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The 2026-2027 Financial Education Grants is a grant from the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions that funds organizations providing financial education programs to Washington State residents. Eligible applicants include educational institutions, government agencies, nonprofit organizations (501(c)(3/4/5/7/10/19)), tribal governments, and public-private partnerships.
Grant awards are contingent on DFI's final budget following the state legislative session and may be reduced or not awarded. Funded work cannot begin before both parties sign a grant agreement, which will not occur before July 1, 2026. Awardees must complete all work and submit final reports and invoices by June 30, 2027.
The application deadline was February 27, 2026.
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2026-2027 Financial Education Grants 2026-2027 Financial Education Grants 2026-2027 Financial Education Grants Information about the 2026-2027 financial education grants process. Grant Application and Manual 2026-2027 Financial Education Grants Manual 2026-2027 Financial Education Grants Application Funding for the 2026–2027 Financial Education Grants Program depends on the final DFI budget following the upcoming legislative session.
While applications are currently being accepted, grant awards may be reduced or not awarded. We will update this page when more information is available. Grant application available online.
Final application submission deadline. Only complete proposals received by the deadline will be considered. Applicant notification of status.
Applicants will be notified of their application status via email. Finalize grant agreements. Grant agreements will be delivered to awardees and must be signed and returned.
Work may begin only after both parties have signed the grant agreement, which cannot happen before July 1, 2026. Awardees must complete all work and submit final reports and invoices by June 30, 2027. Work cannot begin before both parties have signed the agreement and it is filed by DFI.
Our ability to fund grants is dependent on our total DFI budget, which may need to be adjusted based upon the final state budget after this upcoming legislative session. While DFI is currently accepting applications for 2026-2027 Financial Education grants, we are uncertain whether or not we will be in a position to fund our grant program and make grant awards.
It is possible that we will either need to reduce the amount of money awarded in grants or not award grants. We will update this page when we have more information. © Washington State Department of Financial Institutions
Key questions and narrative sections extracted from the solicitation.
What is the Organization's Mission Statement?
Please provide a brief description of the Organization
Describe the effectiveness and efficiency of operations (checks and balances)
Describe the reliability of financial reporting (checks and balances)
Describe compliance with applicable laws and regulations (checks and balances)
How is the Organization community rooted or community based? (Solutions rooted in a particular geographical place and/or community)
How is the Organization community led? (Solutions emerge from the community itself)
How is the Organization a trusted community organization?
Describe how the staff providing the outreach are representatives of and/or connected to the communities they serve
Please describe the purpose of this program
Provide any available client testimonials that demonstrate the life impacts of your services
Provide any readily available metrics, with anonymous data only, showing the program's impact and effectiveness
List ways this program will remove barriers to acquiring wealth and bring more Washingtonians to or closer to the Abundance level of financial wellness
Describe how participants will increase their knowledge from the workshop, event, trainings, materials
What is the percentage of participants who will increase their knowledge from the type of workshop, event, trainings, materials?
How many financial empowerment self-assessments will be collected and reviewed? If you do not collect self-assessments, how do you measure success?
How many pre- and post testing and assessments will be collected and reviewed? If you do not collect pre- and post testing, how do you measure efficacy?
Scoring criteria used to review proposals for this grant.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Educational institutions, government agencies, nonprofit organizations (501c3/4/5/7/10/19), tribal governments, and public-private partnerships providing financial education in Washington State. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was February 27, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
2026‑2027 Financial Education Grants is funded by Washington State Department of Financial Institutions. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Washington. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
The solicitation lists 4 required documents: Completed grant application (fillable PDF), Most recent annual financial statement, Organization chart (link or attached copy), and Program budget using provided template. Check the official notice for formatting and page-limit rules.
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