Applications for Round Four of the Catalyze Challenge are now closed.
About Catalyze
Since 2021, Catalyze has awarded more than $14 million to 60+ organizations through national and regional challenges. The Catalyze community includes innovators who are piloting and scaling solutions that provide young people with career-connected learning opportunities on the pathway to fulfilling careers. Catalyze grantees are actively impacting more than 65,000 learners across the United States.
About Round Four of the Catalyze Challenge
Round Four of the Catalyze Challenge will award a total of $4 million to 4 - 5 organizations that are ready to scale transformative, direct-service career-connected learning solutions for learners aged 11-22. The challenge will focus on two themes: career exploration for young adolescents and activating industry partnerships.
Timeline
Theme One: Career Exploration for Young Adolescents
Scalable programs or tools that prepare young adolescent learners (aged 11-22) for industries of the future.
Theme Two: Activating Industry Partnerships
Scalable programs that align learning with employer needs and close current and future skill and/or opportunity gaps for young adolescents (aged 11-22).
The open call for screening applications has closed.
Round Four of the Catalyze Challenge employs a competitive two-step application process. Applicants will receive communication directly from Catalyze on next steps.
