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Achieving Success in Positive Interactions, Relationships, and Environments

Grantor:
CA Department of Education
Portal ID:
61236
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Loan
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

Responsive teacher-child interactions require intentional work, which is critical for marginalized communities. The CDE is implementing the CSPP Achieving Success in Positive Interactions, Relationships, and Environments (ASPIRE) program to support the use of Teachstone Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) 2nd Edition. 

Description:

The California Department of Education (CDE) is committed to supporting continuous quality improvement and responsive teacher-child interactions in the California State Preschool Program (CSPP). Responsive teacher-child interactions require intentional work to address potential implicit and explicit adult bias to transform environments and ensure that the culture and climate of all CSPPs reflect inclusion and a sense of belonging for all children, regardless of any disabilities and the race, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation of the child or children and their families. This is particularly critical for children from historically marginalized Black and Tribal communities, children with disabilities, and children whose home language is not English. To best support an educator-first system of improving adult-child interactions and enhancing equity for all children, the CDE is implementing the CSPP Achieving Success in Positive Interactions, Relationships, and Environments (ASPIRE) grant program to support the use of Teachstone Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) 2nd Edition® and CLASS Environment® tools across all CSPPs (refer to Management Bulletin [MB] 23-10 for details). 
One ASPIRE grant will be awarded to a county office of education (COE) to serve as the state lead and provide overall coordination of CLASS and CLASS Environment implementation to the entire state. Four additional ASPIRE grants will be awarded to COEs to serve as regional leads supporting CSPPs in multiple counties in their region. COEs must reside in one of the counties in the region to be considered for the grant, and as a result, a COE may not apply for more than one regional grant. Please note, it is possible for a COE to apply for both the statewide lead and regional lead and be awarded both grants. However, if a COE is awarded both the statewide and regional grant, the CDE requires that each grant have its own separate budget and that each grant be implemented by separate staff within the COE according to the requirements of the grant funding set forth within this request for application (RFA).  

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Public Agency

Regional lead applicants must be a COE in the region for which they are applying.

 

Eligible Geographies:

Regional lead applicants must be a COE in the region for which they are applying.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
May 9, 2024
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
FY 2025-26

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$6,650,000
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5
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State
The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

To be determined.

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Early Education System Improvement Office, 1-916-323-6233, QCC@cde.ca.gov

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