Funding Terms
Definitions of words used in funding-related documents.Apportionment — Synonymous with allocation. The term is used primarily in situations in which funding is distributed to local educational agencies (LEAs) based on a statutory formula.
Appropriation — Funds set aside by formal legislative action for a specific use (see also Budget Act).
Assurances — Requirements that applicants agree to observe as a condition of receiving funding.
Available funding (Web term) — Funding for which application procedures and related materials (requests for applications, proposals, data, or submissions) have been issued or posted.
Budget Act — Annual statute appropriating funds to California state departments or agencies for expenditures on specified purposes.
Certification — Statement, signed or endorsed by an authorized representative of the receiving agency as a prerequisite for receiving funds, that the proposed recipient (1) meets or will adhere to certain conditions (i.e., "assurances") or (2) will undertake or not undertake certain actions.
Contract — Legally binding agreement between CDE and another entity, public or private, for the provision of goods or services.
Entitlement — Amount of funds that an applicant should receive under a statutory formula. The actual amount of funding apportioned may be less than the entitlement if insufficient funds are available.
Funding program (Web term) — Grant, contract, or apportionment administered by CDE.
Grant — Award of financial assistance for a specified time frame. Some grants are awarded based on a competition, and others are allocated according to a formula. CDE uses grants to distribute funds if LEAs or other entities (not CDE) are the direct beneficiaries of the funding.
Grant award notification — Official document signed by an authorized official stating the amount, terms, and conditions of the grant award.
Reimbursement — Payment for costs already incurred in the provision of services.
Request for applications, data, proposals, and submissions — Documents setting forth application procedures and related materials for a funding program.
