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Grant Programs
The following grants are offered through the California Department of Education and supported by CTAP Region 3. Please contact the grants management staff at (916) 228-2748 for additional information.
Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT): Funding from the No Child Left Behind Act
For the most current information, please go to http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/ft/eett.asp
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Program Overview: Using technology to improve teaching and learning
Requirements for Formula Funded Grants: The California Department of Education (CDE) will distribute approximately $40 million to districts and eligible local partnerships in formula-funded grants through Title II, Part D, Enhancing Education Through Technology. Funds will be allocated based upon each district's or at least one member of an eligible local partnership's proportionate share of Title I funding. A list of estimated grants by district will be available in the Fall of 2002. Districts should be aware that No Child Left Behind requires local application for Title II, Part D to address the requirements listed in the Technology Plan Criteria.
Requirements for Competitive Grants: Approximately $40 million will be available for competitive grants under Title II, Part D, Enhancing Education Through Technology grants, subject to the enactment of state legislation to guide the competition. Details on these grants are not yet available and will be posted to the CDE's Web site when they are known. Districts interested in this funding opportunity are encouraged to sign up for an automatic email notification of the CDE Funding Opportunities at http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/. Districts should be aware that No Child Left Behind requires local application for Title II, Part D to address the requirements listed in the Technology Plan Criteria.
CTAP Region 3 has schedule a series of workshops to assist districts in the application process. Check our calendar for the dates, locations, and a downloadable registration form for these workshops.
For additional information, visit the California Department of Education EETT grant site.
Environmental and Spatial Technology Model (EAST)
For the most current information, please go to http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/ft/east.asp.
Program Overview: A competitive grant for sites serving students in 9th-12th grades.
The Environmental and Spatial Technology (EAST) model is a dynamic, performance-based learning environment for students in grades 9-12 utilizing project-based service learning, integrated with advanced technological applications. EAST has drawn national attention as a catalyst in promoting collaboration among education, business and community while focusing on meeting the needs of students as they confront the challenges of a complex, every-changing world. The setting for this model is an interdisciplinary laboratory environment where the intellectual and problem-solving growth of students, rather than the technology, is the focus.
For additional information, visit the California Department of Education EAST grant site.
Digital High School Program
The Digital High School (DHS) Program provided assistance to schools serving students in grades 9-12 so that these schools could install and support technology, and train staff to use technology to improve student learning. Two of the most important outcomes of the Digital High School Program were: to connect every classroom to the Internet and (2) integrate technology into the curriculum to enhance teaching and learning.
The DHS Program has been completed. Individual schools needing to file budget revisions or Certification of Completion should visit the DHS Web site.
For additional information, visit the California Department of Education DHS grant site.
Other
Funding Notification—As other funding becomes available through the California Department of Education, we will disseminate the information. If interested in receiving the most recent updates, please sign up for CTAP Region 3 listserv or visit CDE's funding notification page.
Educational Technology Survey—All of the above grants require an annual update of the Educational Technology Survey.
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