The purpose of the Immigrant/Refugee Student Success Grant program is to provide funds to applicants that document an understanding of the unique needs of Immigrant/Refugee students, have potential to become exemplar programs and who create collaborative practices relating to the strategies outlined in the
Immigrant/Refugee Student Success Plan. Grant program applicants must demonstrate the outcomes of the grant activities are to benefit and serve Immigrant/Refugee students and their families.
ODE works with grantees to evaluate sustainability, replicability, best practices and lessons learned from implemented projects, programs and services. The data collected and analyzed from grantees’ projects is utilized by ODE to further refine the Plan and inform effective internal agency implementation as well as external (i.e. district and community) implementation of the Immigrant/Refugee Student Success Plan.
Announcements
2024-2025 Grantees
In early 2025, applications were evaluated for the program’s first open Request for Applications (RFA), and 18 grantees were funded for a total of $2 Million, with all 5 statewide regions represented. Immigrant/Refugee Student Success Plan grants were awarded to school districts and community-based organizations. The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024-2025 Immigrant/Refugee Student Success grants:
School Districts
- Centennial SD
- David Douglas SD
- Gervais SD
- Hood River County SD
- Jefferson County SD
- Medford SD
- Parkrose SD
- Phoenix-Talent SD
- Portland SD
- Umatilla SD
- Woodburn SD
Community-Based Organizations
- Adelante Mujeres
- African Refugee Immigrant Organization (ARIO)
- Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization (CAIRO)
- Honoring Our New Ethic Youth (HONEY)
- KairosPDX
- The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO)
- The Urban League
For more information and contacts for the grantees, please visit our Grantee webpage.
How can we learn about future grant opportunities?
To learn about upcoming Requests for Applications (RFA), informational sessions, and other relevant program announcements, subscribe now to the
Immigrant/Refugee Student Success Listserv. For questions, contact the Immigrant/Refugee Student Success Coordinators at
ode.immigrantrefugee.success@ode.oregon.gov.