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Special Education Early Intervention Preschool Grant


Funding Description

Funding is provided to ensure preschool pupils receive appropriate interventions and services as needed before the pupil falls behind academically. Early intervention services and supports provided to children who are at risk of falling significantly behind, including children with disabilities, can reduce the need for additional services in future years.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria Not applicable
Other Eligibility Considerations Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s) Pre-K
Eligible Age Level(s) 3, 4, 5

Funding

Legal Authority Education Code sections 56836.39 and 56836.40 added by Section 55 of SB 75 (Chapter 51, Statutes of 2019) and amended by Section 9 of AB 114 (Chapter 413, Statutes of 2019); Schedule 2.5 of Item 6100-161-0001 of the Budget Act of 2019 (Chapter 23, Statutes of 2019)
Source / Type State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year 2019-20
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 0000 / 8590
Total Available $492,683,000
Recipient Amount $9,009.97
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula The per pupil amount is calculated by dividing the amount appropriated in the annual Budget Act for purposes of this section by the total number of preschool children with exceptional needs.

Important Dates

Date Application Available Unavailable
Due Date Unavailable
Expected Notification Date Unavailable

Additional Information

Application Unavailable
Background Unavailable
Fiscal Unavailable
Funding ResultsRes-19: SEEIPG [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/seeipg19result.asp]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program Chris Essman, 916-327-3507, cessman@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Principal Apportionment Section, 916-324-4541, PASE@cde.ca.gov
Division School Fiscal Services Division, 916-327-0538 (phone), 916-327-6157 (fax)
Last Modified: January 26, 2022
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