Skip to main content
California Department of Education Logo

Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations Program (Restart)


Funding Description

The purpose of the Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations Program (Restart) is to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) and non-public schools with expenses related to the restart of elementary and secondary schools in areas where a major disaster or emergency was declared related to the consequences of the California Wildfires in calendar year 2018 and floods in calendar year 2019. The funding is made available to California by the U.S. Department of Education as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 and again in 2019 by the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations
Required Eligibility Criteria These funds may be used to serve both LEAs (including charter school LEAs) and nonpublic schools that applied to the California Department of Education (CDE) in order to participate in the program. In general, Restart funds may be used for activities that help the eligible LEA or nonpublic school reopen and restore normal operations.
Other Eligibility Considerations Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s) Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s) Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority Public Law 116-20 Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act 0f 2019; Item 6100-102-0890 of the Budget Act of 2019 (Chapters 23/55/80/363, 2019)
Source / Type Federal / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year 2019-20
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 5654 / 8290
Total Available $16,121,000
Recipient Amount Unavailable
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available Unavailable
Due Date Unavailable
Expected Notification Date Unavailable

Additional Information

Application Unavailable
Background Unavailable
Fiscal Unavailable
Funding ResultsRes-19: Restart [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/restart19result.asp]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program Joe Anderson, 916-323-5025, JoAnderson@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Joe Anderson, 916-323-5025, JoAnderson@cde.ca.gov
Division School Fiscal Services Division, 916-319-0821 (phone), 916-319-0156 (fax)
Last Modified: May 16, 2024
Related Content
Recently Posted in Funding
  • Funding Results for 21CSLA Cohort 2, FY 2025-26. (added 20-Oct-2025)
    Fiscal Year (FY) 2025–26 Notification of Grant Awards for the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA) Cohort 2.
  • Funding Results (updated 20-Oct-2025)
    Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) County Offices of Education (COEs) Plan Approval (PA) Subgrant Funding Results.
  • 2024 Infant Discretionary Funds Results (added 20-Oct-2025)
    Funding information for the 2024-25 Infant Discretionary Results Grant.
  • Request for Applications (added 13-Oct-2025)
    n Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant: Literacy Lead Agencies.
  • RFA-25: UIMS (added 13-Oct-2025)
    Unemployment Insurance Management System (UIMS) program request for applications page for fiscal year 2025–26.

  • American Indian Early Childhood Education (updated 13-Oct-2025)
    Recipients and funding amounts are subject to budget and administrative adjustments.
  • CTEIG Fudning Results 2024-25 Round 10 B (updated 10-Oct-2025)
    Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Funding Results FY 2024-25 Round 10 B
  • Funding Results (updated 10-Oct-2025)
    Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) County Offices of Education (COEs) Plan Development and Implementation Support (PDIS) Subgrant.
  • Request for Applications (added 08-Oct-2025)
    2025–26 Start-Up Subgrant - Planning, Implementation, Replication, and Expansion.
  • DSPT FY 2024-25 (updated 08-Oct-2025)
    Direct Support Professional Training Fiscal Year 2024-25.