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2020-21 Project Cal-Well


Funding Description

Project Cal-Well will support the training of school personnel and other adults who interact with youth in both school settings and communities to detect and respond to mental illness in children and youth, including how to encourage adolescents and their families experiencing these problems to seek treatment. Local educational agencies (LEAs) will develop a comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated partnership with multiple services systems to help address critical mental health needs of their kindergarten through twelfth grade students, provide Youth Mental Health First Aid training, identify and coordinate with local community providers to provide mental health services through school and community-based programs for both students and their families.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria Funding is only available to the LEAs who received Project Cal-Well funding in fiscal year 2020-21 as part of their five-year grant.
Other Eligibility Considerations Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s) Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s) Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority Budget Act of 2019, Item Number 6100-104-0890
Source / Type Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year 2020-21
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 3724 / 8290
Total Available $1,188,000
Recipient Amount Various
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula Funding is granted based on student population and size of the LEA.

Important Dates

Date Application Available Unavailable
Due Date Unavailable
Expected Notification Date Unavailable

Additional Information

Application Unavailable
Background Project Cal-Well [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cg/mh/projectcalwell.asp]
Fiscal Unavailable
Funding Results2020-21 Project Cal-Well [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r8/calwell20results.asp]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program Hilva Chan, 916-319-0194, hchan@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Rico Petrino, 916-319-0229, rpetrino@cde.ca.gov
Division Professional Learning Support Division, 916-319-0914 (phone), 916-319-0218 (fax)
Last Modified: September 8, 2020
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