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Find similar grantsFinancial Education Grants Program (2026‑2027) is sponsored by Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). State grants to support and expand financial literacy across Washington State.
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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. * **Funding Limitations:** 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.
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?
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Washington State organizations meeting grant guidelines Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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