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	Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/sf/restartprogram.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	Res-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)