MPLP Grant Program

The MPLP Grant Program was established by Section 114 of Senate Bill (SB) 153, the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill for the 2024–25 California State Budget (Chapter 38, Statutes of 2024), and augmented by Section 95 of Assembly Bill (AB) 121, the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill for the 2025–26 California State Budget (Chapter 8, Statutes of 2025). Through this program, the lead county office of education (COE) grantee and its grant partners must partner with the California Mathematics Project (CMP) to support high-quality mathematics instruction to kindergarten through grade twelve (K–12) pupils throughout the state, pursuant to the 2023 Mathematics Framework.

The 2024 MPLP Grant issued $20 million to the Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS) through a competitive request for applications process to do all the following, in partnership with the CMP:

• Develop and deliver educator training, primarily focused on the training of mathematics coaches and teacher leaders, designed to support educators throughout the state in providing high-quality K–12 mathematics instruction, aligned to the 2023 Mathematics Framework.
• Provide resources to educators on delivering high-quality mathematics instruction to K–12 pupils throughout the state, pursuant to the 2023 Mathematics Framework. 
• Coordinate resources and educator training with the grantees of other mathematics educator professional development initiatives, including but not limited to all of the following:
  • The California Early Math Initiative , established by Provision 3 of Item 6100-195-0890 of the Budget Act of 2018 and augmented by Section 53 of Chapter 571 of the Statutes of 2022 (Count Play Explore );
  • Grantees of the Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science Professional Learning (MSCS PL) Grant authorized pursuant to Section 53 of Chapter 571 of the Statutes of 2022; and
  • Grantees of the Learning Acceleration System (LAS) Grant authorized pursuant to Section 43 of Chapter 252 of the Statutes of 2021.

The 2025 MPLP Grant provided an additional appropriation of $30 million to the KCSOS to expand the impact of the program. The 2025 MPLP Grant allows sustained partnerships with the CMP and existing grant partners for program purposes outlined in the 2024 MPLP Grant, requires augmented collaboration with the Rural Math Collaborative to support mathematics coaching in rural areas, and requires the training of coaches who can be deployed to provide mathematics coaching in schools and local educational agencies with the highest need of support.

Funding Awards

2024 MPLP Grant Request for Applications

The California Department of Education, with the approval of the Executive Director of the State Board of Education, invited COEs with expertise in developing and delivering professional learning to strengthen mathematics instruction to apply. The application process is now closed, and a grantee has been selected. Please visit the 2024 MPLP Request for Applications web page for more information.

Funding results for the 2024 MPLP Grant can be accessed through the 2024 MPLP Grant Funding Results web page.

These funds are available to support program activities from June 2, 2025–June 30, 2028.

2025 MPLP Grant Funding

The 2025–26 California State Budget package appropriated additional funds to the KCSOS to expand the impact of the MPLP Program.

Funding information for the 2025 MPLP Grant can be accessed through the 2025 MPLP Grant Funding Results web page (coming soon).

Program Authorization

2024 MPLP Grant Authorization

SB 153 (Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill of 2024)

Section 114 of SB 153, the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill for the 2024–25 California State Budget (Chapter 38, Statutes of 2024).

2025 MPLP Grant Authorization

AB 121 (Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill of 2025)

Section 95 of AB 121, the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill for the 2025–26 California State Budget (Chapter 8, Statutes of 2025).

Program Questions: Amber Hiris, email: PLSMO@cde.ca.gov

Fiscal Questions: John Cooper, email: PLSMO@cde.ca.gov