Too often, financial emergencies like unexpected healthcare costs, childcare expenses, or car breakdowns prevent community college students who are on the cusp of completion from reaching that milestone. On July 12, 2018, Governor Roy Cooper announced the Finish Line Grants program to help community college students complete their training when facing unforeseen challenges.
Grants will be available for the 2018-2019 school year. Partnerships – each involving a community college and a Workforce Development Board – will collaborate to apply for funding and will establish a joint process for reviewing funding requests from students who have completed 50 percent of their degree or credential (including their current enrollment).
- Partnership Proposal Form (including Directions): Download this form and, once completed, email the completed proposal, accompanied by a signed Memorandum of Understanding, to FinishLine@NCWorks.gov
- Finish Line Grants Q&A (updated Dec. 20, 2018)
- Sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- Finish Line Grant Proposal Example 1
- Finish Line Grant Proposal Example 2
- Finish Line Grant expenditures: Examples of allowed and unallowed expenditures
- Samples of Outreach Materials
For more background information on Finish Line Grants, read the original announcement by the Governor or visit the NC Job Ready website.