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Technical Assistance Fund is a microgrant program from Lumina Foundation that provides quick-turnaround funding to help state leaders increase educational attainment and close achievement gaps for historically underserved students. Awards are under $25,000 and support one-time activities such as expert convenings, state data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and policy research.
Eligible applicants are state governmental agencies and state-focused nonprofit organizations, including governors' offices, legislative committees, higher education agencies, workforce agencies, and statewide coalitions. Regional and national organizations are not eligible. Applications reopen annually; Lumina paused 2024 funding and planned to resume in 2025.
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Strategy Labs | Technical aid for state leaders and organizations Technical assistance for your state Lumina Foundation offers consulting support and small grants to state leaders and organizations. Apply for Technical Assistance Lumina is no longer accepting applications for technical assistance funds for 2024. We will resume funding in 2025.
T he Technical Assistance Fund provides quick-turnaround microgrants (under $25,000) to eligible state entities to help increase educational attainment and to close gaps between historically underserved students and their peers. Lumina does not endorse a one-size-fits-all approach and encourages state leaders to shape Technical Assistance Fund requests to their particular state contexts within the frame of the state policy agenda .
State governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations located in and focused exclusively on one state are eligible to receive technical assistance grants. Examples of eligible entities include: Governor’s offices and executive agencies. Legislative committees and services (nonpartisan or bipartisan).
State higher education executive officer (SHEEO) and financial assistance agencies. Workforce and labor agencies. State councils and task forces.
Statewide institutional systems and governing bodies. Nonprofit organizations and statewide coalitions whose missions are to serve their home states (e.g., The Campaign for College Opportunity [CA]; Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence [KY]; Educate Maine [ME]).
The applying entity must be an organization that is classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as a public charity under section 509(a)(1), (2) or (3) of the Code, or be a state, a possession of the United States, or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing. Regional higher education compacts, national organizations, and similar entities are not eligible for technical assistance grants.
However, states receiving the technical assistance funds may choose to use these entities to provide assistance. The eligibility requirements for fund recipients do not apply to the technical assistance providers (e.g., researchers, policy experts, or communications firms). The provider of technical assistance need not be a 501(c)3 or a 509(a) 1, 2 or 3, or a government entity.
The Technical Assistance Fund provides flexible support to states for costs that are typically one-time and beyond an agency’s capacity or planned budget. The following levels of grants describe the type of activities that the fund supports.
Supports activities such as travel expenses for experts, consultants, and speakers from other states to provide testimony, deliver keynote addresses, or participate in meetings; printing and publication costs; convenings (e.g. travel, facilitation, materials and supplies, space rental, catering, technology).
Level 2: $5,001 – $15,000 Supports activities such as convenings; travel and stakeholder engagement; state data analysis and research; one-time technology costs where the grantee can demonstrate sustainable funding.
Level 3: $15,001 – $25,000 The fund will not support, at any level: activities already receiving Lumina sponsorship or grant funding; honoraria for experts or speakers; campaign contributions, direct or grassroots lobbying expenditures; gift or ethics rules violations; or payment to government officials (not including travel expenses). Lumina Foundation funds may not be used to support or oppose any specific legislation.
Entities that receive a Level 2 technical assistance grant can receive such a grant every two years. Entities that receive a Level 3 grant can receive such a grant every three years. Once the applying entity has submitted the initial eligibility on the technical assistance application, Lumina Foundation will review and grant access to the partner portal within 2 weeks.
Once granted access to the portal, the applying entity will complete the technical assistance fund application. If you do not hear back within two weeks of submitting the initial eligibility, please reach out to your Lumina state policy team contact. Important : Please use Microsoft Edge or Safari for the fund registration.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: State governmental agencies and state-focused nonprofit organizations. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Under $25,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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