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Access to Post-Secondary Education

We seek to support programs that enable students to earn college credit while in high school; admissions navigation support and academic and financial counseling; re-engagement strategies for students who have stopped attending school; and supports for non-traditional students.
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Protohaven's former director of education teaches a class in their shop. The organization engages people in the process of making things to enrich individual lives, build thriving communities, and contribute to a vibrant, sustainable society.
Protohaven's former director of education teaches a class in their shop. The organization engages people in the process of making things to enrich individual lives, build thriving communities, and contribute to a vibrant, sustainable society.

Black, Latinx and/or Hispanic, Indigenous, and underrepresented Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students are 30% more likely than white students to need to exit post-secondary education before completing a degree, and non-credentialed adults are less likely to thrive. Post-secondary education opportunities help to promote increased economic mobility for students.

Access to post-secondary education includes:

  • Programs that enable students to earn college credit while in high school.
  • Admissions navigation support, academic and financial counseling.
  • Re-engagement strategies for students who have stopped attending school.
  • Supports for non-traditional students.

Priority will be given to proposals that:

  • Offer scheduling flexibility, including nights and/or weekends.
  • Support participants through graduation. 
  • Prioritize high demand credentials (such as manufacturing, drafting, information security).

Application Deadlines

GRANT CYCLEAPPLICATION DEADLINE
Spring grant cycleFeb. 3, 2025 by 5 p.m.
(for funding decision by May 9.)
Fall grant cycleTBD

Grant Guidelines

See eligibility criteria, our funding priorities, grant types, duration and award amount ranges.

How to Apply for Grants

Learn how to apply for funding through the Foundation's online grant application portal.
Jamillia Kamara Covington
Contact

Jamillia Kamara Covington M.Ed.

Senior Program Officer for Education
412.394.2634

More Grantmaking Supporting Economic Mobility

The Pittsburgh Foundation also offers the following funding opportunities to eligible applicants.

Career Advancement

We are interested in supporting organizations that offer technology training with career potential. 

Entrepreneurship

We are interested in efforts to increase Black entrepreneurship.

Homeownership

We are specifically interested in funding programs that include personalized financial and home purchasing education; advocacy for mortgage assistance initiatives for Black women; and other programs that include collective ownership options.