Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Local Assistance Entitlements
Funding Description
The Local Agency Entitlements, IDEA, Special Education funds are specifically allocated for special education and services to children with disabilities ages five through twenty-one.Eligibility
Eligible Applicants | Local educational agencies |
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Required Eligibility Criteria | To receive funds, a local educational agency (LEA) must submit a local plan to the state educational agency that contains assurances that are consistent with federal and state laws and regulations. |
Other Eligibility Considerations | LEAs must account for these funds as expenditures for pupils with an individualized education plan (IEP) and for the provision of the special education and related services required by students with disabilities in order to benefit from a public education. |
Eligible Grade Level(s) | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Eligible Age Level(s) | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, through 21 |
Funding
Legal Authority | Public Law 108–446, IDEA, Part B, Section 611; Budget Act Item 6110-161-0890, Schedule (1) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 84.027A |
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Source / Type | Federal / Grant |
State Fiscal Year | 2013-14 |
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes | 3310 / 8181 |
Total Available | $978,172,242 |
Recipient Amount | Varies according to allocation formula. |
Match Requirement | No |
Allocation Formula | Funding is based on a federal three-part formula: December 1999 California Special Education Management Information System (CASEMIS) pupil count, ages three through twenty-one years, and identified on an IEP; 2012 K–12 enrollment (Public and Private); and 2012 K–12 poverty (Free and Reduced Meal Counts). |
Important Dates
Date Application Available | Unavailable |
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Due Date | Unavailable |
Expected Notification Date | February 28, 2014 |
Additional Information
Application | Unavailable |
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Background | Local Educational Agency Grants [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/leagrnts.asp#13379] |
Fiscal | Local Educational Agency Grants [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/leagrnts.asp#13379] |
Other | Initial payment will be issued upon receipt of signed Certification of Acceptance of Grant Conditions on the Grant Award Notification. |
Contacts
Program | Chris Essman, Education Programs Consultant, 916-327-3507, cessman@cde.ca.gov |
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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) |
Last Modified:
November 25, 2014
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