National Center for Teacher Residencies

About National Center for Teacher Residencies

National Center for Teacher Residencies funds teacher residency programs rather than individual educators, with recent grants showing repeated support for the same residency sites over multiple years. Its largest listed awards reach the mid-six figures, including $566,000 to Capitol Region Education Council in Hartford and $510,000 to Nashville Teacher Residency, both tagged for teacher residency work. The foundation’s grantmaking centers on the teacher pipeline: recruitment, preparation, hiring, and retention within residency-based programs, along with scholarships, stipends, and mentor teacher support. It also backs teacher registered apprenticeship programs through its network. The recent record shows a national network approach rather than one-off project funding. Chicago Public Schools received $480,000 in 2023 and another $480,000 in 2025 for teacher residency, while several other recipients appear in consecutive years as well. Grants also reach public school systems, universities, and residency organizations, reflecting a preference for programmatic support inside institutions that prepare and place teachers into K–12 settings. The foundation’s stated aim is to advance the teacher residency movement so more educators are prepared to serve the communities they teach.

What National Center for Teacher Residencies Funds

Teacher preparation is the clearest throughline in the recent grants. National Center for Teacher Residencies gave $295,800 to University of St Thomas in St. Paul for teacher residency work, and $254,000 to Alternative Pathways for Educator Certification Columbia College in Columbia for the same purpose. Recruitment and retention appear alongside preparation in the funder’s active programs. In 2025, it awarded $250,000 to Alliance for Education in Seattle for teacher residency, and $240,000 to Public Education Foundation Project Inspire Teacher Residency in Chattanooga. The program descriptions also point to scholarships and stipends for teacher residents, plus mentor teacher support and training. The grants also include institutional partnerships that expand residency infrastructure, such as $225,000 to Delaware State University in Dover and $220,000 to Old Dominion University Research Foundation in Norfolk. Together, these awards show support for university-based, district-based, and nonprofit residency models.

How National Center for Teacher Residencies Gives