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.
  • Notification by July 15.

If you previously started a grant application, you can return to complete the application.

Please contact us if you have additional questions.