California Health Science Capacity Building Project

Funding Description

Grant funds may be used to either establish a new Health Science Pathway Program or to enhance an existing Health Science Pathway Program. Successful grantees will be expected to develop a standards-based curriculum, to develop a coherent sequence of courses, and to provide health science content and context inclusive of grades seven through twelve. Grant funds must not be used to maintain existing programs.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Districts must have completed and submitted Part I and Part II of the Letter of Intent to apply for continued funding. Only the top 19 applications will be approved for funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	California Education Code sections 33430–33432
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2013-14
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6378 / 8590
Total Available	$1,025,000
Recipient Amount	$50,000–$125,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Based on continued compliance with grant requirements, each grantee can be awarded up to a maximum award of $125,000.00.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	May 1, 2014

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Health Careers Education [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/hc/]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Cindy Beck, Health Careers Education Consultant, 916-319-0470, cbeck@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Darlene Kunz, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, 916-319-0464, dkunz@cde.ca.gov
Division	Career & College Transition Division, 916-322-5050 (phone), 916-323-2597 (fax)