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Schools Not Prisons

NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.


Funding Description

The California Department of Education (CDE) is accepting applications from nonprofit public charities in California to fund academic and career readiness programs that seek to break the school-to-prison pipeline.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Nonprofit organizations
Required Eligibility Criteria An applicant must be a nonprofit public charity in California that is in active status.
Other Eligibility Considerations Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s) Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult
Eligible Age Level(s) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Adult

Funding

Legal Authority Schools Not Prisons Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
Source / Type State / Grant
State Fiscal Year 2021-22
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes N/A / N/A
Total Available $754,000
Recipient Amount $10,000 to $75,000
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available September 27, 2021
Due Date November 30, 2021
Expected Notification Date February 28, 2022

Additional Information

Application Schools Not Prisons Request for Applications (RFA) [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r17/schoolsnotprisons21rfa.asp]
Background Unavailable
Fiscal Unavailable
Funding ResultsSchools Not Prisons 2021 Funding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r17/snp21results.asp]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program Lisa Reimers, 916-322-1762, lreimers@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Tonika Washington, SchoolsNotPrisons@cde.ca.gov
Division Career & College Transition Division, 916-319-0893 (phone), 916-319-0168 (fax)
Last Modified: July 20, 2022
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