Proposal Team: Research & Development

Program Type: Individual agreements and cooperative agreements for Discretionary and Development grants

Program Description: The Aspire innovative Learning Request for Proposal, provides funding and support to (1) Individuals (Active Members) and (2) partner organizations. The purpose of this program is to provide competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative practices of Edutainment that are demonstrated to have an impact on improving student achievement or student growth, closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates.

Program Goal:These grants will (1) allow eligible entities to expand and develop innovative practices that can serve as models of best practices, (2) allow eligible entities to work in partnership with a philanthropic community, and (3) identify and support best practices that can be shared and taken to scale based on demonstrated success.