage you to submit a grant proposal through our online grant
application. This application includes a brief eligibility quiz to ensure your
organization’s grant request falls within our guidelines.
Please note that USA Funds accepts and awards grants on a quarterly cycle.
For 2010 those cycles are:
- Grant applications accepted: Jan. 1 – March 1.
- Notification by April 15.
- Grant applications accepted: April 1 – June 1.
If you previously started a grant application, you can return to complete the application.
Please contact
us if you have additional questions.