The Department of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles was awarded $1.1 million from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to fund various education programs, the diocese announced Monday.
The four-year grant will run from October 2025 through August 2029. According to the diocese, the funds will assist in various areas, including expanding principal and teacher “capacity-building” and broadening tuition support for vulnerable students via the Hilton Scholars program.
“The Hilton Foundation has been a loyal benefactor to thousands of our Catholic school students, and this year is no exception,” Paul M. Escala, senior director and superintendent of schools, said in a statement. “Through its generosity, we will continue to advance our innovative school networks, including our well-established Dual Language Immersion and STEM networks, plus our newer Microschool and Early Colleges networks which provide specialized systems for student success.
“… The new funding will help DCS achieve its goal of becoming the highest performing system of Catholic schools in the nation by 2030,” Escala said.
The archdiocese operates nearly 250 schools across Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, serving more than 65,500 students.