California Geographic Lead Agency Program

NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.

Funding Description

Assembly Bill (AB) 1808 appropriated $4 million to establish the California Geographic Lead Agency System to build county office of education capacity to ensure that counties are equipped to build the capacity of their local educational agencies to support the continuous improvement of student performance within the state priorities as defined in California Education Code (EC) Sections 52060 and 52066 and address the gaps in achievement between student groups as defined in Section 52052.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Must be a county superintendent of schools and able to demonstrate: (1) expertise with the state priorities, (2) ability to identify, coordinate, and calibrate services to be made available to COEs and LEAs within its geographic region, (3) capacity to support COEs outside of the initial region if requested, and (4) plans for developing a regional consortium to establish and monitor progress toward goals for improved performance across multiple measures.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code 52073, 2018 Statutes, Chapter 32, Section 74
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2018-19
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7505 / 8590
Total Available	$4,000,000
Recipient Amount	Variable, based on the program description and number of geographic areas
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	August 6, 2018
Due Date	September 20, 2018
Expected Notification Date	October 10, 2018

Additional Information

Application	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r16/documents/geoleadagencyrfa.docx
Background	Geographic Lead Agencies [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/crss.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	Geographic Lead Agency System [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r16/geoleadresults.asp]
Other	http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/documents/glaswebinar.pdf

Contacts

Program	Anissa Sonnenburg, 916-319-0609, asonnenburg@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Anissa Sonnenburg, 916-319-0609, asonnenburg@cde.ca.gov
Division	Student Achievement and Support Division, 916-319-0836 (phone), 916-319-0961 (fax)

Last Modified: October 3, 2022