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Promise Neighborhoods Program

 
Assistance Listing: 84.215
Link
View program website
Sponsor
U.S. Department of Education
Deadlines
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jun 22, 2026
Application: Aug 6, 2026
Contact

Rich Wilson
202.453.6709
PromiseNeighborhoods@ed.gov

Grants.gov contact center:
800.518.4726
support@grants.gov
Self-service knowledge base

System for award management (SAM):
866.606.8220
Federal service desk

Purpose

The Promise Neighborhoods Program provides grants to significantly improve the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth in the most distressed communities. Projects should work to ensure school readiness, high school graduation, and access to a community-based continuum of high quality services.

Projects should serve neighborhoods with high concentrations of low-income individuals and multiple signs of distress, which may include high rates of poverty; childhood obesity; academic challenges; and juvenile delinquency, adjudication, incarceration, or adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). All strategies must be accessible to children with disabilities and English learners.

The program has 3 funding categories or absolute priorities:

  1. Absolute Priority 1: Non-rural and non-tribal communities
  2. Absolute Priority 2: Rural communities
  3. Absolute Priority 3: Tribal communities

A list of possible performance indicators is provided in the application instructions. Health-related performance measures include:

  • Percentages of children with preventable chronic health conditions or avoidable developmental delays
  • Immunization rates
  • Teen birth rates
  • Substandard housing
  • Poverty

Applicants will receive competitive preference priority points for:

  • Evidence-based literacy instruction
  • Implementing high quality interventions or accelerated learning supports for students and supporting families in providing meaningful at-home learning
  • Providing career connected learning in specific priority areas
Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

  • Institutions of higher education
  • Tribes and tribal organizations
  • One or more nonprofit entities working in formal partnership with at least one of the following entities
    • A high need local education agency (LEA)
    • An institution of higher education
    • The office of a chief elected official of a unit of local government
    • A Tribe or tribal organization
Geographic coverage
Nationwide
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $6,000,000
Award floor: $4,000,000
Project period: Up to 60 months
Estimated number of awards: 12
Estimated total funding: $65,000,000

Matching funds or in-kind contributions are required based on applicant type.

  • Non-rural and non-tribal communities: 100% of the award amount
  • Rural communities: 50% of the award amount
  • Tribal communities: 50% of the award amount
Application process

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and online application process are available through grants.gov.

While not required, applicants are strongly encouraged to email a notice of intent to apply to PromiseNeighborhoods@ed.gov by June 22, 2026.

Submit the full application through grants.gov by August 6, 2026.

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Children and youth · Educational attainment · Families · Health conditions · Healthcare needs and services · Human services · Mental health · Networking and collaboration · Obesity and weight control · Poverty · Public health · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention

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