Applying for a Grant

We are no longer accepting Letters-of-Interest for the 2010 Community Grants Program. Below is a link, for your information, to our 2010 Request-for-Proposals.  This is for information only; our 2011 Request-for-Proposals will be issued in September, 2010.

Click here to view last year's Request-for-Proposal.

To be eligible for College Spark funding, applicant organizations must be one of the following:

  • Organized and operated for purposes described in IRC Section 501(c)(3);
  • A university, college, school or other institution described in IRC Section 170(c)(1);
  • A Public agency, unit of government, tribal government, or tribal program under IRC Section 7871

LOIs may be submitted by eligible organizations with a staffed and physical presence in Washington that can demonstrate successful experience in reaching and serving low-income students.  Students are considered low-income if they are eligible for Pell Grants or Washington State Need Grants, or from families eligible for one of the following public assistance programs: Food Stamps, Free and Reduced Price Lunch, or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families.

A select number of LOI respondents are invited to submit a full application.  However, a request for a full application does not guarantee funding.

College Spark encourages projects that take an innovative approach to meeting the needs of students in our target population.