AB 114, Demonstration Project for Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths

Funding Description

Assembly Bill 114, Demonstration Project for Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) will provide funding to train Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) staff on the use of the CANS framework and set up a Community of Practice for users. 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 selected SELPAs have agreed to run a demonstration project on the use of the CANS and develop a Community of Practice for CANS users.
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 6110-001-0890, Provision 34
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2012-13
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	5810 / 8182
Total Available	$60,000
Recipient Amount	$30,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	July 15, 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)