The Beyond the Barriers Initiative and Aggie Compass would like to announce the Beyond the Barriers Basic Needs Grant!

As a formerly incarcerated or system-impacted student you may be experiencing many barriers including those that directly impact your financial and basic needs. Through funding provided by the Basic Needs Center, Beyond the Barriers may be able to offer some economic relief to help offset the cost of housing and/or food insecurity. Grants will be offered on a sliding scale but will not exceed $1000. The grant application will be open from March 22 and remain open until funds are expended. The first review of applications will begin on April 9 and continue on a rolling basis. Applications may take up to two weeks to process.

We encourage the following students to apply:

• Enrolled in the current academic quarter (at least 6 credits/units) or session as a UC Davis student.
• Have demonstrated financial need
• Identify as formerly incarcerated or system impacted (meaning an immediate family member is or has been in incarcerated). 

Selection Process:

Applications will be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis with priority given to students with the most demonstrated need. Please email system-impacted@ucdavis.edu for questions or clarification. Visit Beyond the Barriers (beyond.ucdavis.edu) and Aggie Compass (aggiecompass.ucdavis.edu) for more campus and local resources.

Additional Resources:

We encourage students to use other campus resources:

• Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center: aggiecompass.ucdavis.edu
• Beyond the Barriers: https://beyond.ucdavis.edu/campus-support-system-impacted-people

GRANT APPLICATION LINK: https://tinyurl.com/btbbasicneeds