IDEA, Part B, Section 611, Preschool Local Entitlement

Funding Description

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Local Entitlements, Preschool Program funds are specifically allocated for special education and related services to children with disabilities ages three, four, and five.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	To receive funds, a local educational agency (LEA) must submit a local plan (application) that contains assurances to the state educational agency 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)	Pre-K
Eligible Age Level(s)	3, 4, 5, (non-kindergarten)

Funding

Legal Authority	Public Law 108–446, IDEA, Part B, Section 611; Budget Item 6110-161-0890, Schedule (3) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 84.027A
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2013-14
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	3320 / 8182
Total Available	$62,575,985
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#13682]
Fiscal	Local Educational Agency Grants [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/leagrnts.asp#13682]
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, 327-327-3530, brobinson@cde.ca.gov
Division	Special Education Division, 916-445-4613 (phone), 916-445-4108 (fax)