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Assembly Bill 130 Chapter 44 Section 157 of the 2021–22 California State Budget and AB 181 Section 138 of the 2022–23 California State Budget established the Antibias Education Grant Program. A sum of $20,000,000 was appropriated from the General Fund to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI). The SSPI shall award a minimum of 100 grants to local educational agencies (LEAs). An LEA shall not receive a grant under this subdivision of less than $75,000 and no more than $200,000. These funds are available for expenditure or encumbrance through the 2025–26 fiscal year. The California Department of Education (CDE) is seeking applications from LEAs that demonstrate a need for additional antibias education and training. An Antibias Education Grant shall be used for training and resources to prevent and address bias or prejudice toward any group of people based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, immigration status, language, or any actual or perceived characteristic listed in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code. An initial Request for Application (RFA) was posted on the CDE Antibias Education Grant Program web page on July 1, 2022. Applications were due on September 30, 2022, by 4 p.m. Final awards were posted on December 23, 2022, with 75 LEAs selected to receive funding under the Antibias Education Grant Program. A total amount of $14,157,234 was awarded across the 75 LEA grantees. A total amount of $5,842,766 is available for this current RFA. Recipients of the Antibias Education Grant Program Cohort One are not eligible to apply for this second round of funding.