General Information

  • Email: ReadLitGrant@ctc.ca.gov
  • The California state budget signed by the Governor in July 2022 includes $15 million from the General Fund for the Reading and Literacy Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grant Program. A one-time grant award of up to $2,500 per participating teacher are available to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) interested in securing grant funding to support credentialed teachers in adding a Reading and Literacy Added Authorization (RLAA) or a Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist (RLLS) credential through a Commission-approved program. This funding shall be available for encumbrance until June 20, 2027.

Reading and Literacy Grant Program

  • Reading and Literacy Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grant Program- Round Five
    One-time grant awards of up to $2,500 per participating teacher are available to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) interested in securing grant funding to support credentialed teachers in adding a Reading and Literacy Added Authorization or a Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist credential. The Commission is not currently accepting applications for the Reading and Literacy Grant Program.
  • Questions and Answers for 2022 Reading and Literacy Grant Program Request for Application 
  • Announcement of the 2022 Reading and Literacy Grant Program Awards
  • Priority Schools: Local educational agency with an unduplicated pupil percentage for pupils enrolled in kindergarten and grades 1 to 6, inclusive, based on 2021-22 census day pupil data, that is in the highest 10 percent in the state of all schoolsites with either kindergarten or any other of the grades 1 to 6, inclusive. LEAs applicants may refer to the eligible schoolsite list provided by the California Department of Education. LEAs not on the list may still apply. 
  • Commission Approved Programs: To support Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) interested in applying to the Reading and Literacy Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grant, the Commission's grant team solicited information from institutions of higher education (IHEs) that have Commission-approved RLAA and/or RLLS programs.
    • Note that any IHEs that would like to include their information on this list may still fill out the survey that was emailed to the institutional contact or contact ReadLitGrant@ctc.ca.gov.

Resources for Funded Reading and Literacy Grant Program Grantees

Commission Agenda Items

Updates on the Reading and Literacy Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grant Program.
The following agenda items provide an update on the Reading and Literacy Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grant Program and present the Annual Report to the Legislature on the Reading and Literacy Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grant Program.

Updated April 10, 2025