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The RFP was released in January 2025 and the selection of five grantees was announced June 2, 2025; this funding cycle is closed.
Florida Student Postsecondary Success Request for Proposals (RFP) is a grant from Helios Education Foundation that funds Florida-based nonprofit organizations working to increase college access, persistence, and completion for low-income and historically underrepresented students.
The program selects organizations with innovative, evidence-based strategies that help students navigate the path to and through college, spanning college coaching, academic enrichment, mentorship, and support services. Five organizations were selected following a public RFP process in January 2025, representing communities in Central Florida, South Florida, and the Tampa Bay region.
Eligible applicants are Florida-based nonprofits with demonstrated, scalable approaches to improving postsecondary outcomes for underserved students.
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Helios Education Foundation Awards Grants to Five Florida Organizations to Expand College Access and Completion | Helios Education Foundation Helios Education Foundation Awards Grants to Five Florida Organizations to Expand College Access and Completion Partners were selected following a public request for proposals in January 2025 At Helios Education Foundation, we believe in the power of postsecondary education to transform lives and communities and are proud to announce a new round of investments.
This funding supports Florida-based organizations working to increase college access, persistence, and completion for low-income and historically underrepresented students.
Through our Florida Student Postsecondary Success Request for Proposals (RFP), released earlier this year, five nonprofit organizations have been selected for their innovative and evidence-based strategies that help students chart a successful path to and through college. “We’re proud to support these organizations as they work to advance educational success across Florida,” said Paul J.
Luna , President and CEO of Helios Education Foundation. “They are on the frontlines of change—removing barriers to postsecondary attainment and creating new opportunities for students to thrive. We’re excited to partner with them on this important work.
” The selected organizations represent a wide range of communities across Central Florida, South Florida, and the Tampa Bay region, each bringing a unique approach to advancing postsecondary outcomes: Breakthrough Miami : Through its BreakthroughU program, this organization provides year-round academic enrichment, college coaching, and mentorship for motivated, under-resourced students in grades 5–12—ensuring they graduate high school well-prepared to enroll and excel in college.
Friends of AARLCC : (African American Research Library and Cultural Center): In Broward County, Friends of AARLCC is helping high school students in their surrounding community, where college enrollment numbers are low, increase their test scores, navigate college admissions, and compete for scholarships through the ASPIRE Academy, a college preparation program designed for first-generation and underserved learners.
GZL Educational Foundation : Through a fully volunteer driven model, GZL offers a comprehensive college readiness initiative for its high school students in Hillsborough County. The initiative helps to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and support to not only enroll in college but persist through to graduation.
The Able Trust : Through its High School High Tech (HSHT), The Able Trust is expanding postsecondary access for students with disabilities. The program includes FAFSA support, educator training, scholarship guidance, and student engagement strategies tailored to help students thrive.
These organizations will implement projects that align with Helios’ strategic priorities, emphasizing data-driven solutions, student-centered support, and innovative programming that ensures more students have access to postsecondary education and the resources needed to succeed.
Heart of Florida United Way : Focused on eight low-income high schools with the lowest college-going rates in Osceola and Orange Counties, the Education United: Student Success HUB is working to raise FAFSA completion and college enrollment rates—two key indicators of long-term academic and career success.
Driving impact through partnership Each of these initiatives aligns with Helios’ strategic priorities and vision for a Florida where every student—regardless of zip code—has the opportunity to earn a college degree. The projects emphasize data-informed decision-making, student-centered design, and culturally responsive practices that create meaningful, measurable impact.
Together with our partners, we’re building a stronger pipeline to postsecondary success—one student, one school, and one community at a time. LEARN MORE ABOUT HELIOS' WORK IN FLORIDA
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Florida-based nonprofit organizations with innovative and evidence-based strategies to help low-income and historically underrepresented students with college access, persistence, and completion. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.