Skip to main content
California Department of Education Logo

Special Education: Mental Health Services (State)


Funding Description

Funds are apportioned to Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) based on average daily attendance (ADA). They are used to support all mental health-related services to students with or without an individualized education program pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and as described in the California Education Code (EC) Section 56836.07 and EC Section 56363.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria Funds must be used to support all mental health-related services to students with or without an individualized education program.
Other Eligibility Considerations Local educational agencies must have an approved SELPA local plan on file with the California Department of Education.
Eligible Grade Level(s) Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s) Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority California Education Code Section 56836.07; Budget item 6100-161-0001(14)
Source / Type State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year 2020-21
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 6546 / 8590
Total Available $380,907,000
Recipient Amount Statewide SELPAs: Approximately $64.56 per ADA; LA Court School: Approximately $0.48 per ADA
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula Funds are based on ADA reported for the 2019-20 Second Principal (P-2) Apportionment. The first apportionment of 50 percent of the appropriated funds will be calculated and apportioned in the fall 2020. A second apportionment of the remaining 50 percent of funds will be apportioned in the spring 2021. An adjustment is made, consistent with existing law, for the Los Angeles Juvenile Court and Community School SELPA.

Important Dates

Date Application Available Unavailable
Due Date Unavailable
Expected Notification Date Unavailable

Additional Information

Application Unavailable
Background Unavailable
Fiscal Mental Health Services [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/se/sep1appnform04.asp]
Funding ResultsFunding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/semhs20result.asp]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program Stacey Wedin, 916-327-0844, swedin@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Tami Lam, 916-322-4664, tlam@cde.ca.gov
Division School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-324-7141 (fax)
Last Modified: November 24, 2020
Related Content
Recently Posted in Funding
  • 2026 SUN Bucks POM Results (updated 22-Oct-2026)
    SUN Bucks (Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer [EBT]) Plan of Operations and Management (POM) results to help support the work associated with Universal Benefits Applications (UBA) processing.
  • Res-26: Title V (updated 20-Oct-2026)
    Funding results web page for Title V, Part B for fiscal year 2026-27.
  • Res-26: LREBG (updated 16-Oct-2026)
    Funding results web page for the Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant for fiscal year 2026-27.
  • Res-26: SSPDBG (updated 16-Oct-2026)
    Funding results page for the Student Support and Professional Development Discretionary Block Grant for fiscal year 2026-27.
  • Res-26: Specialized Secondary (added 15-Oct-2026)
    Funding results page for the Specialized Secondary program for fiscal year 2026-27.

  • Funding Results (updated 13-Oct-2026)
    Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) County Offices of Education (COEs) Plan Approval (PA) Subgrant Funding Results.
  • Funding Results (added 12-Oct-2026)
    Statewide Technical Assistance for Tobacco-Use Prevention Education
  • Funding Results Fiscal Year 2026-27 (added 09-Oct-2026)
    Tobacco Prevention and Youth Engagement Grant Funding Results for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
  • 2026 SERL Result (added 08-Oct-2026)
    Funding information for the 2026-27 Special Education Resource Lead Grant.
  • American Indian Early Childhood Education (added 06-Oct-2026)
    Funding results for AIECE grant fiscal year 2026-27