California Career Pathways Trust

Funding Description

Funding in the amount of $249,750,000 has been appropriated as part of Assembly Bill 86 for the establishment of kindergarten through grade fourteen Career Pathways Programs in the form of one-time competitive grants. Grants will be available for the 2014-15 fiscal year through the 2017-18 fiscal year.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Institutions of higher education, local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Agencies eligible to apply for a grant include: school districts, county offices of education, direct-funded charter schools, and community college districts.
Other Eligibility Considerations	N/A
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult,
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Assembly Bill (AB) 86, Chapter 48, Statutes of 2013
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2013-14
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6382 / 8590
Total Available	$249,750,000
Recipient Amount	15 grants at $600,000.00, 15 grants at $6,000,000.00, and 10 grants at 15,000,000.00.
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	This is a competitive application process. Applicants will submit a budget for the 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 fiscal years as part of the application requirement.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	January 21, 2014
Due Date	March 28, 2014
Expected Notification Date	May 23, 2014

Additional Information

Application	Request for Application CCPT [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r17/ccpt14rfa.asp]
Background	California Career Pathways Trust (CCPT) [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/pt/index.asp]
Fiscal	Request for Application CCPT [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r17/ccpt14rfa.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Abygail Medina, 916-319-0491, amedina@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Andrea Guenthart, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, 916-445-5735, aguenthart@cde.ca.gov
Division	Career & College Transition Division, 916-322-5050 (phone), 916-323-2597 (fax)