2025 NGOs

Grant Title Eligibility Application Due Date
Elevate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Innovation Grant-Competitive LEAs grades 9-12 currently eligible to receive Perkins funding 5/15/2025
McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth-Continuation-Year 5 Bergen Co. Spec. Serv, Essex Co. Spec. Serv, Monmouth/Ocean Reg. Ed. Serv. Comm, Gloucester Co. Spec. Serv. 2/25/2025
Esports Industry Career Exploration-Competitive NJ LEAs grade 5–8 2/13/2025
Expanding Computer Science Professional Learning-Competitive 2 and 4 year IHEs 2/3/2025
Climate Literacy for Community Resilience-Competitive NJ LEAs who did not receive FY 24 Expanding Access to Climate Change Education and the NJ Student Learning Standards through Interdisciplinary Learning and Community Resilience Projects  1/30/2025
Real World STEM for Middle School Project - Competitive LEAs with Middle Schools 1/30/2025
Climate Change Education and Resilience through Interdisciplinary Learning-Continuation NJ LEAs awarded in Year 1 1/30/2025
Migrant Education Program-Continuation Gloucester Co. Special Services School District and Essex Co. Educational Services Comm. 1/16/2025
Climate Change Learning Collaboratives Ramapo College of NJ, Stockton University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Monmouth University 1/16/2025
Expanding Access to Computer Science High School Courses-Competitive LEAs 1/15/2025
New Jersey Afterschool Program-Competitive Statewide Public or Private Youth Serving Org not funded in FY 2024 1/14/2025
Building Capacity for Career Pathways in Comprehensive Schools (Cohort 2)-Continuation Cherry Hill, Collingswood Boro and Pitman School Districts 12/5/2024
Minority Teacher Development-Continuation Kean University and Rutgers University 11/21/2024
Mental Health Screening in Schools-Supplemental LEAs selected in project period 1 11/14/2024
Expanding Career Pathways in Artificial Intelligence-Competitive NJ County Vocational Schools 11/14/2024
Artificial Intelligence Innovation in Education-Competitive High schools which have an existing AI advisory committee overseeing AI integration in the local curriculum 11/7/2024
School Based Mental Health-Continuation-Year 3 of 5 LEAs Awarded in Year 1 of this Program 10/10/2024
New Jersey Teacher Apprenticeship Program Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) that currently offer a New Jersey Department of Education approved educator preparation program 9/12/2024
Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)-Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Year 3 of 4-Continuation Edison School District 8/1/2024
Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)-Distributive Education Clubs of America/Delta Epsilon Chi (DECA) Year 3 of 4-Continuation Kean University 8/1/2024
Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)-Technical Students Association (TSA) Year 3 of 4-Continuation The College of New Jersey 8/1/2024
Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)-Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Year 3 of 4-Continuation Kean University 8/1/2024
Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)-Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Year 3 of 4-Continuation Kean University 8/1/2024
Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)-Skills USA Year 3 of 4-Continuation Somerset County Vocational School District 8/1/2024
Drug Abuse Education Fund (DAEF) Continuation Year 3 of 5 L.E.A.D. 7/25/2024
Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers-Continuation Applicants Selected in Year 1 7/11/2024
Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers-Competitive NJ non-profit organizations, LEAs, which include charter schools, educational service commissions, jointure commissions, and special services school districts; nonpublic schools; community-based organizations; city or county government agencies; faith-based organizations; institutions of higher education; for-profit agencies; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; or consortiums of two or more such agencies, organizations, or entities. 7/9/2024
21st Century Community Learning Centers-Training and Technical Assistance-Continuation Year 3 NJ School-Age Care Coalition  7/9/2024
NJ Inclusion Program-Continuation-Year 2 of 3 NJ Coalition of Inclusion 6/6/2024
Youth Suicide Prevention- Competitive Community Based Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education 5/21/2024
Engagement of Parents with Students with Disabilities in Schools-Continuation Statewide Parents Advocacy Network, Inc. 4/18/2024

Expanding Innovations in Teacher Climate and Culture-Competitive

LEAs that participated in the 2024 Teacher Climate and Culture grant 5/8/2025
Empowering Educators: The 2025 Teacher Climate and Culture Innovation Grant-Competitive LEAs that did not participate in the 2024 Teacher Climate and Culture Innovation Grant 5/15/2025
Teacher Quality and Retention Program-Competitive Institutions of Higher Education in NJ 5/15/2025
Teacher Development Program-Competitive Institutions of Higher Education in NJ 5/15/2025
Paraprofessional Grant-Competitive Institutions of Higher Education with an educator preparation program 5/15/2025
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Course Expansion-Competitive NJ LEAs with at least one school that qualifies for the federal definition of a schoolwide Title I  5/15/2025
Building Responsive Instruction through Data-Guided Evaluation (BRIDGE) New Jersey LEAs with 40 percent of their students receiving free or reduced lunch and 80 percent or more students who did not meet expectations on the 2023-2024 NJSLA-ELA Grade 3 5/30/2025
Funding for Optimal Comprehensive Universal Screeners (FOCUS) All New Jersey Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that serve grades K-3 5/30/2025