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Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT)

Distribution of funding to the Kern County Superintendent of Schools in support of the activities and responsibilities of FCMAT.

Support FCMAT Activities and Responsibilities

The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) was established pursuant to Assembly Bill 1200, and the Kern County Superintendent of Schools is the county office of education (COE) selected to administer FCMAT and its operations. FCMAT assists and provides guidance to local educational agencies in the areas of business and financial management practices. Funding is appropriated each year in the Budget Act in support of FCMAT's activities and responsibilities, and the California Department of Education is then responsible for apportioning the funding to the Kern County Superintendent of Schools.

Funding

Fiscal Year 2026–27

The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team 2026 Funding Profile
The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team 2026 Funding Results

Fiscal Year 2025–26

The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team 2025 Funding Profile
The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team 2025 Funding Results

Fiscal Year 2024–25

The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team 2024 Funding Profile
The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team 2024 Funding Results

Fiscal Year 2023–24

The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team 2023 Funding Profile
The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team 2023 Funding Results

Fiscal Year 2022–23

The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team 2022 Funding Profile
The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team 2022 Funding Results

Fiscal Year 2021–22

The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team 2021 Funding Profile
The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team 2021 Funding Results

Support LEAs Impacted by Fires

Additional funding has been made available to the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) in Provision 4 of Item 6100-488 of the Budget Act of 2024 (Chapter 22, Statutes of 2024), as amended by Section 22 of Assembly Bill 100 (Chapter 2, Statutes of 2025), for the costs associated with providing technical assistance to local educational agencies as a result of the state of emergency declared by the Governor in January 2025.

Funding

Fiscal Year 2024–25

FCMAT Technical Assistance 2024 Funding Profile
FCMAT Technical Assistance 2024 Funding Results

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Last Reviewed: Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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