Executive Summary:

Report to the Fiscal Committees of the Legislature, Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the Department of Finance on the Computer Science Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grant

This report provides an update on the Computer Science Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grant and presents the 2022-23 Annual Report to the Legislature, as required by statute (AB 130, Section 143).

For the 2021-22 fiscal year, the legislature approved the sum of $15 million for the Computer Science Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grant Program. This grant program provides one-time grant awards up to $2,500 per participant, with a required 100-percent match of grant funding, to support credentialed teachers to obtain a supplementary authorization in computer science and provide instruction in computer science coursework in settings authorized by the underlying credential. This funding is available for encumbrance until June 20, 2026.

To date, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing has released three Requests for Application (RFAs) for this grant program.

Request for Application (RFA), Round 1

Local Education AgencyPartner Institution(s) of Higher EducationAmount
Fontana Unified School DistrictUniversity of California Davis in partnership with University of California Riverside$300,000
Kern County Office of Education California State University Bakersfield $350,000
Los Angeles Unified School DistrictUniversity of California, Los Angeles $300,000
Potter Valley Community Unified University of California, San Diego$5,000
  • Four out of four applications received were awarded.
  • $955,000 was awarded to four (4) local education agency (LEA) grantees.
  • Projected number of participants: 382 credentialed teachers over the life of the grant (beginning 2022-23 academic year)
  • Initial data for this cohort will be collected June 2023

Request for Application (RFA), Round 2

Local Education Agency Partner Institution(s) of Higher EducationAmount
Hawthorne School District California State University, Dominguez Hills$75,000
Pajaro Valley Unified School District University of California, Irvine University of California, Riverside$27,500
Redondo Beach Unified School DistrictCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills $50,000
  • Three out of five applications received were awarded.
    • Two applicants were Charter Schools, which are excluded from this grant opportunity as outlined in authorizing legislation.
  • $152,500 was awarded to three (3) local education agency (LEA) grantees.
  • Projected number of participants: 61 credentialed teachers over the life of the grant (beginning 2022-23 academic year)
  • Initial data for this cohort will be collected June 2023

Request for Application (RFA), Round 3
Applications due: Friday, April 28, 2023

Updated April 12, 2023