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Career Technical Education Incentive Grant (CTEIG)

Program established as a state education, economic, and workforce development initiative to provide pupils in kindergarten through grade twelve with the knowledge and skills necessary to transition to employment and postsecondary education.

CTEIG Request for Applications (RFA) 2024-25

CTEIG RFA information has been revised as a result of the following Errata.

Updated RFA Information on the CTEIG Matching Funds Requirement is available

Updated RFA information on CTEIG Applicant Eligibility is available

CTEIG RFA Fiscal Year 2024-25

CTEIG Allocations

CTE Data Collection

The CTE Data Collection page contains links to the Data Survey, CTE Data Collection Letter and a Webinar Series on how to complete the survey.

CTEIG Forms and Files

The forms and files contains links to a variety of forms and resources to assist with specific tasks related to the Career Technical Education Incentive grant.

Document Description
Capital Outlay Request Form (PDF)

Form to request and justify CTEIG capital outlay expenditures.
CTE User Guide 24–25 (DOCX)

California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) CTE Course Code Definitions by Sector and Pathways
Allowable and Non-Allowable Expenditures
Allowable and Non-Allowable Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2023–24 and 2022–23
California Legislative Information External link opens in new window or tab. California Education Code
Sections 53070–53076.4

CTEIG Timeline

The CTEIG Timeline show important due dates for local educational agency submissions of funding notices, applications, claims and reports.

CTEIG Legislative Reports

The CTEIG Legislative Reports provides the recommendations from the California Workforce Pathways Joint Advisory Committee regarding the metrics for the CTEIG program.

CTEIG Contacts

List of staff contact information for the California Department of Education's Career Technical Education Incentive Grant.

CTEIG Mailing List

Join the CTEIG Mailing List to be notified via e-mail when new or updated information is available.

To subscribe to the CTEIG listserv, send a "blank" message to join-cteincentive@mlist.cde.ca.gov.

To unsubscribe from the CTEIG listserv, send a "blank" message to unsubscribe-cteincentive@mlist.cde.ca.gov.

CTEIG State Board of Education (SBE) Items

  • March 23: The SBE approved the allocation formula, funding allocations and number of grant awards, purposes for which CTEIG funds may be used, and allowable and non-allowable expenditures, for fiscal year (FY) 2022–23 (Item 07), located on the SBE Agenda for March 2023 web page.
  • January 23: The SBE approved the allocation formula, funding allocations and number of grant awards, purposes for which CTEIG funds may be used, and allowable and non-allowable expenditures, for fiscal year (FY) 2022–23 (Item 04), located on the SBE Agenda for January 2023 web page.
  • May 2022: The SBE approved the allocation formula, funding allocations and number of grant awards, purposes for which CTEIG funds may be used, and allowable and non-allowable expenditures, for fiscal year (FY) 2021–22 (Item 05), located on the SBE Agenda for May 2022 web page.
  • March 2022: The SBE approved the allocation formula, funding allocations and number of grant awards, purposes for which CTEIG funds may be used, and allowable and non-allowable expenditures, for fiscal year (FY) 2021–22 (Item 12), located on the SBE Agenda for March 2022 web page.
  • January 2021: The SBE approved the allocation formula, funding allocations and number of grant awards, purposes for which the CTEIG funds may be used, and allowable and non-allowable expenditures, for FY 2020–21 (Item 7), located on the SBE Agenda for January 2021 web page.
  • **March 2020: The SBE approved the allocation formula, funding allocations and number of grant awards, purposes for which the CTEIG funds may be used, and allowable and non-allowable expenditures, for FY 2019–20 (Item 3), located on the SBE Agenda for March 2020 web page.
  • February 2020: A memo was sent to the SBE to explain the CTEIG allocation methodology. This memo is located on the SBE February 2020 Information Memoranda web page.
  • May 2019: The SBE approved the Specific Proposed CTEIG Awards, including a proposed increase of $816,288 to the Large C Category for FY 2018–19 (Item 14), located on the SBE Agenda for May 2019 web page.
  • March 2019: The SBE approved the allocation formula, preliminary funding allocations and number of grant awards, purposes for which the CTEIG funds may be used, and allowable and non-allowable expenditures, for FY 2018–19 (Item 4), located on the SBE Agenda for March 2019 web page.
  • March 2018: The SBE approved the CTEIG Grantee List (Item 11) for FY 2017–18, located on the SBE Meeting for March 2018 web page.
  • March 2016: The SBE approved the CTEIG Grantee List (Item 5) for FY 2016–17, located on the SBE Agenda for March 2016 web page.
  • January 2016: The SBE approved the CTEIG Grantee List (Item 13), for FY 2015–16, located on the SBE Agenda for January 2016 web page.
    **Correction for the March 2020 SBE Item: The following statement from page 3 of the March 2020 SBE Item was incorrect: “A total of 378 applications were submitted, requesting over $900 million in funding.”
    It should read as follows: “A total of 378 applications were submitted, requesting over $300 million.”
Questions:   Career Technical Education Leadership Office | 916-322-5050
Last Reviewed: Friday, October 04, 2024