All College Access Challenge Grant sub-grant awards target services to students living at or below the poverty level or attending schools where 50% or more students are eligible for the free lunch program. Programs may also develop skills for counselors serving this targeted population.

Small Grant Sub-Grantees
NameDescription of population to be served
ASPIRA of New York Inc. At risk high school students in the Bronx
Brentwood Union Free School District Serving Brentwood High School/Freshman Center
Brooklyn College Community Partnership Students in Brooklyn, NY
Central Park East High School (CPEHS)CPEHS and partnering with College Summit in Brooklyn, NY
City School District Of Albany/ Partnered with SUNY Albany475 students in the junior class at Albany High School
College and Community Fellowship, Inc150 (minimum) incarcerated women in New York City
Commission on Independent Colleges and UniversitiesBronx and Kings County
Goddard Riverside Community Center Options Center for Educational and Career ChoiceBronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan
Harlem RBI Inc.Youth from the East Harlem, NY who attend schools in the NY City District 4
Hispanic Scholarship FundServing Hispanic Students Statewide
Institute for Student Achievement100 students at Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School
It's Up to Me (a partnership program led by NYIT and involving NY State Dept of Labor and the Commission Independent Colleges and Universities)John Adams High School in Ozone Park, Queens
Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown City School District, Dunkirk City School District, Salamanac City Central School District and partnering with Chautauqua Striders
Learning Leaders Inc.New York City Schools
New Rochelle "Next Steps" Program135 Students from New Rochelle High School who reside in municipal housing in New Rochelle
New Settlement ApartmentsYouth from low-income families in the NYC
New York State Financial Aid Administrators Association (NYSFAAA) Serving New York residents statewide, living below the poverty line, applying for financial aid
On Point for CollegeTargeting low income youth in Syracuse City School District
Research Foundation of the City University of New York6 Bronx, NY schools
Rochester Institute Of Technology/ Partnered with the Rochester City School District10th, 11th, and 12th grade students in the Rochester City Schools
St John's UniversityLong Island City High School
Suffolk Network on Adolescent Pregnancy (SNAP) Long IslandPartnering with Brentwood & Central Islip Union Free School Districts to serve 5,000 students/families
Sunnyside Community Services College Readiness ProgramQueens County
SUNY Cobleskill 400 low-income students, as well as guidance counselors at 16 contiguous school districts in upstate NY
Syracuse University/ Partnered with the Syracuse City School DistrictSyracuse City Schools and the BOCES of Jefferson and Lewis Counties
The College InitiativeFormerly incarcerated men and women in New York City
The Facing History School (FHS)FHS in NY, NY partnering with College Summit in Brooklyn, NY
The High School for Law, Advocacy and Community JusticeHS for LACJ in NY, NY and partnering with College Summit in Brooklyn, NY
The Young Women's Leadership Network3 underserved high-need title 1 NYC Public High Schools:
  • Health Opportunities High School (Bronx)
  • School for International Studies (Brooklyn)
  • Brooklyn School for Global Studies
Today's Students Tomorrow's TeachersJohn F. Kennedy High School in the Bronx, NY