Middle School Foundation Academies Planning Grant

Funding Description

Middle School Foundation Academies Planning Grant will be funded at $250,000 as start-up funds for 10 middle school career academies ($25,000 per Academy). The funding resources for this grant concept request comes from the Proposition 98 - Career Technical Education Initiative that was included in the 2017-18 State budget. The program aims to establish Middle School Foundation Academies to prepare students for acceptance into a California Partnership Academies at the local high school.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Not applicable
Other Eligibility Considerations	California school districts or charter school (direct-funded or locally funded), who serve middle schools grades based on the configuration at the LEA.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	6, 7, 8
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Funding for Middle Grades Foundation grants are included in the California State Budget sections 6100-170-0000 Career Technical Education Initiative.
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2017-18
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6385 / 8590
Total Available	$250,000
Recipient Amount	$25,000
Match Requirement	Yes
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	February 22, 2018
Due Date	March 23, 2018
Expected Notification Date	April 20, 2018

Additional Information

Application	Middle School Foundation Academies Planning Grant [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r17/mga17rfa.asp]
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	Results-17: MSFA (CA Dept of Education)  [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r17/cpactre17result.asp]
Other	Grant Webinar Scheduled for March 2, 2018 Letter of Intent due: March 7, 2018

Contacts

Program	Teri Alves, 916-322-0374, talves@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Tonika Washington, 916-445-1710, twashington@cde.ca.gov
Division	Career & College Transition Division, 916-319-0893 (phone), 916-319-0168 (fax)