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Middle School Foundation Academies Planning Grant


Note: The due date for the request for applications has passed. This page is for reference and administration of funding.

Middle School Foundation Academies Planning Grant will be funded at $250,000 as start-up funds for 10 middle school career academies ($25,000 per Academy). The funding resources for this grant concept request comes from the Proposition 98 - Career Technical Education Initiative that was included in the 2017-18 State budget. The program aims to establish Middle School Foundation Academies to prepare students for acceptance into a California Partnership Academies at the local high school.

Program Questions: Teri Alves, email: talves@cde.ca.gov, phone: 916-322-0374

Downloading Questions: High School Innovations and Initiatives Office, e-mail: middlegrades@cde.ca.gov, tel. 916-319-0893

Document Description
Cover letter

Cover letter announcing the availability of funds through the Middle School Foundation Academies Planning Grant request for application.

Application (DOCX)
The Middle School Foundation Academies Planning Grants request for applications.
Certifications and Assurances
Document Description

General Assurances & Certifications
(2017-18)

General Assurances and Certifications must be downloaded and kept on file for compliance reviews, complaint investigations, or audits. Applicants do not need to sign and return them with the application. Applicants that participate in the Consolidated Application–ConApp–should have a copy on file. Program-specific assurances are not included here. They are listed separately in the Request for Application.

Last Reviewed: Monday, September 09, 2019
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