Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Demonstration Project

Funding Description

The Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) demonstration project will provide $20,000 in funding to train Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) staff on the use of the CANS framework. The CANS is a communimetric tool meant to facilitate the understanding of the needs and strengths of an individual. The CANS is used by mental health clinicians and county mental health and social services agencies. Training local educational agency staff in the use of the CANS will lead to greater communication between local agencies providing mental health services to students.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	The Santa Clarita Valley SELPA has already developed plans for training staff on the use of the CANS. This SELPA volunteered to run a demonstration project for the use of the CANS through work done as a member of the Assembly Bill 114 Transition Work Group.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Implementation of the CANS framework.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Five to twenty–two.

Funding

Legal Authority	Budget Item 6110-161-0890 Schedule 6
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2012-13
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	3372 / 8182
Total Available	$20,000
Recipient Amount	$20,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Santa Clarita Valley SELPA will receive $20,000 to implement a CANS demonstration project.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 18, 2013

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Renzo Bernales, Education Programs Consultant, 916-327-3637, rbernales@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Beckie Robinson, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, 916-327-3530, brobinson@cde.ca.gov
Division	Special Education Division, 916-445-4613 (phone), 916-445-4108 (fax)