Funding

Travel Reimbursements & Stipends

Travel Reimbursements: Up to five people from each team will be reimbursed for their travel to annual in-person workshops. Please read the directions carefully for reimbursements:

• July 2026 - CSTA Annual Conference

• July 2025 - CSTA Annual Conference

• October 2024 - CSforALL Summit

Stipends: Core team members named in the application (or their replacements) will receive an annual stipend for their participation in the project. Stipends will be issued in June of each year by UMN. If you are setup as a supplier with UMN for reimbursements, no other paperwork is needed. If you didn't attend a workshop, then you need to submit the supplier paperwork. Please see the travel reimbursement directions for more information.

Contracts for Professional Services (Quick CPS --> Purchase Order)

State teams have access to $20,000 in funding to support the adding CS/CT to their teacher preparation programs. Funding is provided through a professional services contract through the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Please watch this recording (slides) for an overview of the contracts. 

Frequently Asked Questions

• Travel Reimbursements

  • If I didn't attend the in-person workshop and are not being reimbursed for travel, do I still need to fill out the supplier paperwork?
    Yes, UMN needs to have you set up as a supplier in order to pay the stipend to you in June each year.

  • If my travel expenses were paid by my organization, how do I get my organization reimbursed?
    Please submit the supplier paperwork (W9, New Supplier Form) for your organization and then submit a check request listing the organization and their address.

• Stipends

  • If I cannot receive a stipend, what should I do?
    Some organizations (e.g., state departments of education) have policies prohibiting employees from receiving a stipend for participating in these types of activities. Please fill out this form to let us know that you cannot receive a stipend: https://forms.gle/ntaW5yc1agEyyi1R8 

• Contracts for Professional Services

  • How do I submit the invoices for the expenses associated with the contract?
    Please email your invoices to jrosato@umn.edu. 

  • Are indirect costs allowed in the contract?
    No, indirect costs are not allowed. The funding from Google is a gift that stipulates no indirect costs are allowed.