Community Investment Leveraged: $491,664
Grants Awarded: 18
Funds Awarded: $350,000
OCAN and Great Lakes invited proposals for the Great Lakes College
Access Investment grant to assist college access programs in reaching
their potential during a 12-month period whether through implementing a
new program, enhancing an existing initiative, or building capacity to
strengthen the overall operations of the community-based nonprofit
organization.
This grant opportunity made $350,000 in funding from Great Lakes Higher
Education Guaranty Corporation available to Ohio college access programs
through the OCAN organization.
Designed to support qualified applicants in building upon
existing infrastructure within the organization, developing new
initiatives, or further developing and solidifying community
partnerships that assist students in degree attainment, the Great Lakes
College Access Investment grant opportunity was awarded to 18
organizations – both members of and new-comers to OCAN – who
strategically demonstrated the need for Great Lakes College Access
Investment grant funding, explaining how the grant will help the
organization reach a higher level of funding, programming and/or
outreach to meet college access needs.
The grants help to foster
community support by requiring one-quarter of the grant amount in
matching funds from the community – overall, nearly $500,000 was
leveraged around the state of Ohio.
