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August 10, 2023, and grants for the 2024-25 school year by August 1, 1 2024. 2 (i) Grant awards must be prioritized in the following order: 3 (A) High schools implementing the United States department of 4 agriculture community eligibility provision; 5 (B) High schools with the highest percentage of students in 6 grades nine through twelve eligible to participate in the federal 7 free and reduced-price meals program; and 8 (C) High schools located in school districts enrolling 5,000 or 9 fewer students. 10 (ii) High schools that do not comply with the data collection and 11 reporting requirements in RCW 28A.320.540 are not eligible for grant 12 funding. 13 (iii) The office of the superintendent of public instruction 14 shall award grants that are the lesser of the cost of the high 15 school's associated student body card multiplied by the number of 16 students eligible for the free or reduced-price meals program that 17 purchased a student body card in either 2022-23 or 2023-24 school 18 year, whichever is higher, or $10,000. 19 (iv) The office may award additional funding if: 20 (A) The appropriations provided are greater than the total amount 21 of funding requested at the end of the application cycle; and 22 (B) The applicant shows a demonstrated need for additional 23 support. 24 (g) $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25 year 2024 and $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 26 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the office of the 27 superintendent of public instruction to contract with a Washington- 28 based nonprofit organization to promote equitable access in science, 29 technology, engineering, and math education for historically 30 underserved students and communities. The nonprofit shall provide a 31 system of science educational programming specifically for migrant 32 and bilingual students, including teacher professional development, 33 culturally responsive classroom resources that are aligned with 34 Washington state science and environmental and sustainability 35 learning standards, and implementation support. At least 50 percent 36 of the funding provided in this subsection must serve schools and 37 school districts in eastern Washington. The nonprofit organization 38 must have experience developing and implementing science and 39 p. 531 ESSB 5187.SL