Race to Submit is challenging high schools in Riverside County to increase their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act submission rates and help students discover the financial aid available to them. These efforts have led to 15,150 applications submitted in 2014 to 22,105 applications submitted in 2018. The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) has recognized these efforts and on February 23, 2017, voted to expand this competition statewide in 2018. 

The federal government provides more than $150 billion in grants, loans and work-study funds each year for students to attend college or career school. Too much of that money goes unused. Graduating seniors from the class of 2014 in California lost out on $396,401,205 in federal Pell Grant funds in 2013-2014 because students failed to submit Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the accompanying Cal Grant application.

For more information, please contact Catalina Cifuentes.

Visit the Riverside County Race to Submit Dashboard at:

Race To Submit 2020-2021 | RCEC - Riverside County Education Collaborative

Visit the California Student Aid Commission Race to Submit Dashboard: 

Cal Grant Success Dashboard