Migrant Education Even Start (MEES) Program

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

Funding Description

The California MEES program is a statewide home-based and school-based family literacy education model. It assists migratory parents to increase literacy skills so that they can prepare their children, birth to seven years of age, to become successful learners. MEES helps migratory parents develop literacy, parenting and English-as-a-second-language skills. It also provides preschool services to their children. Families that participate in MEES must be classified as migratory under Migrant Education guidelines.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Only established Regional Migrant Education offices funded through the California Department of Education are eligible to receive MEES funding. 2010-11 funds will go to the 22 Migrant Education Regional Offices.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2
Eligible Age Level(s)	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Funding

Legal Authority	Elementary and Secondary Education Act, No Child Left Behind, Title I, Part C, Migrant Education. 2009 Budget Act Item Number 6110-125-0890
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2010-11
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	3110 / 8290
Total Available	$5,482,528
Recipient Amount	$20,546 to $720,800
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Based on the number of sites, parents, children served, and the number of identified migrants age zero to seven years old.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	June 17, 2010
Due Date	July 23, 2010
Expected Notification Date	August 6, 2010

Additional Information

Application	Fiscal Year 2010-11 MEES RFA [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r22/mees10rfa.asp]
Background	Migrant Education School Readiness Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/me/mt/mees.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Gloria Guzman-Walker, 916-323-4711, gguzman@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Prakash Chand, 916-319-0624, pchand@cde.ca.gov
Division	Educator Excellence and Equity Division, 916-319-0851 (phone), 916-319-0139 (fax)

Last Modified: April 22, 2011