Mo. America's Promise Alliance 1110 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
By increasing the number of healthy schools, we can create the conditions for every child to have a healthy, successful life.America’s Promise is leading this effort as part of the America’s Promise will award three to five grants of up to $150,000 each per year for two years (for a total of up to $300,000) to collaborative efforts that display alignment with this vision and a proven ability to accelerate positive change for young people in schools and their communities.The following template files are available for drafting purposes. Grantees can expect to learn and collaborate with core partners throughout the course of the grant. Mo. The goal of the grant initiative is to connect more than 21,000 Americans to education and in-demand jobs. Auxiliary aids & services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $111 million in America’s Promise grants to 23 regional workforce partnerships in 28 states to connect more than 21,000 Americans to education and in-demand jobs.. Additionally, all partners are required to support our GradNation campaign goals to mobilize the nation to reach a 90 percent national high school graduation rate by the year 2020 and dramatically increase postsecondary enrollment and success.Each partner brings unique assets to America's Promise, but Invited to periodic partner-specific networking meetings, webinars and other activitiesContinuously connected to Americas Promise via subscriptions to our newsletters and social mediaEncouraged to promote their reports, share news and join discussions on Provided opportunities to share their organizations’ work among America’s Promise’s networksEligible to participate in various workgroups, committees and other leadership groupsEncouraged to leverage the America’s Promise brand to advance their work on behalf of young peopleProvided with a primary point of contact on our staff, who seeks out opportunities for engagement and is available to answer their questionsPromote and support the Five Promises framework and the GradNation campaignParticipate in America’s Promise surveys and evaluations as requestedIdentify at least one staff member to serve as our primary point of contact, and ensure this information remains current by responding to an annual request for this informationActively seek out opportunities to engage with both America’s Promise and other partnersPublicize America’s Promise initiatives and opportunities to their networksActivate their networks as appropriate on relevant issues We expect to fund approximately 20-40 grants, with individual grant amounts ranging from $1 million to $6 million. In addition to the eligibility requirements described above, the strongest applicants will have a high degree of alignment with the vision laid out in the America’s Promise has brought together five core partner organizations to help accelerate change at the local level and serve as the first front of a unified national movement for healthy children and healthy environments in schools. This program and related marketing and promotional materials are funded by the United States Department of Labor through the America's Promise grant. Jeff Foster serves as the America’s Promise Grant Enrollment Services Counselor and Academic Advisor at NWCCD. Only final content submitted in the Grant Application Portal will be accepted for review.A team of external and internal reviewers will evaluate all applications. That’s why America’s Promise Alliance seeks to bolster health at one of the most critical intersections of youth and their communities: school.