Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Local Assistance Entitlements

Funding Description

The Local Agency Entitlements, IDEA, Special Education funds are specifically allocated for special education and services to children with disabilities ages five through twenty-one.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	To receive funds, a local educational agency (LEA) must submit a local plan to the state educational agency that contains assurances that are consistent with federal and state laws and regulations.
Other Eligibility Considerations	LEAs must account for these funds as expenditures for pupils with an individualized education plan (IEP) and for the provision of the special education and related services required by students with disabilities in order to benefit from a public education.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, through 21

Funding

Legal Authority	Public Law 108–446, IDEA, Part B, Section 611; Budget Act Item 6110-161-0890, Schedule (1) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 84.027A
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2013-14
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	3310 / 8181
Total Available	$978,172,242
Recipient Amount	Varies according to allocation formula.
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funding is based on a federal three-part formula: December 1999 California Special Education Management Information System (CASEMIS) pupil count, ages three through twenty-one years, and identified on an IEP; 2012 K–12 enrollment (Public and Private); and 2012 K–12 poverty (Free and Reduced Meal Counts).

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 28, 2014

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Local Educational Agency Grants [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/leagrnts.asp#13379]
Fiscal	Local Educational Agency Grants [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/leagrnts.asp#13379]
Other	Initial payment will be issued upon receipt of signed Certification of Acceptance of Grant Conditions on the Grant Award Notification.

Contacts

Program	Chris Essman, Education Programs Consultant, 916-327-3507, cessman@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Beckie Robinson, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, 916-327-3530, brobinson@cde.ca.gov
Division	Special Education Division, 916-445-4613 (phone), 916-445-4108 (fax)