Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant: Literacy Lead Agency

Funding Description

Literacy Lead Agencies will build expertise in the priorities identified in the State Literacy Plan and implement the strategies as a multi-year small-scale pilot with local districts. These strategies must align with state guidance and policies, be evidence-based, and support the literacy needs of economically disadvantaged and high-needs students. Grantees will support teachers in their region to improve comprehensive literacy instruction with a focus on statewide literacy priorities for each age and grade span.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	The lead applicant must be a county office of education (COE), or consortia of COEs, with demonstrated abilities and expertise developing, implementing, and supporting local educational agencies and their schools in literacy. This includes, but is not limited to leading professional learning networks and demonstrated literacy instruction and support programs that are focused on evidence-based family literacy strategies and projects that increase educational options for groups of students who have traditionally been underserved.
Other Eligibility Considerations	COEs are encouraged to partner as a consortia with other COEs to submit a proposal to serve as a Local Literacy Lead Agency. If a consortia of COEs submits an application, one COE must be identified as the lead applicant.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Birth
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Sections 2222-2225 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 authorizes the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Grant.
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2021-22
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	4038 / 8290
Total Available	$36,051,000
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The California Department of Education (CDE) shall issue $36,049,827 in grants, based upon merit, to successful applicants using the following funding formula: One grant for birth to age five programs for $5,685,867; Three grants for TK-5 programs for $5,060,660 each; Three grants for grades 6-12 programs for $5,060,660 each. In April 2023, CDE was granted an additional $2.7 million in CLSD Supplemental Award funding to expand and enhance existing grant projects. $2.6 million will be issued to the current grantees following the original funding formula: One grant for birth to age five programs for an additional $390,000; Three grants for TK-5 programs for an additional $368,333.33 each; Three grants for grades 6-12 programs for an additional $368,333.33 each.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	May 3, 2021
Due Date	June 25, 2021
Expected Notification Date	August 11, 2021

Additional Information

Application	Request for Applications [http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ps/clsd21rfa.asp]
Background	Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/pl/clsd.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	CLSD: Literacy Lead Agencies [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r12/clsd21results.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Erika St. Andre, 916-323-4861, CLSDP@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Larina Moreno, 916-323-5851, CLSDP@cde.ca.gov
Division	Educator Excellence & Equity Division, 916-323-4630