CA National Board Certified Teacher Incentive Program, FY 2023-24

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

Funding Description

The CA National Board Certified Teacher Incentive Program provides a $25,000 incentive award for California National Board-Certified Teachers (NBCTs) who teach in high-priority schools. This one-time incentive award of $25,000 is paid in $5,000 installments for five consecutive years. The annual payment shall be made upon completion of the school year, and upon approval of a district-certified application. Funding from FY 2021-22 supports Cohort 1 (Years 3-5), Cohort 2 (Years 2-5), and Cohort 3.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	The California Department of Education (CDE) provides Local Education Agencies (LEAs) $25,000 for each National Board Certified teacher that agrees to teach at a high-priority school for five years. Awards granted shall be disbursed in annual payments of $5,000 over a five-year period. The annual payment shall be made upon completion of the school year to the LEA. The LEA will disburse each payment to the district-certified and approved applicant.
Other Eligibility Considerations	For additional eligibility criteria, please refer to the authorizing statute.
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 22) 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	2023-24
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6271 / 8590
Total Available	Unavailable
Recipient Amount	$25,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Awards shown are continuing disbursements from the original 2021-22 funding of $225,000,000.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	September 15, 2023
Due Date	January 31, 2024
Expected Notification Date	June 1, 2024

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	NBCT Certification Incentive Program Information [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/pl/npbtsprograminfo.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	Funding Results, FY 2023-24 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r12/nbctresult23.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Teacher and Leader Policy Office, 916-445-7331, NBCT@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Kathryn Slaven, 916-445-7331, NBCT@cde.ca.gov
Division	Professional Learning Support Division

Last Modified: September 18, 2026