Migrant Education Even Start

Funding Description

The Migrant Education Even Start (MEES) program is a statewide home- and school-based family literacy education model. It assists migratory parents to increase literacy skills so that they can prepare their children, birth to seven years of age, to become successful learners. MEES programs help migratory parents develop literacy, parenting, and English-as-a-second-language skills. It also provides preschool services to their children. Families that participate in MEES must be classified as migratory under Migrant Education guidelines.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Only established Regional Migrant Education offices funded through the California Department of Education are eligible to receive MEES funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2
Eligible Age Level(s)	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Funding

Legal Authority	Elementary and Secondary Education Act, No Child Left Behind, Title I, Part C, Migrant Education; Budget Item 6110-125-0890
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2008-09
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	3110 / 8290
Total Available	$5,482,528
Recipient Amount	Award amounts range from $12,741 to $679,641
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Allocations are based on the number of sites, parents, children served, and the number of identified migrant children, three to seven years old.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	May 9, 2008
Due Date	June 13, 2008
Expected Notification Date	July 1, 2008

Additional Information

Application	Migrant Education Even Start Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r22/mees08rfa.asp]
Background	Migrant Education School Readiness Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/me/mt/mees.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Christopher Cambern, 916-319-0394, ccambern@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Geoffrey Ndirangu, 916-445-1335, gndirang@cde.ca.gov
Division	Language Learner & Support Division, 916-319-0851 (phone), 916-319-0139 (fax)