At a glance
The program funds discretionary grants to help improve the academic and developmental outcomes of children and youth in distressed communities, including school readiness, graduation, and access to high-quality services. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, or nonprofits working in formal partnership with certain public or tribal entities. The competition expects about 9 implementation awards of $4 million to $6 million each, with an estimated average award of $6 million and a 60-month project period. Applicants must provide matching funds or in-kind donations, with a 100 percent match for non-rural, non-tribal projects and a 50 percent match for rural or tribal projects, and at least 10 percent of the match must come from the private sector. The program is limited to projects serving non-rural communities, rural communities, or Tribal communities, depending on the absolute priority addressed, and applications are due August 6, 2026.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The purpose of the Promise Neighborhoods program is to significantly improve the academic and developmental outcomes of children and youth living in the most distressed communities of the United States, including ensuring school readiness, high school graduation, and access to a community-based continuum of high-quality services. The program serves neighborhoods with high concentrations of individuals with low incomes; multiple signs of distress, which may include high rates of poverty, childhood obesity, academic challenges, and juvenile delinquency, adjudication, or incarceration; and adverse childhood experiences; and also serves schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities or targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended (ESEA). All strategies in the continuum of solutions must be accessible to children with disabilities and English learners.
Who can apply
- Others