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CA National Board Certified Teacher Incentive Program, FY 2024-25

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 4.

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 2024-25
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 FY 2021-22 funding of $225,000,000.

Important Dates

Date Application Available November 4, 2024
Due Date January 31, 2025
Expected Notification Date July 1, 2025

Additional Information

Application Unavailable
Background NBCT Certification Incentive Program Information [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/pl/npbtsprograminfo.asp]
Fiscal Unavailable
Funding ResultsFunding Results, FY 2024-25 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r12/nbctresult24.asp]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program Susan Olsen, 916-445-4809, NBCT@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Kathryn Slaven, 916-319-0270, NBCT@cde.ca.gov
Division Professional Learning Support Division, 916-445-7331
Last Modified: September 17, 2025
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