NEW GRANT OPPORTUNITY!
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$1M grant program to increase access to personal finance

  • Schools that add a personal finance course in the 2025-26 school year will earn a $3500 grant
  • Those adding in the 2026-27 school year will earn a $2500 grant
  • Districts can earn up to $35,000 if ten schools add a course
  • For more information, see our CA Challenge flyer

The CAFE Grant

Through a partnership with the California Department of Education and Next Gen Personal Finance, the California Access To Financial Education (CAFE) grant program will support the recently passed Assembly Bill 2927, which guarantees a standalone personal finance course for all California public high school students.

Implementation grants were also provided to San Francisco Unified School District and Fresno Unified School District to assist in the planning and scaling of the new personal finance course. Please see the FEE Grant page for more information about this closed grant program.

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$500 PD Stipend for public high school teachers

Starting August 18, 2022, the first 1,000 California public high school teachers who complete 20 hours of PD with NGPF will earn a $500 stipend.

Begin accumulating those hours today by registering for these FREE PD opportunities:

  • Certification Courses - 10 hours of live instruction delivered over a five-week period in 11 different content areas including behavioral economics, cryptocurrency basics, insurance and investing
  • On-Demand modules - Build content knowledge through 40+ self-paced, asynchronous modules that cover a wide range of personal finance topics.
  • Virtual PD - Live virtual events offered multiple times weekly to help you brush up on your content knowledge and collaborate with other educators
  • FinCamps - receive 7 hours of PD credit by attending one of our 5 FinCamps in San Francisco, Fresno, Los Angeles, Long Beach or San Diego!

FAQs

Who is eligible to receive a professional development stipend?

The first 1,000 currently active public high school teachers in the state of California who complete 20 hours of NGPF professional development are eligible to receive a $500 stipend.

Because we want to reach as many high school teachers as possible, we are limiting stipends to one per teacher. You are encouraged to take as much PD as desired.

The grant program is not time-based but rather teacher-based. Funding is available to provide stipends to 1,000 California high school teachers who complete 20 PD hours.
As of September 9, 2024, there are more than 500 stipends available.

You will receive a $500 Amazon e-gift card as a stipend. NGPF will process these stipends on a monthly rolling basis.

No. The $500 stipend will only be given for hours completed on August 18, 2022 or later.

NGPF offers all of its professional development at no cost. Over the past two years, 10,000+ educators nationwide have invested more than 250,000 hours in NGPF PD.

Head to the NGPF Academy page to learn about all of NGPF’s PD opportunities and to register.

NGPF will automatically tally your hours and will notify you that you are a recipient of the grant between 1 to 2 weeks after you complete the 20 credits.

Yes, NGPF is approved for “G” credit. Learn more.

The CA Challenge Grant

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The NGPF California Challenge Grant provides funding to schools that introduce a personal finance course in the 2025-6 or 2026-27 school years. With up to $1M available, the grant can support a range of early implementation efforts — including pilot programs, teacher preparation, and curriculum rollout.

  • Schools introducing a standalone personal finance course can receive:
    • $3,500 per school for courses added in 2025-26
    • $2,500 per school for courses added in 2026-27
  • Districts can earn up to $35,000 if 10 schools implement a course in the 2025-26 school year.
  • To qualify, courses must:
    • Be newly implemented in 2025-26 or 2026-27
    • Be at least one semester long (60–90 consecutive live, teacher-led instructional hours)
  • Teachers and administrators from public and high schools in CA are encouraged to apply. More information and application details can be found here.

FAQs

When are grant submissions due?

The deadline for the 2025-26 school year is currently set for June 1, 2025, though this may be subject to change.

The method for demonstrating that you offer a new personal finance class depends on the available documentation. If your district’s course catalog or board meeting records include the new course, you can use that single document to represent multiple schools. However, if each school has its own course catalog, it’s best to submit each one individually.

Please contact Katie [katie@ngpf.org], our Partnerships Manager for California, for more information

No, this grant is for grades 9-12 only, as the state requirement applies to high school