Preschool Development Grant - Renewal FY 2020-23

Funding Description

In partnership with the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHSA), this program will allow the CDE to allocate $9,647,000 to the Quality Counts California Consortia and Tribal region to increase the support and capacity for family, friend, and neighbor care providers, family child care providers, and home-visiting providers to provide quality care for underserved populations, particularly infants and toddlers and low-income children and families living in rural and isolated communities and/or experiencing trauma stemming from homelessness, disasters, or other sources.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Applicants must be a part of a local quality improvement system (QIS)/quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) consortium; Consortia must implement a QIS/QRIS incorporating the Quality Continuum Framework.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	United States Code, Title 42, Section 9858
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2020-21
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	5033 / 8290
Total Available	$9,647,000
Recipient Amount	Variable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Determined using an operational base and the following: (1) July 2018 CDSS Community Care Licensing data, (2) number of subsidized family, friend, and neighbor caregivers, and (3) number of children ages 0 to 5 years eligible for subsidized care. The tribal allocation is based on the percentage of children represented in Tribes within California.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	April 1, 2021

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	PDG-R FY 2020-21 Funding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r2/pdgr2021result.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Kate MoheyEldin, PDG-R@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Sara Montana, PDG-R@cde.ca.gov
Division	Early Education Division, 916-322-6233 (phone), 916-445-4871 (fax)