Migrant Education Region Offices

NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.

Funding Description

Funding supports 23 regional offices to provide supplementary educational and support services to eligible migrant children and youth throughout California. The regional offices also give technical assistance to local educational agencies to identify and address the unique needs of migrant children and their families. The California Department of Education (CDE) is pleased to announce the Supplemental Program Application for funds and allocations to migrant program regions. This allocation provides additional funds to support activities and services that will help migrant children meet the state's academic standards and reach proficiency on State assessments. Supplemental funds to regions are determined using the current funding formula. Please refer to the Request For Application (RFA) link for more information.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Funding is determined by a formula that includes the number of eligible migrant children and youth, ages three through twenty-one, in each respective region and the number of eligible children served through summer and intersession programs. Participating regions and their school districts must comply with all state and federal statutes and guidelines.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Migrant Regional Offices submit a regional application and district service agreements annually.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable.
Eligible Age Level(s)	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Adult

Funding

Legal Authority	Part C, Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Budget Item 6110-125-0890 Schedule 1
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2008-09
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	3060, 3061 / 8290
Total Available	$110,749,222
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Allocations are based on a seven-factor formula that includes the following factors: migrant child counts; moved within a year, priority for services, age 19-21, academic need (number of migrant children scoring a Far Below Basic on the Language Arts and/or Mathematics CSTs), other federal, state and local available funds, and summer/intersession child counts.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	May 12, 2008
Due Date	June 6, 2008
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	Migrant Education Regional Office [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r22/migrant08rfa.asp]
Background	http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/me/mt
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Manuel Alfaro, 916-319-0389, malfaro@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)

Last Modified: September 29, 2008