The Leon Levine FoundationGrant

Up to $250,000 Carolina Career‑Connected Learning Challenge

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Opportunity type

Grant

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

United States

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

The Carolina Career-Connected Learning Challenge is a multi-million-dollar competition designed to surface, support, and scale breakthrough models that bridge the gap between high school, postsecondary education, and the modern workforce. We are seeking visionary partners to help us ensure that every student in North and South Carolina has a clear, supported pathway to a fulfilling, livable-wage career.

Focus on Grades 9–14 (high school through community college) and first‑generation, low‑income students.

Objectives:

Put more high schoolers on pathways to livable‑wage jobs resilient to AI/automation.
Improve outcomes for low‑income and first‑generation students.
Strengthen transitions between high school, postsecondary, and workforce.
Encourage employer co‑design of pathways.

Key program elements:

Apprenticeships, internships, and “teamships”
Industry‑recognized credentials earned in high school
Flexible, career‑aligned curricula
Competency‑based learning models
Employer‑school integration and AI‑driven career coaching
Family engagement and direct job placement support

Who can apply

Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) organization (or have a fiscal sponsor)
Must have minimum $500,000 in non‑governmental contributed revenue (per IRS Form 990)
Project must serve students in North or South Carolina
Must already have an established program (not funding ideas from scratch)
Focus on low‑income and first‑generation student
Running a project or organization
Entrepreneur

LOT finds and checks opportunities from public sources. Always confirm details on the organiser’s own page before applying.

The Leon Levine FoundationGrant

Up to $250,000 Carolina Career‑Connected Learning Challenge

This one has closed

Archived

Opportunity type

Grant

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

United States

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

Focus on Grades 9–14 (high school through community college) and first‑generation, low‑income students.

Objectives:

Put more high schoolers on pathways to livable‑wage jobs resilient to AI/automation.
Improve outcomes for low‑income and first‑generation students.
Strengthen transitions between high school, postsecondary, and workforce.
Encourage employer co‑design of pathways.

Key program elements:

Apprenticeships, internships, and “teamships”
Industry‑recognized credentials earned in high school
Flexible, career‑aligned curricula
Competency‑based learning models
Employer‑school integration and AI‑driven career coaching
Family engagement and direct job placement support

Who can apply

Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) organization (or have a fiscal sponsor)
Must have minimum $500,000 in non‑governmental contributed revenue (per IRS Form 990)
Project must serve students in North or South Carolina
Must already have an established program (not funding ideas from scratch)
Focus on low‑income and first‑generation student
Running a project or organization
Entrepreneur

LOT finds and checks opportunities from public sources. Always confirm details on the organiser’s own page before applying.