Oregon Chafee Education and Training Grant

The Chafee Education and Training Grant (also know as The Chafee Education and Training Voucher) provides funding to help current or former foster care youth with postsecondary education and training. To be eligible for the Chafee Education and Training Grant, applicants must: currently be in child welfare foster care; have been in child welfare foster care for at least 180 days (six months) after your 13th birthday and exited substitute care at age 14 or older; be a former foster youth who was adopted or entered into a guardianship on or after your 13th birthday, and your adoption/guardianship finalized after 9/1/2015; or be 25 or younger to apply. The final Chafee Grant disbursement must be received the term before the youth turns age 26. The number of recipients will vary.