Middle School Foundation Academies Planning and Implementation Grant

Funding Description

Middle School Foundation Academies Planning and Implementation Grants will be funded at $1,250,000. It will be for 10 planning grants and 20 implementation grants for middle school career academies ($25,000/$50,000 per Academy).The funding resources for this grant concept request comes from the Proposition 98 - Career Technical Education Initiative that was included in the 2020-21 State Budget. The program aims to establish Middle School Foundation Academies to prepare students for acceptance into a California Partnership Academies at the local high school.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Not applicable
Other Eligibility Considerations	California school districts or charter schools (direct-funded or locally funded), who serve middle schools grades based on the configuration at the LEA.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	6, 7, 8
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Funding for Middle Schools Foundation grants are included in the California State Budget sections 6100-170-0000 Career Technical Education Initiative.
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2020-21
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6385 / 8590
Total Available	$1,250,000
Recipient Amount	$25,000/$50,000
Match Requirement	Yes
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	August 14, 2020
Due Date	September 30, 2020
Expected Notification Date	October 23, 2020

Additional Information

Application	2020-21 Middle School Foundation Academies [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r17/msfa20rfa.asp]
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Grant Webinar TBD; Letter of Intent to Apply due: September 4, 2020.

Contacts

Program	Teri Alves, 916-322-0374, TAlves@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Tonika Washington, 916-445-1710, twashington@cde.ca.gov
Division	Career & College Transition Division, 916-319-0893 (phone), 916-319-0168 (fax)