Funding Pathways

Funding Exhale To Excel

Schools and districts may explore multiple funding sources when a proposed partnership connects clearly to local priorities, implementation plans, and allowable uses.

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Begin With Local Priorities

Where partnership goals may connect.

Depending on local priorities and allowable uses, Exhale To Excel services may align with initiatives in these areas:

Academic readiness

School climate

Safe and supportive learning environments

Student well-being

MTSS and behavior support

Professional learning

Educator capacity

Family and community engagement

Trauma-responsive practices

Explore Potential Sources

Four pathways to investigate.

These categories are starting points for local review. They do not indicate automatic eligibility, approval, or a guaranteed allowable use.

Federal programs may be considered when the proposed partnership aligns with identified needs, local plans, program purposes, and allowable uses.

Title IV-A

May align with safe and healthy students, well-rounded education, or improved conditions for learning, depending on local priorities and allowable uses.

Title I

May be considered when services address an identified academic need and are included in an applicable schoolwide or improvement plan, subject to eligibility and funding requirements.

Title II-A

May align with educator professional learning, leadership capacity, and implementation support; direct student services are not automatically allowable.

21st Century Community Learning Centers

May be considered for eligible after-school, summer, or other out-of-school-time programming through an approved local program or partnership.

Explore Federal Grant Opportunities Explore U.S. Department of Education Grants

Grants.gov provides searchable federal funding opportunities, while the U.S. Department of Education maintains information about its discretionary and formula-grant programs.

Federal Funding

Federal programs may be considered when the proposed partnership aligns with identified needs, local plans, program purposes, and allowable uses.

Title IV-A

May align with safe and healthy students, well-rounded education, or improved conditions for learning, depending on local priorities and allowable uses.

Title I

May be considered when services address an identified academic need and are included in an applicable schoolwide or improvement plan, subject to eligibility and funding requirements.

Title II-A

May align with educator professional learning, leadership capacity, and implementation support; direct student services are not automatically allowable.

21st Century Community Learning Centers

May be considered for eligible after-school, summer, or other out-of-school-time programming through an approved local program or partnership.

Explore Federal Grant Opportunities Explore U.S. Department of Education Grants

Grants.gov provides searchable federal funding opportunities, while the U.S. Department of Education maintains information about its discretionary and formula-grant programs.

State and Local Funding

State, district, and school-level resources may support locally identified priorities when Exhale To Excel services fit the approved purpose and expenditure rules.

School-improvement and student-support funds

May align with documented goals related to academic readiness, school climate, engagement, behavior support, or safe and supportive learning environments.

Professional-learning funds

May be considered for educator development, co-regulation practice, trauma-responsive implementation, or leadership capacity.

Local prevention and wellness initiatives

May support student well-being, MTSS, family engagement, or prevention-focused programming depending on local priorities and allowable uses.

Private Foundations and Public Charities

Private and philanthropic funders may support school-community initiatives connected to student well-being, learning readiness, educator capacity, equity, or healthy development.

Education and youth-development grants

May align with student skill development, academic readiness, leadership, or whole-child learning priorities.

Health and well-being initiatives

May be considered for prevention, regulation capacity, relational safety, and supportive learning environments.

Capacity-building grants

May support educator learning, facilitator development, curriculum implementation, or evaluation planning, subject to each funder’s requirements.

Community and Partnership Funding

Schools may also explore shared-investment approaches that connect district priorities with community partners and local resources.

Community foundations and local giving

May support place-based student, family, school-climate, or youth-development priorities.

Hospital, health-system, and prevention partnerships

May align with community well-being, prevention, trauma-responsive practice, or healthy-school initiatives.

Corporate and civic partnerships

May support sponsored student programming, educator learning, family engagement, or community-centered implementation.

Braided funding

Schools may combine allowable resources across programs when each expenditure is documented, appropriate, and compliant with its funding requirements.

From Possibility to Documentation

Build a clear case for local review.

Define the priority

Identify the student, educator, or school condition the partnership is intended to support.

Match the service

Connect curriculum, targeted support, professional learning, or implementation services to the identified need.

Confirm requirements

Review eligibility, allowable uses, procurement, timelines, and documentation with the appropriate funding administrator.

Funding clarification: Funding eligibility and allowable uses vary by program, district, state, and funding cycle. Exhale to Excel does not guarantee grant eligibility or funding approval. Schools should confirm all requirements with their district, funding agency, or grant administrator.

Plan the Next Step

Need help connecting your priorities to a partnership plan?

Exhale to Excel can help schools identify the services, implementation scope, and supporting documentation needed to explore appropriate funding pathways.

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