Migrant Education Even Start (MEES) Program

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

Funding Description

The California MEES program is a statewide home-based 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 helps 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. 2009 Budget Act Item Number 6110-125-0890
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2009-10
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	3110 / 8290
Total Available	$5,482,528
Recipient Amount	$20,546.00 to $720,800.00
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Based on the number of sites, parents, children served, and the number of identified migrant three through seven year olds.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	April 15, 2009
Due Date	June 12, 2009
Expected Notification Date	July 1, 2009

Additional Information

Application	Fiscal Year 2009-10 MEES Request for Application [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r22/mees09rfa.asp]
Background	Migrant Education School Readiness Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/me/mt/mees.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Arturo Vásquez, Migrant, Indian and International Education Office, 916-319-0394, avasquez@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Prakash Chand, 916-319-0624, pchand@cde.ca.gov
Division	Educator Excellence and Equity Division, 916-319-0851 (phone), 916-319-0139 (fax)

Last Modified: April 22, 2011