The California Community Foundation (CCF) invites proposals from community-based nonprofit organizations, K-12 public schools and districts, and public and private colleges and universities in Los Angeles County for funding consideration in 2022.
Donor Name: California Community Foundation (CCF)
State: California
County: Los Angeles County ( CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/03/2022
Size of the Grant: $200,000 – $1 million
Details:
Los Angeles Scholars Investment Fund (LASIF) supports underrepresented Los Angeles County students in obtaining a postsecondary credential or degree while bolstering economic mobility and creating brighter futures for students and families in their region.
LASIF Focus and Priorities
CCF’ education portfolio is committed to solutions driven by racial equity, parent/family engagement, strategic leveraging of public funds, and alignment with meaningful policy change. CCF’s postsecondary investments seek to advance an inclusive, well-resourced education system for all young Angelenos that improves social and economic trajectories of individuals, and contributes to the productivity, health and well-being of the region. Efforts focus on highquality advising and addressing affordability challenges faced by low-income, first-generation, and historically underrepresented students through targeted investments in direct financial supports, school and community-based services, and systems level reforms at the institution and policy levels.
The Los Angeles Scholars Investment Fund (LASIF) has been CCF’s signature postsecondary grantmaking program since its launch in 2012. LASIF supports advising and affordability efforts that help scholars graduate with minimal debt and encourages pathways to social and economic mobility.
In 2022, they are particularly interested in proposals that address one or more of the following focus areas:
- Programs and partnerships that creatively use student aid funds as part of a strategy to increase the number of low-income, first-generation, and students of color who pursue and complete postsecondary certificates and degrees.
- Strategies that increase access to public financial aid, including FAFSA/CADAA completion, for large numbers of low-income students.
- Strategies that support attainment of postsecondary certificates and degrees, from accredited, nonprofit postsecondary institutions, that minimize debt and maximize pathways to social and economic mobility.
- Partnerships and strategies that have the potential to scale effective practices.
- Efforts that serve high-needs, underserved regions and populations of LA County, including those with low college attainment rates and limited college access/success service providers.
- Programs that implement supports that extend past postsecondary admission to include ongoing persistence supports, including beyond the first or second years of postsecondary for students with junior and senior standing.
Grant Types
Eligible organizations and partnerships are invited to apply for one or more of the following grant types. If relevant,
some organizations may be considered for and awarded more than one type of grant. For example, an organization that is part of a partnership in one region, but also provides services in a second region under a different model or structure, could be considered for both Partnership and Program grants.
- Partnership Planning Grant
- Funding to support two or more partners to design and plan efforts to better align services, goals, systems, and impact assessments that address college access and success equity gaps, as aligned with LASIF goals.
- $25,000 – $100,000
- Partnership Implementation Grant
- Funding to support two or more partners to implement collaborations and aligned direct services to address college access and success equity gaps, as aligned with LASIF goals.
- $200,000 – $1 million
- Program Implementation Grant
- Funding to support one organization’s work to address college access and success equity gaps, as aligned with LASIF goals. Preference for work that is in collaboration with other organizations and/or K-12 schools and/or colleges/universities.
- $50,000 – $150,000
Eligible Funding Uses and Student Aid Funds
Applicants will be asked to provide a draft grant budget, to include how funds would be used across four main categories, and multiple partners (as relevant).
Budget Categories
- Programmatic Costs – Costs related to service delivery.
- Student Aid Funds (if relevant) – Funding for grantees to administer financial support to postsecondary students.
- This may include funding for need-based scholarships, paid internships, emergency financial assistance, or other concepts as proposed by the applicant. Please note that detailed records and additional reporting will be
required for any grants that include Student Aid Funds. - Indirect Costs – Costs related to overall organization and/or program administration. There is currently no
standard or default indirect cost rate for LASIF grants. For this proposal, CCF staff anticipate requests of 10-15% of total grant budget proposal. If different, please describe needs. CCF staff seek to understand indirect costs needs to support program success and sustainability. - Sub-Grants to Other Organizations (if relevant)
For more information, visit Los Angeles Scholars Investment Fund (LASIF).
