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Division: Teaching and Learning Services

Office:  Assistant Commissioner

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Purpose: 

The focus of this grant opportunity is to deepen understanding and implementation of the NJSLS supporting climate change education. This may include climate change-specific topics as well as the effort to make students more aware of their relationship to the environment and the varied influences of climate across disciplines and at the local, state, national, and global levels.

The overarching goals and expectations of this grant program are to:

1. Further increase the number and content-area diversity of New Jersey K-12 public school educators prepared to teach high quality, standards-based climate change education.
2. Continue to build out a statewide network to assist local education agencies (LEAs) in implementing the NJSLS supporting climate change education through the existing regional (northern, central, southern) Climate Change Learning Collaboratives (CCLCs) at New Jersey institutes of higher education (IHEs), with the support of community-based nonprofit organizations (CBOs) engaged in place-based environmental education.

The four New Jersey IHEs that were selected as grantees of NGO # 24-WB06-G02 will continue to increase the knowledge and skillset of New Jersey’s K-12 public school educators by providing them with professional development (PD), experiential learning opportunities (ELOs), and technical assistance through their regional CCLCs. The CCLCs will guide educators in developing and identifying high quality, locally focused, justice oriented instructional materials, implementing program evaluation strategies, and collaborating with neighboring LEAs.

The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has established a 12-month continuation project period grant program to build on the efforts of year one. This grant program is open to the four institutions of higher education selected through a competitive process in year one: Ramapo College of New Jersey and Stockton University may each apply for up to $600,000, while Rutgers University – New Brunswick and Monmouth University may each apply for up to $300,000.

Based on the availability of FY25 state funding, this grant program will begin April 1, 2025 and will end on March 31, 2026.

 

Eligible Agencies: Ramapo College of NJ, Stockton University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Monmouth University

 

Grant Type: Continuation

Number of Award(s) Anticipated: 4

Total Amount Available: $1,800,000

Application Due Date: 1/16/2025