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Mini-grants for Career Exploration and Postsecondary Planning is sponsored by McClure Foundation. The McClure Foundation offers mini-grants to schools, libraries, and community organizations that help young Vermonters plan and prepare for life after high school. These grants aim to boost career exploration and postsecondary planning and supports for young Vermonters.
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More than 7,400 teachers, 4,500 registered nurses, and 1,600 software developers will be needed in Vermont in the coming years. These are just some of the high-pay, high-demand careers shaping our state’s future.
Yet while most of Vermont's promising jobs require education or training beyond high school, fewer than half of Vermont’s young people enroll in a degree program right after graduation—the lowest rate in New England, according to the New England Secondary Schools Consortium. Our grants help change that. We make education and training pathways to Vermont’s most promising jobs more visible, accessible, and affordable.
We strengthen public college and career training systems that drive equity and resilience. Above all, we make postsecondary education the easy choice for young Vermonters because we believe it opens doors to lifelong opportunity.
Teacher Workforce Development Vermont Service to Career Pathways Through our invitation-only grant processes , we proactively invite grant proposals ranging from $10,000 to $100,000+ for systems development or systemic change efforts.
Our current priority areas for these grants are: Accelerated pathways to debt-free degrees Teacher workforce development and diversification Vermont’s service-to-career pathways initiative Professional connection and coordination among Work-Based Learning Coordinators Alongside the Vermont's Most Promising Jobs resource with the Vermont Department of Labor, we offer mini-grants of $250 - $2,500 to schools, libraries, and community organizations that help young Vermonters plan and prep for life after high school.
If you have an idea for how a small amount of funding would boost career exploration and postsecondary planning and supports for young Vermonters in your community, please contact us. We promise a speedy turnaround on funding decisions and no formal proposal or reporting requirements. A core value of the McClure Foundation is working in coordination with others.
To that end, our funding strategies are intentionally aligned with the Vermont Community Foundation’s commitment to closing the Opportunity Gap , the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Accelerate ED Initiative , and the state of Vermont's postsecondary attainment goal that 70% of working-age residents will have a postsecondary credential of value by 2025 .
We are also committed to learning from and alongside other education equity, postsecondary attainment, and workforce development practitioners and funders. Grant applications are accepted from organizations that are located in or serve the people of Vermont. Organizations must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be a public agency, school, or municipality in the state of Vermont.
Nonprofit organizations or community groups who do not have 501(c)(3) status may apply for grant awards if another eligible organization acts as a fiscal sponsor.
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, political affiliation, military service, physical or mental ability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available by the McClure Foundation.
Grant applicants must employ staff and provide services without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, political affiliation, military service, physical or mental ability. Reach out to Executive Director Carolyn Weir at cweir@vermontcf.
org or 802-388-3355 x239 to discuss how your idea or project lines up with McClure Foundation priorities. The J. Warren & Lois McClure Foundation Carolyn Weir, Executive Director The J.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Schools, libraries, and community organizations located in or serving Vermont; must be 501(c)(3) tax-exempt or have a fiscal sponsor. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $250 - $2,500. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Mini-grants for Career Exploration and Postsecondary Planning is funded by McClure Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Vermont. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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