States often offer special grants for GRE graduates through their higher education departments. For example, Georgia provides the HOPE GED Grant for GED graduates to use towards educational costs at both public and private colleges or universities.
Colleges and universities may have funding set aside for GRE graduates. For example, the Community College of Allegheny County offers Allegheny County residents who have earned their GED in the past six months a class tuition-free.
Some private charitable foundations may have grant programs for GRE graduates. The Daniels Opportunity Scholarship program is an example of this. Up until 2009, the Daniels Fund provided contributions to colleges to use towards funding college access for GRE graduates.
It is important to realize that most federal and state aid programs are not closed off to GED graduates. They are often need-based, thus they are as open to GED graduates as they are high school graduates.
Many colleges have financial aid counselors. Many cities also have college access counselors to those without access to traditional high school guidance counseling.