California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education Grant Application

The California Teachers Collaborative connects content experts, educators, genocide survivors, and community leaders from across the state to support middle and high school teachers in teaching about the Holocaust and genocide. This Collaborative will result in developing a shared vision and comprehensive library of interactive curricula that is accessible to teachers and students across the state. Additionally, workshops and activities will help expand reach and provide more accessible resources that align with state curriculum standards.

The California Teachers Collaborative was established by the JFCS Holocaust Center, with support from the California Department of Education, Marin County Office of Education, and the State of California.

As part of the effort to meet these goals, grant awards of $10,000 – 50,000 are available to eligible organizations or individuals. Please complete the following application and include requested documents no later than May 7, 2025.

Applications will be reviewed when all final supporting financial documentation (IRS non-exempt status or fiscal sponsor documentation; Form 990, and a proposed budget) is also submitted to JFCS by May 7 at: [email protected]

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ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Organization/Individual’s Name(Required)

Mailing Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Your Name(Required)

First Last

Your Email(Required)

Primary Program Contact(Required)

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Primary Program Contact Email(Required)

Primary Program Contact Phone(Required)

Primary Contact for Grant & Financial Reporting(Required)

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Are you a 501C3?(Required)

Yes

If you answered “No”, please indicate who will be your fiscal sponsor in the box below.

What is your annual operating budget?(Required)

How many staff or volunteers are in your department or organization?(Required)

Who will be the authorized agent for signing the grant agreement?(Required)

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Overview

Grant request amount(Required)

Please enter a value less than or equal to 50000.

What standards-based curricula are you producing? (2 – 3 sentences)(Required)

Project

Please provide a general description of your project: Describe in detail the program(s) or project for which you are seeking funding. Please specify the details of the lessons and supporting resources you plan to produce or update and the activities (educator and/or student workshops) you plan to conduct with the new curriculum materials. How do you plan to accomplish what you are proposing? Who will the project serve? (Suggested length: 1 - 2 paragraphs)(Required)

Goals & Outcomes

What are TWO goals/objectives and two outcomes this project will meet?(Required)

How many students and teachers do you estimate this project will reach? How did you calculate this?(Required)

Classroom Relevance

How does your proposed curricula fit into the current curricula your organization currently offers or uses? (Suggested length: 1 - 2 paragraphs)

(If you or your organization does not currently have curriculum materials, you may skip the above question)

How do you suggest that your proposed curricula will align to Common Core Standards? (Suggested length: 1 - 2 paragraphs)(Required)

Success & Scalability

What will success look like for the proposed project? How will you measure this success and impact? (Suggested length: 2 - 3 paragraphs)(Required)

Marketing

How will your organization help promote and support the continued programming of the California Teachers Collaborative?(Required)

Other

How does your proposed project align with the overall goals of the California Teachers Collaborative?(Required)

In addition, please add one to two sentences on how you will incorporate two professional development workshops within the community, outside of the Summer Institute, where your proposed curricula would be presented.(Required)

Required Documentation to Submit

1. Affirmation Letter from IRS confirming tax-exempt status (through fiscal agent if applicable)

Max. file size: 128 MB.

2. Project Budget (including revenues and expenses for this grant only in Excel format; template will be provided to you by JFCS by email). [July 1, 20254 to June 30, 2026]

Max. file size: 128 MB.

3. Tax Documentation: Please attach a Form 990 Tax Return for the most recently completed fiscal year from your organization or fiscal agent.

Max. file size: 128 MB.

The California Teachers Collaborative is a first-of-its-kind statewide network that unites California's educators with leading institutions for Holocaust and genocide education.

Join us in building a future that's free from antisemitism and hate.

The California Teachers Collaborative is a first-of-its-kind statewide network that unites California's educators with leading institutions for Holocaust and genocide education.

Join us in building a future that's free from antisemitism and hate.

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ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Overview

Project

Goals & Outcomes

Classroom Relevance

Success & Scalability

Marketing

Other

Required Documentation to Submit