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Committee advances rule revisions for Applied Educational Experience (formerly Catalyst) grants; staff reports wide demand
Utah State Board of Education Law and Licensing Committee · April 3, 2026
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Summary
The committee approved first reading of the grant‑program rule renaming Catalyst Centers to the Applied Educational Experience (Apex) Grant Program and noted the first round drew roughly $200 million in requests across 35 applicants; staff funded 29 projects and allocated just over $100 million in the first cycle.
The committee voted to approve first reading of the board rule that renames the Catalyst Center Grant Program to the Applied Educational Experience Grant Program (Apex) and makes clarifying edits to monitoring and reporting requirements. The…
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