CAO Ballot Measure Grant

CAO Ballot Measure Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: National Education Association Staff Organization
Last Updated: October 15, 2025

Summary

The CAO Ballot Measure Grant, offered by the National Education Association Staff Organization, supports state affiliates in implementing student-centered initiatives through advocacy and collective bargaining. Grants aim to assist in contract campaigns, create new programs, or improve existing practices that enhance sustainable learning conditions. This funding opportunity is exclusively available to state affiliates, ensuring targeted support for those directly impacting educational environments. For more details, see the guidelines provided in the link.

Overview

The Campaigns and Elections Department has resources available to assist state affiliates facing ballot measures that will impact our members. NEA’s CAO Ballot Measure Department will be awarding grants to affiliates to design and implement student-centered initiatives through collective bargaining or other forms of advocacy. The grants are designed to: assist affiliates with their student-centered contract campaigns; orhelp them create new programs; orrefine existing practices that demonstrate a commitment to improving learning conditions that are sustainable beyond the term of the grant. See additional guidelines here.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. This grant opportunity is open only to state affiliates.