Education Grants in California: STEM, School & Community Foundation Funding (2026)
There are currently 71 active education grants available to organizations in California. Education grants fund everything from early childhood programs to higher education research, STEM initiatives, and workforce readiness. GrantSonar tracks these opportunities and sends alerts when new education funding opens in CA.
Education grants in this category span STEM and computer science programs, K-12 school improvement, community foundation education grants, after-school and summer learning, workforce pathway grants for community colleges and CTE programs, and education technology funding. Federal programs (ESSA, Perkins V, IDEA), state education foundations, and regional community foundations are common funders.
Open Education Grants in California
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Education grants in California: common questions
How many education grants in California are available right now?
GrantSonar is tracking 71 open education grants in California as of today. That count reflects opportunities that are currently accepting applications — closed rounds and award announcements are excluded, which is why it is smaller than the headline figures some directories advertise. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested daily.
Who funds education grants in California?
The most active funders behind the 71 open education grants in California on this page are Department of Pesticide Regulation, Strategic Growth Council and Governor's Office of Emergency Services. Foundation funders are profiled from public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings, so you can see a funder's actual past giving rather than only its stated priorities.
Who is eligible for education grants in California?
Eligibility for education grants in California varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to nonprofits, government agencies, school districts and other eligible organizations. Each listing states its own eligible applicant types, and GrantSonar filters your matches against your organization type, geography and programs so ineligible opportunities are demoted rather than surfaced.
Can an organization outside California apply for these grants?
It depends on the opportunity. Some of the 71 listings here are national programs open to applicants anywhere in the U.S. and simply relevant to California; others are restricted to California organizations or to specific counties. Each listing shows its own geographic eligibility, and national programs are not excluded from this page.
When are the deadlines for education grants in California?
Deadlines differ per opportunity and some are rolling with no fixed close date. Every listing on this page shows its own close date where the funder publishes one, and GrantSonar re-checks source pages so a deadline that moves is picked up rather than left stale.
Is there a free way to search education grants in California?
Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these education grants in California against your organization's profile and eligibility, so you get a ranked shortlist rather than a list you filter by hand.
How often is this list of education grants in California updated?
Daily. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested every day, duplicate listings are collapsed onto a canonical record, and listing URLs are checked for rot — a stale catalogue is worse than a smaller current one, so dead links are flagged rather than left to look live.