Innovative Postsecondary Models Fund Grant Application

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Eligibility Quiz

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The following questions should take approximately five minutes to complete. This is an estimated completion time, not a time limit. Your responses will determine whether your organization meets the minimum eligibility requirements for funding. Applicants that do not meet all four eligibility criteria will not advance to substantive review. 

Eligible postsecondary credential pathway


U.S. learner focus


Enrollment of learners into credential pathways


Participation in IPMP Fund ongoing shared learning and engagement activities


Thank you for completing the quiz. Based on your responses, your organization is eligible to be considered for funding. Please proceed to complete the application.
Proceed to receive your eligibility determination. 

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Have Questions?

  • If you have questions about your organization’s eligibility, please see our Request for Proposals.
  • For technical questions specific to this application form, please contact us and include “Technical Application Question” in your subject line.
  • Applications are due 11:59 PM on September 14th, 2026. All applications will be evaluated after this date. Questions about the request for proposals (RFP) and application process may be submitted to @ipmf@panoramaglobal.org. 

Part I: ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

Please respond on behalf of the applicant organization. If you are fiscally sponsored, please fill this out for your project and not your fiscal sponsor's information.
Organizational Details

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Select all that apply


Note: Please indicate only grants or subgrants that were awarded within the last three years. Please do not include applications that were submitted but not funded. This information is being collected to help us better understand applicants' funding landscapes and is not used to determine funding decisions. Previous funding or subgrant support from any of the participating funders does not increase or decrease an organization's likelihood of receiving funding through this RFP.

Select all that apply

Please use no more than 500 words

Note: Selected applicants must demonstrate that by March 31, 2027, they will have enrolled learners in programs leading to eligible degrees or credentials of value.







If applicable, for example, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook

Please use no more than 100 words

Fiscal sponsorship is the practice of a non-profit organization in the United States extending their legal and tax-exempt status to a person or group of individuals engaged in charitable activities. If your organization does not have a legal agreement of this kind with a U.S.-based non-profit, please do not select fiscal sponsorship

Fiscal Sponsor Information

Please complete this section only if your organization has a fiscal sponsor.





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Organization Contacts




Please include your country code


Individual who will be responsible for signing the grant agreement. For fiscally sponsored organizations, this is the sponsor's signatory.


Current Program Overview

Please use no more than 200 words

If you have a specific geographic focus, please list the regions/states.

Please use no more than 500 words


Please use no more than 500 words



Select all that apply


Panorama Global may share RFP data and applications with funders for the purposes of exploring additional funding or partnership opportunities that could support or complement the proposed work.
Organization Finances & Resources

Please enter a round number

Please enter a round number

Select all that apply


Please use no more than 500 words

Please enter a round number

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Part II: PROPOSED POSTSECONDARY MODEL

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Please use no more than 20 words

Please use no more than 500 words

Select one theme, or all that apply. Applicants are not expected to address all four themes; proposals should demonstrate strong alignment with at least one theme. Applicants may select multiple themes if their model aligns with more than one area.

If you selected one theme above, please describe how your proposed model aligns with and addresses that theme. If you selected multiple themes, please describe how your proposed model addresses each of the selected themes. (500 words maximum)

Please be concrete about what your model is proposing to do differently and why it matters for learners.(500 words maximum)

Please use no more than 500 words


How do these barriers specifically affect your target learners? (500 words maximum)

Please describe the outcomes, indicators, evidence, or evaluation approaches you will use. (500 words maximum)

Please describe how your model will advance along its institutional or scaling roadmap during the grant period, including 2–3 concrete indicators of progress or maturation (e.g., enrollment scale, geographic expansion, operational capacity, partnerships, or demonstrated effectiveness). (500 words maximum)

Part III: ORGANIZATIONAL ATTACHMENTS

Please note that additional information may be required depending on your organizational type.


Please provide proof of your organization’s legal status. Examples may include: articles of incorporation, charter, 501(c)(3) determination letter, or equivalent. If you are using a fiscal sponsor, please upload their most recent IRS Form 990.

For the current fiscal 2026-2027 year (including revenue and expenses)

Current year-to-date spending and/or audit report from most recently completed fiscal year.

If available

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