Title III Immigrant Student Program, Fiscal Year 2020-21

Funding Description

Each local educational agency (LEA) receiving funds under 20 United States Code Section 6825(e)(1) shall use funds to pay for activities that provide enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant children and youth.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	LEAs must have a minimum of 21 eligible immigrant students and experienced a one percent or greater growth in the enrollment of eligible immigrant students in 2019 as compared to the average of the eligible immigrant enrollments of 2018 and 2017 are eligible to apply. Immigrant student enrollment for 2020 is taken from the Fall 2019 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 program 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	2020-21
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	4201 / 8290
Total Available	$8,136,923
Recipient Amount	TBD
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	N/A

Important Dates

Date Application Available	May 15, 2020
Due Date	June 30, 2020
Expected Notification Date	July 31, 2020

Additional Information

Application	Title III Immigrant Student Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r28/imm20rfa.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-20: Title III, Immigrant Education [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/imm20result.asp]
Other	LEAs are asked to accept or decline funds via CARS by June 30, 2020. LEAs that fail to respond by the deadline cannot be guaranteed funding for 2020-21.

Contacts

Program	Geoffrey Ndirangu, Education Programs Consultant, Language Policy and Leadership Office, 916-323-5831, gndirang@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Caroline Takahashi, Staff Services Analyst, Language Policy and Leadership Office, 916-323-5739, Ctakahashi@cde.ca.gov
Division	Multilingual Support Division, 916-319-0845 (phone), 916-319-0138 (fax)