Regional K-16 Education Collaboratives Grant Program

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

Application Process

1. Webinar Registration: Register for OPSC webinar on February 25, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. PT
2. Regional Debrief: Optional regional debrief meeting at 1:00 p.m. PT same day
3. Webinar Content:
   • Overview of grant opportunity
   • Phase 1 and Phase 2 details
   • Legal requirements for the program
   • Q&A and discussion opportunity
4. Collaboration Requirements: Applicants must develop united regional grant applications involving K-12, community colleges, state universities, and workforce development entities

Note: Specific application deadlines, submission procedures, and detailed eligibility criteria to be provided through OPSC webinar and subsequent communications. Interested parties encouraged to participate in webinar and regional debrief.