In 2019, Chattanooga 2.0 partners received the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation P-16 Community Investment Grant to support a set of strategies in six high schools (Brainerd, East Ridge, Hixson, Howard, Red Bank, and Tyner) aimed at increasing the number of Black, Hispanic, and low-income students who graduate high school, enroll in a postsecondary institution, and are on track to graduate from college.