Mental Health Services to Special Education Students

Funding supports mental health services provided to Special Education Students by Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs), in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Funds must be exclusively used to support mental health services that are included within an individualized education program (IEP).
Other Eligibility Considerations	Grantees must provide documentation with sufficient detail to enable California Department of Education (CDE) to establish a link between the services claimed and each student’s IEP. Local educational agencies must have an approved Special Education Local Plan Area local plan on file with the CDE.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Adult, 0-21 Years

Funding

Legal Authority	Budget Act Item 6110-161-0890, Schedule (4) Provision 7.5; Public Law 108-446, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, Section 611; Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 84.027A
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2012-13
SACS Resource/ Revenue Codes	3327 / 8182
Total Available	$51,750,000
Recipient Amount	Varies according to funding formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Assembly Bill 1497, Chapter 29, Statutes of 2012, requires CDE to allocate funds consistent with an allocation plan summarized in Provision 7.5 of Budget Act Item 6110-161-0890.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	November 1, 2012

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/leagrnts.asp#14468
Fiscal	http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/leagrnts.asp#14468
Funding Results	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r18/mhs12results.asp
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Stacey Wofford Phone : 916-327-0844 E-mail : swofford@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Debbie Rizzo Phone : 916-327-3676 E-mail : drizzo@cde.ca.gov
Division	Special Education Division Phone : 916-323-1323 Fax : 916-445-4108