California Regional Environmental Education Community Grant

Funding Description

The California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Grant Program provides grants to support the CREEC Network and will result in long-term educational benefits to California educators and students. The CREEC Network plays a vital role in connecting California educators with one another, information about high-quality resources, and professional learning opportunities. Three grant projects will be funded for one year. Projects may be funded for up to an additional two years based on project success.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Lead applicant must be a California County Office of Education
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	California Education Codes Title 2 Chapter 1010, Article 2 Section 51210 and Article 3 Section 51220, Title 1 Chapter 4 sections 8700-8774 and Public Resources Code section 71301
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2024-25
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7135 / 8590
Total Available	$360,000
Recipient Amount	Maximum of $120,000 to awardee
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	December 14, 2023
Due Date	February 13, 2024
Expected Notification Date	April 12, 2024

Additional Information

Application	CREEC 2024-25 RFA [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r12/ee24rfa.asp]
Background	Environmental Education and Environmental Literacy [http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/oeeintrod.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	CREEC 2024-25 Funding Result [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r12/ee24result.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Shannon Gordon, 916-319-0190, Sgordon@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Professional Learning Support and Monitoring Office, PLSMO@cde.ca.gov
Division	Educator Excellence and Equity Division, 916-323-5847 (phone), 916-323-2833 (fax)