The Educational Success Grant strives to improve the educational achievement of underperforming children and youth in the region.
Donor Name: Hampton Roads Community Foundation
State: Virginia
County: Accomack County (VA), Isle of Wight County (VA), Northampton County (VA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/01/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Educational success of a region’s people is a core element of a thriving and resilient region. An educated citizenry is fundamental to strong economic development and personal prosperity. Reaching developmental academic and socio-emotional milestones is critical to a child’s early success. Lack of kindergarten readiness crosses all socio-economic levels; however, children living in poverty often have multiple barriers that inhibit their educational success. Students who graduate from high school on time and successfully transition to college and complete a degree or career-based certification have a greater likelihood of living healthier and more financially stable lives. They encourage growth through opportunities for all students to excel in their educational pursuits and meet the region’s current and future workforce demands.
They support innovative programs that improve academic achievement of the region’s public school students in the following areas:
- Projects that prepare children, academically and/or socio-emotionally, to succeed in kindergarten
- Programs that prevent middle and high school students from dropping out of school
- After-school time projects that have been proven successful at increasing the likelihood of students earning advanced or standard diplomas within four years of entering high school
- Programs that help students successfully transition from high school into collegiate education or career-based certificate programs after graduation.
Eligibility Criteria
The Hampton Roads Community Foundation welcomes grant applications from 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity organizations serving residents of South Hampton Roads, including those in:
- Chesapeake
- Eastern Shore of Virginia (Accomack and Northampton counties)
- Franklin
- Isle of Wight County
- Norfolk
- Portsmouth
- Suffolk
- Virginia Beach.
For more information, visit HRCF.
