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are intended to support innovative ways to introduce and engage 1 students from historically underrepresented groups, including girls, 2 low-income students, and minority students, to computer science and 3 to inspire them to enter computer science careers. The office of the 4 superintendent of public instruction may award up to $500,000 each 5 year, without a matching requirement, to districts with greater than 6 fifty percent of students eligible for free and reduced-price meals. 7 All other awards must be equally matched by private sources for the 8 program, including gifts, grants, or endowments. 9 (j) $750,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 10 year 2024 and $750,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 11 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the office of the 12 superintendent of public instruction to contract with a qualified 13 501(c)(3) nonprofit community-based organization physically located 14 in Washington state that has at least 18 years of experience 15 collaborating with the office and school districts statewide to 16 integrate the state learning standards in English language arts, 17 mathematics, and science with FieldSTEM outdoor field studies and 18 project-based and work-based learning opportunities aligned with the 19 environmental, natural resource, and agricultural sectors. The office 20 may require the recipient of these funds to report the impacts of the 21 recipient's efforts in alignment with the measures of the Washington 22 school improvement framework. 23 (k) $62,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 24 year 2024 and $62,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 25 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for competitive grants to school 26 districts to increase the capacity of high schools to offer AP 27 computer science courses. In making grant allocations, the office of 28 the superintendent of public instruction must give priority to 29 schools and districts in rural areas, with substantial enrollment of 30 low-income students, and that do not offer AP computer science. 31 School districts may apply to receive either or both of the following 32 grants: 33 (i) A grant to establish partnerships to support computer science 34 professionals from private industry serving on a voluntary basis as 35 coinstructors along with a certificated teacher, including via 36 synchronous video, for AP computer science courses; or 37 (ii) A grant to purchase or upgrade technology and curriculum 38 needed for AP computer science, as well as provide opportunities for 39 p. 524 ESSB 5187.SL