Grants and Education Support

Scholarships, Grants, and Financial Aid Programs

Financial Assistance for Learners

Provides scholarships, grants, and funding to help students and educators access quality education without financial burden.

Career and Skill Development

Supports professional growth through funding for vocational training, certifications, and higher education programs.

Inclusive and Accessible Opportunities

Offers diverse funding options for underprivileged communities, ensuring equal access to education for all.

Ava's Grace Scholarship

Provides financial support to students with incarcerated parents to pursue higher education.

Eligibility: Students with incarcerated parents residing in Missouri or parts of Illinois.

Cost: $5,000 per year, renewable up to 10 semesters.

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Venus Morris Griffin Scholarship

Scholarship for students with an incarcerated parent to assist with college costs.

Eligibility: Students with a currently incarcerated parent and demonstrated financial need.

Cost: $10,000 annual scholarships.

Hallam Law Group Scholarship

Supports students with an incarcerated parent pursuing higher education.

Eligibility: Students with an incarcerated parent pursuing higher education.

Cost: Varies; check the application details.

ScholarCHIPS

Provides scholarships and mentorship for children of incarcerated parents.

Eligibility: Students with a parent who is or was incarcerated, attending college.

Cost: $3,500 tuition + $1,000 books annually, renewable for four years.

Pullan & Young Supporting Prisoners' Families Scholarship

Assists students impacted by familial incarceration with college expenses.

Eligibility: Students with an incarcerated parent or close family member, attending college.

Cost: $1,000 per semester.

Ohio Access to Justice Foundation

Funds legal aid initiatives for low-income and justice-impacted individuals.

Eligibility: Nonprofits and legal aid organizations serving justice-impacted individuals.

Cost: Grant amounts vary based on project scope.

Racial Justice Initiative by Ohio State Bar Foundation

Supports projects that address systemic racism and benefit marginalized communities.

Eligibility: Nonprofits proposing racial justice projects benefiting impacted communities.

Cost: Grant amounts vary based on proposals.

New Beginnings Project by Ohio Credit Union Foundation

Provides financial assistance for reentry support and financial literacy programs.

Eligibility: Nonprofits and organizations implementing reentry and financial programs.

Cost: Up to $10,000 per project.

OneOhio Recovery Foundation Grants

Funds addiction recovery services, reentry programs, and justice initiatives.

Eligibility: Nonprofits and agencies focusing on recovery and justice-impacted reentry.

Cost: Grant amounts vary based on need.

Inmates to Entrepreneurs

Offers free entrepreneurship education and mentorship to justice-impacted individuals.

Eligibility: Formerly incarcerated individuals seeking entrepreneurship training.

Cost: Entrepreneurship training; potential seed funding opportunities.

Defy Ventures

Provides entrepreneurship training, employment resources, and mentorship for ex-offenders.

Eligibility: Currently and formerly incarcerated individuals interested in entrepreneurship.

Cost: Mentorship and training; potential funding for select participants.

Justice for Families Program

Supports programs improving community responses to families affected by violence.

Eligibility: State and local government, courts, and nonprofit organizations.

Cost: Grant amounts vary.

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction – Workforce Development

Offers workforce training and vocational programs for incarcerated individuals.

Eligibility: Incarcerated individuals within the Ohio correctional system.

Cost: Free vocational training and workforce development.

Transform Business Grant

Offers workforce training and vocational programs for incGrants and business development support for formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs.arcerated individuals.

Eligibility: Business owners from historically marginalized or justice-impacted groups.

Cost: $1,000 microgrants + business strategy support.

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