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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Good morning, WSSSC. See below, this is the WSAC Regional Challenge Grant application process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Director, Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">SBCTC Vision:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">“Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic
justice in service to our diverse communities.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Regional Challenge Grant (WSAC) <RegionalChallengeGrant@wsac.wa.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 8, 2022 10:32 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Apply for the Regional Challenge Grants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">WSAC is now accepting letters of Interest for the Regional Challenge Grant.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>You may have received this information through other WSAC listservs, and we apologize if this is a duplicate. It is being sent directly to you as a result of prior engagement with Regional Challenge Grant sessions. </i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#C17F0B">Apply for the Regional Challenge Grants</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#C17F0B;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) is now accepting
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<span style="color:#164378">Letters of Interest (LOI)</span></a> for the <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsac.wa.gov%2Fchallenge-grants%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3DWSAC&data=05%7C01%7CAbbyC%40wsac.wa.gov%7Ceb2afac0238f45376d0f08da91be39a2%7C11d0e217264e400a8ba057dcc127d72d%7C0%7C0%7C637982543452254436%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=h6hWr1MvcFsvk61Ki%2FtDsUmrI7TTiz2EfBiekCZ1V4c%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Regional Challenge Grants">
<span style="color:#164378">Regional Challenge Grants</span></a>. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Overview of Available Grants </span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">WSAC plans to award two tiers of grants. Tier one grants will award up to $125,000 over one year to entities focused on building new partnerships aimed at improving postsecondary attainment
and career pathways. Tier two grants will award an average of $750,000 per group per year over two-and-a-half years to established partnerships that are ready to test new strategies, expand efforts, or scale up to support more students. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Application Process </span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Applicants must
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">submit a Letter of Interest by 11:59pm on October 21, 2022</span></strong> that addresses the requirements for the type of grant they seek. WSAC will select a limited number of both Tier One and Tier Two
applicants to advance for further review and discussion. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Any questions related to the Request for Letters of Interest can be sent to
<a href="mailto:RegionalChallengeGrant@wsac.wa.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#164378">RegionalChallengeGrant@wsac.wa.gov</span></a> no later than September 16, 2022. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">WSAC will hold a
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<span style="color:#164378">webinar</span></a> at 1 p.m. on September 22, 2022, to address Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">What are Regional Challenge Grants?</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsac.wa.gov%2Fchallenge-grants%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3DWSAC&data=05%7C01%7CAbbyC%40wsac.wa.gov%7Ceb2afac0238f45376d0f08da91be39a2%7C11d0e217264e400a8ba057dcc127d72d%7C0%7C0%7C637982543452410693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BEzosuJZRPRkR%2FVPOZRYvRiOzQVVhZIUP461pQYItAA%3D&reserved=0"><span style="color:#164378">Regional
Challenge Grants</span></a> seek to advance statewide postsecondary attainment goals by expanding the number of community and regional partnerships—and supporting the further development of existing partnerships—that are focused on increasing postsecondary
enrollment and credential completion for students of color, students from low-income backgrounds, English language learners, students with disabilities, and foster and homeless youth by doing one or more of the following: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Increase enrollment of adults returning to education. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Increase the completion rate of students’ postsecondary credentials. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#201F1E">360-753-7800 |<a href="https://wsac.wa.gov/challenge-grants">https://wsac.wa.gov/challenge-grants</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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