Grow Your Own Educator Grant

During the 2025 General Session, the Utah State Legislature approved additional funds for the Grow Your Own (GYO) Educator Pipeline Program Grant. Applications for Cohort 4 will be available through a competitive program in the Utah Grants Management System in May 2025. Individuals who are interested in participating in this grant need to contact their Local Education Agency (LEA), school district or charter school, for their candidate application process.

Policy

The Grow Your Own Educator Pipeline Program Grant was created in accordance with the following regulations:

R277-320: Grow Your Own Teacher and School Counselor Pipeline Program
Utah State Board of Education Administrative Rules

Title 53F-5-218: Grow Your Own Teacher and School Counselor Pipeline Program
Utah State Legislature

This program awards grants to the Local Education Agency (LEA) to provide scholarships to paraprofessionals, school counselor assistants, and school counselor interns for education and training to become licensed teachers or licensed school counselors.

Cohort 3 - Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25)

All reimbursement requests for FY25 of Cohort 3 are due in Utah Grants by Monday, June 30, 2025.

Year-End Reports for FY25 of Cohort 3 will be due by July 11, 2025. Information for submitting this report will be emailed to participating LEAs.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Frequently Asked Questions Grow Your Own Educator Pipeline Program
Google Docs

Contact Us

Please email growyourowneducator@schools.utah.gov with any questions.

This grant is no longer managed by USBE's School Counseling specialist.