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National Board Certification (NBC) Grant Opportunities

Coming Soon!

Two grants are tentatively scheduled to become available in mid-January 2024:

  1. National Board: Recognized Achievement Grant awards money for teachers who currently hold National Board Certification.
  2. National Board: First-Time Candidate Grant awards money for teachers in Title I schools pursuing National Board Certification for the first time.

Local education agencies (LEAs), both traditional public school districts and public school academies (PSAs), and intermediate school districts (ISDs) must apply for educators that qualify for either of the grants outlined below.

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Recognized Achievement Grant

Distributed on an equal basis

TENTATIVE Timeline

Application opens: mid-January 2024

Applications due: February 2024

Eligibility

To be eligible, a Michigan teacher must:

  • hold National Board Certification by January 1, 2024.
  • hold a valid or expired Michigan teaching certificate.
  • be employed in a classroom and teach at least 50% of the teacher’s full-time hours, as determined by the district or intermediate school district.
  • be employed by the district or intermediate school district as teachers, including those in teacher leadership roles as a peer assistance and review coach, mentor, or other teacher support provider if the position does not require a school administrator certificate.

Grant Awards

Teachers may receive up to $4,000. If employed in a Title I building teachers shall receive up to $10,000.

If the allotted amount of this grant ($4 million) is exceeded due to a high volume of candidates, the awarded grant totals will be adjusted.

First-Time Candidate Grant

Awarded on a first-come, first-served basis

TENTATIVE Timeline

Application opens: mid-January 2024

Applications due: March 2024

Eligibility

To be eligible, a Michigan teacher must:

  • teach in a Title I school.
  • seek National Board Certification for the first time.
  • hold a valid or expired Michigan teaching certificate.
  • be employed by the district or intermediate district as teachers, including those in teacher leadership roles as a peer assistance and review coach, mentor, or other teacher support provider if the position does not require a school administrator certificate.

Grant Awards

Teachers in Title I buildings pursuing NBC for the first time may receive up to $2,125.

4 components x $475 = $1900
3 years x $75/year application = $225
Total = $2,125

Learn More About National Board Certification

National Board Certification

How to Apply

Coming Soon - Applications for National Board: Recognized Achievement and National Board: First Time Candidate will be linked here when available.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Local education agencies (LEAs), both traditional public school districts and public school academies (PSAs), and intermediate school districts (ISDs) are eligible to apply.

    Individual educators are not eligible applicants; they are encouraged to inquire with their building or district administration about submitting a grant application.

  • Yes. Applicants are welcome to apply for one or both grants on behalf of eligible teachers. Applicants must be LEAs, PSAs, or ISDs.

  • No, as eligibility rules above indicate, administrators are not eligible for either grant.

  • Yes. A copy of each application template will be available for download here. MDE recommends districts use this resource to carefully draft their responses, keeping a copy for their own records and reference.