Technology Literacy Challenge

Funding Description

Funding is available for hardware acquisition for grades four through eight. Successful applicants will receive funding to purchase up-to-date multimedia computers to reduce the student-to-computer ratio to 10-to-1 or better in classrooms for grades four through eight. Successful districts will be required to decrease the student-to-multimedia computer ratio in all core classrooms for grades four through eight to no more than 10-to-1, or the grant funded ratio whichever is lower, at each school for which funding is received.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	District-wide, 40 percent or more of the student population must be eligible for free and reduced price lunches. Further, Education Code Section 51871.5(c) requires that on or after January 1, 2002, a school district shall have a three-year or five-year education technology plan as a precondition of receiving any technology grant administered by the California Department of Education.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Goals 2000: Educate America Act, Title III, Sec. 302
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2002-03
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	4040 / 8290
Total Available	$10,000,000
Recipient Amount	amount varies, see Web site for details
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	November 30, 2001
Due Date	April 15, 2002
Expected Notification Date	June 30, 2002

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Doug Jann, 916-445-6815, djann@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Delores Evarts, 916-323-5204, devarts@cde.ca.gov
Division	Educational Data Management Division, 916-323-5715 (phone), 916-323-5110 (fax)