The California Department of Education (CDE) is accepting applications from local educational agencies (LEAs) for the Middle School Foundation Academies (MSFAs) Planning Grant program.
Donor Name: California Department of Education
State: California
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/25/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The program aims to establish MSFAs to prepare students for participation in a complete, high-quality career technical education (CTE) pathway at the local high school.
Funding Information
- Specifically, the program provides $250,000 to use as start-up funds for 10 middle school career academies. This one-time funding opportunity offers eligible LEAs $25,000 grants.
- This application covers the grant period beginning July1, 2022, and ending December 31, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funds, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Be a school or charter school serving middle school grades based on the configuration at the LEA.
- Commit to provide career planning and CTE experiences to grades five through eight students, or the middle school grades, based on the configuration at the LEA.
- Provide a three-semester sequence of career exploration and CTE courses that are standards-based and developmentally appropriate for middle grade students. In addition, the CTE pathway must feed into one of the local high schools with a complete, high-quality CTE pathway program.
- Collect and provide information and data as specified by the CDE.
- Agree to protect the confidentiality of individual student information, including each student’s identity, consistent with state and federal statutes and regulations.
- Agree to participate in disseminating models, lessons, experiences, and other relevant information about the programs and activities funded through this grant.
- Participate in networking and sharing of practices with other grantees of the MSFA Planning Grant.
- Attend the Educating for Careers Conference in February 2023.
Use of Funds
- Funds may be used for materials; subscriptions; workbooks; curricula; wages for release time or substitute staff to enable regular staff release time to work on program activities and objectives; costs directly associated with meetings between different site teachers and staff working on this project; travel; material development; professional development; equipment; computers; software; and supports.
- Funds awarded shall be used to supplement—not supplant—federal and non-federal funds expended to implement the work described in the application.
For more information, visit CDE.