FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT & EQUITY (FEE) GRANT

FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT & EQUITY (FEE) GRANT is sponsored by Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF). This grant helps build systems and institutional support for students of color to develop financial capability. NGPF funding enables districts to hire personal finance specialists for up to a three-year period.

[We are currently not accepting new applications.] FINANCIAL EQUITY AND EMPOWERMENT (FEE) GRANT In 2020, Next Gen Personal Finance announced the creation of the Financial Equity and Empowerment (FEE) Grant as part of our commitment to increase access to financial education within communities serving majority Black and Hispanic students.

Our ideal partners are the largest U.S. public school systems who share our commitment to increasing financial capability in their students. Resource constraints should NOT be the reason students don’t have proper financial education.

While 1 in 8 students outside Guarantee States 1 will take a standalone Personal Finance course prior to graduation, this number dips significantly among students in schools with 75%+ Black and Hispanic students. In schools with 75%+ Black and Hispanic student populations, only students are guaranteed to take a standalone Personal Finance course prior to graduation.

To combat this problem, NGPF commits to partnering with districts and investing into the largest diverse high school districts in America to help build financial capability and institutional support.

FEE Grant Programmatic Details Approximately $125,000 annually for 3 years to fund the position of a dedicated Personal Finance Specialist employed by the district Ongoing 1:1 support to the Personal Finance Specialist and district in creating PD sessions, programs, resources, newsletters, and more throughout the lifetime of the grant Regular meetings with all Personal Finance Specialists to share best practices, resources, and strategies Comprehensive Personal Finance curriculum and professional development at no cost to the district NGPF FEE Grant recipients as of 2025 Milwaukee Public Schools (WI) Financial Literacy Mentor Teacher joneswmd@milwaukee.

k12. wi. us Miami-Dade Public Schools (FL) Curriculum Support Specialist ebonydavis@dadeschools.

net Prince George’s County Public Schools (MD) Financial Education and Empowerment Coordinator Nevada Department of Education (NV) Financial Literacy Consultant Denver Public Schools (CO) Currently hiring for K-12 Financial Literacy Specialist The 2022 Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand Grant is modeled after NGPF’s Financial Equity and Empowerment (FEE) Grant program.

The Jordan Grant provides for extras such as an expansion of NGPF's online curriculum offerings and the creation of student investment clubs coordinated via Personal Finance Specialists in cooperation with teachers. This institutional grant to NGPF was made through Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand’s 10-year Black Community Commitment.

Fund for Public Schools (NY) Personal Finance Specialist Philadelphia Financial Scholars (PA) dhernandez@financialscholars. org Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (NC) Economic and Personal Finance (EPF) Specialist crystal. shue@cms.

k12. nc. us Fulton County Schools (GA) Program Specialist-Personal Finance taylora8@fultonschools.

org Guilford County Schools (NC) Personal Financial Literacy Coordinator Detroit Public Schools Community District (MI) Social Studies Curriculum Leader gregory. evans@detroitk12. org California Access to Financial Education (CAFE) Grant Program As part of our FEE Grant initiative, we have selected key districts in California to fund through our CAFE program.

Currently, only 25% of California high school students have access to a personal finance course elective, compared to 70% of high school students nationally.

Through a partnership with the California Department of Education, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, and Next Gen Personal Finance, the California Access To Financial Education (CAFE) grant program will substantially increase student access to this essential course in California high schools.

Current and prospective CAFE Grant recipients: These specialists will provide curriculum support and professional development to increase access to financial education within the district. Click here to learn more. Our Financial Literacy graduation requirement is a huge investment, but the return on this investment is even greater.

All of our students have the chance to be ready to handle their financial lives for a successful future. Susan Bistransin, Prince George’s County Public Schools I am forever grateful to the NGPF founders, Tim and Jessica, and the entire staff, who have given me the opportunity to work every day in the area I am most passionate about, sharing amazing FREE Personal Finance curriculum with our frontline heroes, our teachers.

I know that NGPF’s innovative teaching materials, (podcasts, games, real life simulations, etc.) are transforming countless lives, every single day. Sheila Salehian, Nevada Public Schools Denver Public Schools alums drive financial literacy requirement to prep grads for life Denver Public Schools alums drive financial literacy requirement to prep grads for life Prince George’s Co.

schools close out financial literacy month with tips on managing money School District of Beloit high school teacher receives a Governor’s Financial Literacy Award Milwaukee students learning importance of personal finance responsibility ‘New Black Wall Street’: Closing wealth gap a century after Tulsa 1 Guarantee state (30 as of Oct 9, 2025: AL, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, WV, WI, VA) are states that guarantee financial education for all high school students prior to graduation.

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