State Summer Learning Grant Overview
Summer learning is a proven, evidence-based strategy for accelerating academic growth, increasing content retention, and closing opportunity gaps.
Decades of research consistently show that high-quality summer learning programs improve academic achievement, strengthen student engagement, and support social-emotional well-being. These programs also foster meaningful relationships between students and caring adults, offer hands-on and project-based learning experiences, and help sustain a love of learning outside of the traditional school year.
Building on the momentum of the 2024 State Summer Learning Grant,
House Bill 2007 (2025) established ongoing funding of the State Summer Learning Grant. HB 2007 also infuses the state’s priority area of literacy into summer programming by requiring programs to focus on improving reading proficiency and academic outcomes, especially for students reading below grade level. Enrichment activities remain a critical aspect of the program when intentionally paired with literacy supports to improve student learning outcomes.
For questions regarding the State Summer Learning Grant, please email the Summer Learning Team at
ODE.SummerLearning@ode.oregon.gov.
2026 State Summer Learning Grant Competition
Request for Grant Applications (RFA) -
NEW
The 2026-28 State Summer Learning Grant
RFA is now open and can be accessed via the below link.
Applications are
due no later than March 20 at 5 pm
(late applications will
not be accepted).
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2026-28 State Summer Learning Grant Request for Applications (RFA)
All questions regarding the State Summer Learning Grant RFA must be submitted via the
Q&A Smartsheet.
Answers to submitted questions will be posted to the RFA linked above according to the schedule in Section 1.4 of the RFA.
Questions must be submitted by
March 18 at 5 pm.
March 2, 3 pm: Pre-Application Conference (Orientation Webinar)
Registration Link. Potential applicants are
strongly encouraged to attend the Pre-Application Conference.
About the Competitive Grant Process
Note: This competitive grant process only applies to school districts, education service districts (ESDs), and charter schools. A separate grant process has been established for Tribes, as described in the Tribal Grant Application section below.
The State Summer Learning Grant is transitioning from a formula grant to a competitive, multi-year grant beginning in 2026 to ensure that
all eligible entities have a clear and equitable pathway to apply, while allowing the direction of limited state resources to the programs that demonstrate the strongest plans for high-quality, evidence-based summer learning aligned to local needs. Multi-year grant awards (providing funding for summers 2026, 2027, and 2028) provide predictable funding to support staffing, partnerships, and long-term planning.
Application Process Overview
- All eligible entities are awarded Priority Points based on English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates, rate of students experiencing poverty, entity size, and geographic locale to priortize high-need entities. The Priority Point calculations can be found in the RFA linked above.
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All school districts, ESDs, and charter schools are eligible to submit an application. As part of the application, applicants submit a program budget to request an annual grant amount (up to $1 million) aligned with the proposed programming and projected students served.
- Applications are scored by a panel of peer evaluators based on program quality, use of research-aligned practices, response to local needs, and likeliness of realizing grant goals.
- Each applicant's Evaluator Panel Score is added to their Priority Points to determine the Final Application Score used to award funds. Award amounts may be right-sized to the proposed program capacity and impact.
2026 State Summer Learning
Tribal Grant Application
The following documents are for
Tribal applicants only.