Empowering California’s Educator Pipeline

UMass Global is proud to partner with California’s school districts, county offices, and charter schools to strengthen educator preparation, leadership, and support through strategically aligned grant partnerships. Our collaboration model is designed for organizations actively seeking a university partner to deliver the education funded by their awarded grants—enabling solutions that fit local needs and drive real impact.

Grants We Support

UMass Global partners with agencies that have secured or are applying for educator-focused grants. We do not administer grants directly, but we provide the academic infrastructure, credentialed programs, and tuition solutions needed for grant recipients to succeed. For grant details or eligibility, please visit the official program descriptions on the CTC website.

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Who We Partner With

  • Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Grants: Eligible classified employees may receive grant stipends towards degree and credentialing-related expenses such as tuition, fees, books, and examination costs for a bachelor's degree and/or teaching credential at UMass Global.
    • Berkeley Unified School District
    • Caliber Public Schools
    • Coalinga-Huron Unified School District
    • Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
    • Lancaster Unified School District
    • Merced County Office of Education
    • Moreno Valley Unified School District
    • Oakley Union Elementary School District
    • Placer County Office of Education
    • Plumas Charter
    • Riverside County Office of Education
    • Sacramento County Office of Education
    • San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
    • San Diego County Office of Education
    • San Luis Obispo County Office of Education
    • Santa Ana Unified School District
    • Santa Clara County Office of Education
    • Santa Cruz County Office of Education
    • Santa Maria-Bonita Unified School District
    • Springs Charter
    • Ventura County Office of Education
    • William S. Hart Union High School District
  • Diverse Education Leaders Pipeline Initiative: Eligible candidates can earn a preliminary administrative credential through the diverse educational leadership pipeline initiative and transfer their PASC into our MA, Educational Administration program.
    • Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE)
  • Early Childhood Teacher Development: Eligible candidates can receive funding towards tuition for a BA in Early Childhood at UMass Global or BA in Liberal Studies, Multiple Subject Emphasis (with w/Early Childhood coursework electives).
    • Placer County Office of Education
    • Stanislaus County Office of Education
  • Teacher Residency: A viable pathway for teacher retention is through teacher residency. This allows eligible candidates committed to serving in the partnering district for four years to receive a grant stipend for living expenses/tuition through teacher residency.
    • Springs Charter
    • Marysville Joint Unified School District
    • Lompoc Unified School District
    • Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
  • School Counseling Residency: A sustainable pathway supporting the mental health and wellness needs of the Pk-12 community is through counselor residency. As one of the first counselor residency partners in the state, we are pleased to share our grant partnerships provide stipends towards tuition and/or living expenses.
    • Oakley Elementary Union School District
    • Santa Clara County Office of Education
  • District/ Organization Funded: Our partners at UMass Global work with us to provide funding sources that support the educational pipeline in areas such as math, science, special education, art, music, and world languages.
    • Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District: Grow-Your-Own tuition support in the areas of math, science, art, and special education
    • Education Through Music-LA: Stipends towards Single Subject Music Credentials
    • Visions in Education Charter: Fully-funded Single Subject Added Authorizations

Ready to team up on a grant?

UMass Global brings proven experience, flexible program models, and the credibility California schools and districts count on. Reach out to learn how your organization can join our diverse network of partners.