Migrant Education Family Biliteracy Program-Site Based

Funding Description

The California Migrant Education Family Biliteracy Program (MEFBP) is a statewide school-based family biliteracy education model. It promotes biliteracy by building upon the linguistic assets migrant families possess to model literacy strategies that families may replicate at home in the absence of a teacher and providing high quality instruction for children ages 3-5.

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 funding. Funds will go to 10 Migrant Education Regional Offices.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1
Eligible Age Level(s)	3, 4, 5

Funding

Legal Authority	Elementary and Secondary Education Act, No Child Left Behind, Title I, Part C, Migrant Education. 2013 Budget Act Item Number 6110-125-0890
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2013-14
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	3110 / 8290
Total Available	$505,903
Recipient Amount	50,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Based on the number of sites, parents, children served, and the number of identified migrant children age three to five years.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	August 30, 2013
Due Date	September 20, 2013
Expected Notification Date	September 27, 2013

Additional Information

Application	Migrant Education Family Biliteracy Program Grant [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r28/mefbp13rfa.asp]
Background	Migrant Education Family Biliteracy Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/me/mt/mefbpbackground.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Nancy Zarenda, 916-319-0730, nzarenda@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Prakash Chand, 916-319-0624, pchand@cde.ca.gov
Division	Multilingual Support Division, 916-319-0851 (phone), 916-319-0138 (fax)