California Technology Assistance Project Regional Lead Agencies

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

School districts (districts) and county offices of education (COEs) are eligible to serve as California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) regional lead agencies (RLAs) to provide assistance in education technology. Local educational agencies selected to serve as CTAP RLAs will be required to use their program funding to provide a range of technology services, including staff development and technical assistance, to all districts and COEs within their respective regions. Each of the 11 CTAP regions contains approximately 100 or more districts. Funding cannot be used for the exclusive benefit of the regional lead agency.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Districts and COEs may apply to serve as CTAP RLAs. Applicants must be within the region for which they are applying to serve as the RLA and must serve as the RLA for three years. In addition, the majority of the work must be completed by, and funding must be expended by the RLA and cannot be allocated to sub-regional agencies.
Other Eligibility Considerations	RLAs will be required to provide services to ALL clients in the region in each of the following areas: (1) professional development and learning resources to use technology as a tool to improve teaching and learning; (2) professional development and support for hardware and telecommunications infrastructure design, implementation, and sustainability; (3) professional development and support to use technology as a tool to improve school management, including pupil record keeping and tracking for pupil instruction and data driven decision making; (4) funding and coordination with other federal, state, and local programs. Within the program areas listed above, regional education technology services related to the following legislative items must be addressed as well: (1) needs of rural and technologically underserved school districts and county offices of education, and (2) technical assistance and information to support access, planning, and the use of the high-speed telecommunications n
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K-12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code Section 51870
Source / Type	State, Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2004-05
SACS Resource/ Revenue Codes	State-7110; Fed-4045 / State-8590; Fed-8290
Total Available	$15,082,956
Recipient Amount	Amount is formula based. See RFA for details.
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Each region receives two sources of funding: state CTAP funds and federal Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) support funds. The estimated maximum CTAP funding level will be determined as follows: (1) each region will receive a $50,000 base; (2) 10 percent of the remaining funds will be distributed to the 11 regions based upon the number of districts and COEs in each region; and (3) the remaining funding will be distributed based upon the enrollment within each region as determined by the prior year's California Basic Educational Data Systems (CBEDS). The estimated maximum EETT support funding level has been determined as follows: (1) each region will receive a $50,000 base and (2) the remaining funding will be distributed based upon the percentage of eligible districts within each region.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	November 15, 2004
Due Date	February 15, 2005
Expected Notification Date	May 11, 2005

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/rs/ctap.asp
Fiscal	http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/rs/ctap.asp
Other	Regional leads will be required to: (1) keep records that exhibit financial accountability for all funding under this grant; (2) contract with an external evaluator; (3) operate under a centralized regional governance structure; (4) attend six meetings called by the California Department of Education (CDE) and other meetings as required; and (5) complete annual Evaluation and Impact Report to the State Board of Education and the Legislature; and end-of-year program and fiscal reports to the CDE with specific data collection and reporting requirements.

Contacts

Program	Gary Quiring Phone : 916-323-5216 E-mail : gquiring@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Camille Marzion Phone : 916-323-5204 E-mail : cmarzion@cde.ca.gov
Division	Educational Data Management Division Phone : 916-323-5715 Fax : 916-323-5110