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Division: Teaching and Learning Services

Office:  Educator Effectiveness

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Purpose: 

The Empowering Educators: Teacher Climate and Culture Innovation Grant is a limited competitive grant. Awarded local education agencies (LEAs) will:

1) Develop policies, programming, guidance and/or equivalencies (PPGEs) aimed at reclaiming teacher time through the reduction of administrative burdens placed on teachers which pull them away from classroom instruction. It is intended that these can be shared and replicated statewide.

2) Implement the PPGEs in one or more schools within the LEA with the purpose of reducing the administrative burden placed on teachers within those participating school(s).

3) Measure the impact of the PPGEs in one or more schools within the LEA with the purpose of understanding its impact on teacher climate and culture within those participating school(s).

4) Send a team of at least four educators (a mixture of administrators and teachers) to attend the Teacher Climate and Culture Institute to take place on July 29, 2025.

The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has established a twelve (12) month grant program. This limited-competitive grant program is open to LEAs who did not participate in the 2024 Teacher Climate and Culture Innovation grant program (24-TE13-G06).

Based on the availability of FY25 state appropriations, this grant program will begin June 1, 2025, and will end on May 31, 2026. Up to 12 awards are expected to be made. LEAs may apply for awards ranging from $50,000 - $120,000 dependent on LEA size.

Eligible Agencies: LEAs that did not participate in the 2024 Teacher Climate and Culture Innovation Grant 

Grant Type: Competitive

Number of Award(s) Anticipated: 12

Total Amount Available: $960,000

Application Due Date: 5/15/2025