Requests for Proposal

 

2025-2026 CAEP Santa Barbara Adult Education

Request for Proposal Period
NOW OPEN

Deadline to Apply: November 16, 2025

Timeline & Procurement

The Santa Barbara Adult Education Consortium (SBAEC) allocation for the year-10 grant cycle is $1,032,996.00. The application is due November 16, 2025.

All awardees are expected to expend funds no later than March 31, 2027.

The Consortium is seeking innovative proposals that enhance or expand current and ongoing CAEP SBAEC initiatives that support the planning and implementation of approved consortium activities.

The Consortium welcomes the public, students, teachers employed by local educational agencies, Community College faculty, principals, administrators, classified staff, and the local bargaining units of the school districts and community colleges to submit a Request for Proposal.

A comprehensive and competitive Request for Proposal submission will align with the California Adult Education Program (CAEP) grant and the Consortium's goals and objectives set forth below. In accordance with AB104, only members of public institutions, nongovernment entities and organizations may apply for programmatic funding. All external non-SBCC entities must work with SBCC district School of Extended Learning administration to leverage resources prior to submitting an application.

Supporting Documents
(I) CAEP SBAEC Annual Plan (2025-2026)
(II)  CAEP SBAEC Three-Year Plan (2025-2028)
(III) Workforce Development Board of Santa Barbara County:
Santa Barbara State of the Workforce Report (2023-2024)
(IV)SBCC School of Extended Learning BW Research Economic and Workforce Gap Analysis for Adult Education Students (2022-2023) 

Request for Proposal Instructions

(I) Complete the 2025-2026 Santa Barbara Adult Education Consortium Request for Proposal Application.  As a reminder, all awardees are expected to expend funds by March 31, 2027. Your timeline of activities should reflect expenditures by the deadline. 

(II) Email the 2025-2026 Santa Barbara Adult Education Consortium Request for Proposal Application to sbaebg@gmail.com. 

(III) The Request for Proposal Application is due NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 16, 2025.

Once you submit your application, it will be reviewed by the Santa Barbara Adult Education Consortium. You may be asked for clarification during the review period. Approval of applications will be announced at the SBAEC Public Meeting on December 3, 2025.

Questions? Email: sbaebg@gmail.com