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 were selected for another year of funding in 2026-27.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Only California county offices of education that were funded in 2024-25 will receive this continued funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
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	2026-27
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7135 / 8590
Total Available	$360,000
Recipient Amount	$120,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Environmental Education and Environmental Literacy [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/pl/oeeintrod.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Shannon Gordon, 916-319-0190, SGordon@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	John Cooper, 916-323-6404, JCooper@cde.ca.gov
Division	Professional Learning Support Division, 916-323-5847 (phone), 916-323-2833 (fax)