Character Education Matching Grant
Character Education Matching Grant Program §15-154.01
NOTIFICATION:
FY21 Character Education Matching Grant-Continuation application closed on May 21, 2020. Thank you for your interest. The next grant cycle will be in 2023.
- Any public or charter school that teaches a character education curriculum pursuant to section 15-719 is eligible for a state matching grant. The school shall provide matching monies from any lawful source, except that the school shall not use resources obtained from a federal character education grant as matching monies to obtain a second state character education grant.
- The character education program shall be an age-specific, stand-alone character education curriculum. Applicable definitions for character qualities include at least five of the following attributes:
- Attentiveness
- Caring
- Citizenship
- Compassion
- Diligence
- Discernment
- Forgiveness
- Generosity
- Gratefulness
- Initiative
- Orderliness
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Sincerity
- Trustworthiness
- Virtue
- Wisdom