Regional K-16 Education Collaboratives Grant Program

Regional K-16 Education Collaboratives Grant Program

Funder: State of California (established in 2021 Budget Act)

Total Funding: $250 million statewide investment (one-time)

Webinar Announcement Date: February 16, 2022

Geographic Scope: California statewide; Inland Empire region participating through Inland Empire K-16 Education Collaborative

Purpose: Part of statewide strategy for strengthening education-to-workforce pathways and ensuring that education, vocational, and workforce programs work in partnership to address income, racial, and gender inequalities in education and employment

Grant Structure: Two phases

Phase 1: Spring 2022 - for mature existing collaboratives

Phase 2: Later round - planning and implementation grants for collaboratives in earlier development stages

Eligible Applicants: Regional collaboratives involving:

K-12 districts

Community colleges

State universities

Workforce development entities

Inland Empire Participants: Inland Empire K-16 Education Collaborative members:

Growing Inland Achievement (GIA)

Inland Empire Education Opportunity (IEGO)

Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF)

Other local stakeholders

Program Administrator: Office of Planning and Strategy on Community Colleges (OPSC)

Key Information Session: February 25, 2022

OPSC Webinar: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PT)

Regional Debrief Meeting: 1:00 p.m. (PT) same day

Contact:

Growing Inland Achievement (GIA)

Email: info@inlandempiregia.org

Phone: 909-256-0011

Address: 1508 Barton Road, #185, Redlands, CA 92373