CA National Board Certification Subsidy Program

Funding Description

The purpose of the CA National Board Certification Subsidy Program is to provide the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards with the cost of fees to cover California teachers pursing a National Board certification when teaching at a high-priority school.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	The authorizing statue requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to provide the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards up to $2,500 for each teacher pursuing National Board certification when teaching at a high priority school.
Other Eligibility Considerations	For additional eligibility criteria, please refer to the authorizing statue.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Funding is authorized by Assembly Bill 130 Education Trailer Bill (commencing with Section 2) and added to Chapter 2 of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code.
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2021-22
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	8590 / N/A
Total Available	$25,000,000
Recipient Amount	2,500 per eligible teacher
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	November 19, 2021
Due Date	January 31, 2022
Expected Notification Date	February 11, 2022

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	CA NBPTS Certification Incentive Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ps/nbptsprogram.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	CA National Board Certification Subsidy Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r12/nbptssubsidyresult.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Susan Olsen, 916-445-4809, NBCT@CDE.ca.gov
Fiscal	Analyst, 916-445-7331, NBCT@CDE.ca.gov
Division	Educator Excellence & Equity Division, 916-445-7331