LaunchNW 2025 FAFSA Completion Challenge School Grant Application

Grant Summary:

The 2025 FAFSA Completion Challenge is an exciting initiative to encourage schools to increase FAFSA completion rates among their graduating seniors. This program highlights the importance of FAFSA completion in helping students access financial aid and pursue post-high school education or training opportunities.

Grant awards will be provided to any school that achieves a 15-percentage point increase or higher in FAFSA completion rates, as compared to rates from May 31, 2024. This data will be pulled from the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) dashboard. This ensures all schools have an opportunity to be recognized for their efforts, regardless of size or initial completion rates.

Schools must submit their weekly FAFSA completion data and consent to LaunchNW publishing that data on the FAFSA Opens Doors website to be eligible.

Schools are encouraged to implement creative and effective strategies to engage students and families, including:

Hosting FAFSA completion events.
Providing one-on-one FAFSA support.
Launching targeted outreach campaigns to boost awareness and participation.

Grant funds can be used to sustain or expand these efforts, ensuring ongoing support for FAFSA completion and post-high school readiness. We look forward to supporting schools in their efforts to help more students unlock financial aid opportunities and pursue their educational goals.

School Information

High School Name:

School District Name

Street Address:

Please spell out each word in this address to search. i.e "East" instead of "E"

City:

State:

Zip Code:

Phone

Total # of 2025 Seniors (current year as of today)

Principal Contact

First Name:

Last Name

Primary School Contact (for FAFSA Challenge purposes)

This individual will work with LaunchNW directly to report updated FAFSA completion rates each week througout the challenge.

First Name:

Last Name

Title/Role

Baseline FAFSA Completion Data

What is your current FAFSA completion rate (as of today)?

Please enter as a percentage of your graduating senior class i.e. 50%

Plan and Strategies

What specific strategies or initiatives does your school plan to implement to increase FAFSA completion rates?

Example: Hosting FAFSA nights, offering one-on-one assistance, peer mentoring programs, etc.

How will your school promote FAFSA completion among students and families?

What partnerships, if any, will you leverage to achieve your FAFSA completion goals?

What resources or support do you need to achieve your FAFSA completion goals?

Commitment to Reporting

Will your school commit to sharing updated FAFSA completion data weekly during the challenge?

YesNo

Will your school consent to having your reported completion rates published online and made available to the public through our FAFSA Completion Tracker webpage?

YesNo

Award Usage

If awarded, how will your school use the grant funding to support FAFSA completion or other post-high school readiness efforts?

Additional Information

Is there anything else you would like to share about your school's approach to increasing FAFSA completion rates?

Has your school encountered any obstacles that have been difficult to overcome in increasing FAFSA completion rates?

GRANT AWARDS:

LaunchNW is committed to awarding $20,000 in school grants for the 2025 FAFSA Completion Challenge. Grant awards are structured as follows:

· Silver Grant: Awarded to schools achieving a 15 percentage point improvement in FAFSA completion.

· Gold Grant: Awarded to schools achieving a 25+ percentage point improvement in FAFSA completion.

Minimum Grant Awards:

Number of Seniors	15 percentage point increase (Silver Grant)	25 percentage point Increase (Gold Grant)
250+	$800.00	$1,000.00
101-249	$600.00	$800.00
1-100	$300.00	$500.00

*Should some schools opt not to participate, grant amounts for participating schools will increase. Updated award amounts will be communicated once the application process is closed, and participating schools have been verified.

Contact Information