2025-30 California Community Schools Partnership Program: Implementation Grant

Funding Description

The 2025-30 California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) Implementation Grant (Cohort 4) funds are to be used to support the establishment of new community schools and/or the expansion or continuation of existing community schools. A community school is a "whole-child" school improvement strategy where the local educational agency and school(s) work closely with teachers, students, and families. Community schools partner with community agencies and local government to align community resources to improve student outcomes. Cohort 4 will be the last cohort for CCSPP Implementation Grants.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	An applicant must be a school district, charter school, or county office of education.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Please refer to the Request for Applications for the full list of eligibility criteria.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult
Eligible Age Level(s)	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Adult

Funding

Legal Authority	California Education Code Sections 8900-8902.
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2025-26
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6332 / 8590
Total Available	$578,803,946
Recipient Amount	Various
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The CCSPP Implementation Grant will offer multiple rounds of funding, this final round will be designated as Cohort 4.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	October 18, 2024
Due Date	February 7, 2025
Expected Notification Date	May 31, 2025

Additional Information

Application	CCSPP Implementation Grant RFA Cohort 4 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r17/ccsppig25rfa.asp]
Background	California Community Schools Partnership Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/hs/ccspp.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Lisa Clark-Devine, 916-322-1762, lclark-devine@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Nicole Marcheschi, 916-319-0499, nmarcheschi@cde.ca.gov
Division	Career & College Transition Division, 916-445-2652