California Serves Grant Program 2026-27
CA Department of Education
Summary
Funding for the annual grant program is intended to support expanding access for high school graduates to the State Seal of Civic Engagement through high quality service-learning programs. Emphasis shall be on programs that demonstrate rich civic engagement and learning in pursuit of a State Seal of Civic Engagement specifically through service-learning.
Eligibility
Public Agency | Eligibility is limited to local educational agencies, defined as a school district, county office of education, or charter school, within the State of California that serves students in grade twelve. At least 55% of the pupils enrolled in the local educational agency shall be unduplicated pupils. Please review the California Serves Eligibility spreadsheet at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/pl/californiaserves.asp.