Upcoming - Round 8 application period opens by October 15, 2026 and closes December 1, 2026; exact closing time and time zone are not published on the current CDE pageAtlas Opportunity Score 94/100
CA-CDE-PROP2-CTEFP-R8-2026
California Proposition 2 Career Technical Education Facilities Program – Round 8
Funding$300,000,000 approved for the next CTEFP funding cycle. Maximum State grant: up to $3,000,000 per new-construction project per schoolsite or up to $1,500,000 per modernization project per schoolsite, inclusive of equipment; 50/50 State and local match applies.
DeadlineDecember 1, 2026. The current CDE program page does not publish an exact closing clock time or time zone.
Last verifiedSeptember 23, 2026
Required next actionPublication and monitoring only until CDE authoritatively publishes the exact closing time and time zone. Identify eligible California school districts and joint powers authorities with comprehensive high-school CTE projects and active Career Technical Advisory Committees, especially legitimate Health Science and Medical Technology pathways. Before any ORIGINAL outreach, reverify the exact deadline, Round 8 forms and amendments, applicant eligibility, the required 50% local contribution, the 105-point minimum score, equipment requirements, procurement, verified business Contact, Email_Opt_Out, permanent-bounce status, CRM/queue sent-history deduplication, and attachment readiness.
Broad Eligibility
Qualifying California school districts and joint powers authorities with eligible Career Technical Education facilities projects. New-construction awards apply to comprehensive high schools with an active Career Technical Advisory Committee; modernization/reconfiguration awards may support comprehensive high schools or qualifying joint powers authorities operating CTE programs, subject to current Round 8 rules and scoring.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100. The State Allocation Board approved $300 million for this competitive Round 8 cycle. Current California School Facility Program guidance provides a 50/50 State/local match, maximum State grants of $3 million for new construction and $1.5 million for modernization, and permits necessary CTE equipment as part of eligible project costs. California recognizes Health Science and Medical Technology as a CTE sector, including Patient Care, Public and Community Health, and Mental and Behavioral Health pathways. N9+ Fit 80/100 conditional only where an applicant defines a legitimate health-care training project and the specific equipment satisfies current useful-life, curriculum, facility, procurement, and budget requirements; no N9+ capability or useful life is assumed. QC Healthcare Fit 65/100 as a possible applicant-selected equipment/implementation partner, not the eligible lead applicant. Dr. Miltie direct-vendor fit 0/100. Ordinary initial outreach must not introduce or sell N9+.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.cde.ca.govAtlas last verified this record September 23, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗