The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education is accepting applications for 2023 Summer Bridge Program Grants.
Donor Name: Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
State: Kentucky
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/17/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $50,000
Details:
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) is soliciting proposals from Kentucky’s public universities, the 16 Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) campuses and the member institutions of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU) for grants of up to $50,000 to support summer bridge programs focused on supporting the transition from high school to postsecondary and promoting first year college success. These funds are made available to support new and/or existing efforts or expand the depth
and scope of summer bridge program implementation efforts currently supported across the state. The Summer Bridge Program Grants are designed to support Kentucky high school students who are incoming firstyear students.
Summer bridge programs begin in the summer “bridge” period between high school and college, and may extend throughout the first academic year. Although the content of summer bridge programs can vary across institutions and by the population served, the summer activities typically last from one to six weeks and involve:
- an in-depth orientation to college life and resources
- academic and career advising
- training in skills necessary for college success
- accelerated academic coursework
Program Outcomes
Proposals should include, but are not limited to, the following outcomes:
- Increase the number and diversity (racial, geographic, gender, socioeconomic, etc.) of students served face-to-face by summer bridge programming
- Reduce access and performance gaps in college course completion
- Increase fall to spring retention rates of summer bridge participants, leading to improved graduation rates
Grant recipients will be required to submit interim and final reports that include these outcomes.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to $50,000 to support summer bridge programs focused on supporting the transition from high school to postsecondary and promoting first year college success. These funds are made available to support new and/or existing efforts or expand the depth and scope of summer bridge program implementation efforts currently supported across the state. The Summer Bridge Program Grants are designed to support Kentucky high school students who are incoming firstyear students.
Funding is available from CPE through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The priority must be to provide the academic support necessary to improve college success and completion rates through summer bridge program development and programming.
For more information, visit Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.
