Grants & AwarDS

2025 Orange Council for the Gifted Classroom Grant Information

Orange County Council for Gifted & Talented Education (OCC GATE) is pleased to announce OCC GATE Classroom Grants. This grant will facilitate a project designed to enhance GATE instruction in the classroom and will be awarded for a project that other funds do not or cannot finance (grants are up to $1,000 each). We especially enjoy funding proposals that involve unique experiences for gifted students. The OCC GATE Grant is only available to teachers from OCC GATE member districts.

Important dates:

• Submissions must be received by Saturday, October 18, 2025 by 4:00 p.m.   Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

• Grant recipients will be notified via email by Friday, October 24, 2025. 

• Grants will be awarded on November 15, 2025 at the OCC GATE Conference.

Grant recipients will be required to send a brief article about their project and a few pictures that we will share with our OCC GATE Executive Board and highlight at the 2026 OCC GATE Conference. This article should be sent within 2 months of completion of your project and/or by August 21, 2026. 

Application: OCC GATE Grant

Please contact Barbara Castillo if you have any questions: bcastillo@ljsd.org