Title III Language Instruction for Immigrant Students, Fiscal Year 2018-19

Funding Description

Funding is made available to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide supplementary programs and services to eligible immigrant students. The purpose of the subgrants is to assist immigrant students to acquire English and meet grade-level achievement and graduation goals. Note: Recipients and funding amounts are subject to budget and administrative adjustments.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	LEAs that have a minimum of 21 eligible immigrant students and experienced a two percent or greater growth in the enrollment of eligible immigrant students in 2017 as compared to the average of the eligible immigrant enrollments of 2016 and 2015 are eligible to apply. Immigrant student enrollment for 2018 is taken from the Fall 2017 California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) data collections.
Other Eligibility Considerations	LEAs eligible to receive a formula subgrant may apply for Title III Immigrant student funds directly via the Consolidated Application and Reporting System (CARS).
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult
Eligible Age Level(s)	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Adult, (up to 21 yrs old)

Funding

Legal Authority	Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Budget Item 6100-125-0890(3)
Source / Type	Federal / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2018-19
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	4201 / 8290
Total Available	$11,378,397
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Not applicable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	May 15, 2018
Due Date	June 30, 2018
Expected Notification Date	July 31, 2018

Additional Information

Application	Title III Instruction for Immigrant Students [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r28/imm18rfa.asp]
Background	Title III Immigrant Student Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/t3/immigrant.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Consolidated Application	Consolidated Application Information [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/co/]
Funding Results	Res-18: Title III, Immigrant Education [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/title3imm18result.asp]
Other	LEAs are asked to accept or decline funds via CARS by June 30, 2018. LEAs that fail to respond by the deadline cannot be guaranteed funding for 2018-19.

Contacts

Program	Geoffrey Ndirangu, Education Programs Consultant, Language Policy and Leadership Office, 916-323-5831, gndirang@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Cristina Echols Gollas, Staff Services Analyst, Language Policy and Leadership Office, 916-323-5124, CEcholsgollas@cde.ca.gov
Division	Multilingual Support Division, 916-319-0845 (phone), 916-319-0138 (fax)