Title III Immigrant Student Program, Fiscal Year 2021-22

Funding Description

Each local educational agency (LEA) receiving funds under 20 United States Code Section 6825(e)(1) shall use funds to pay for activities that provide enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant children and youth.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	LEAs must have a minimum of 5 eligible immigrant students and experienced half of one percent or greater growth in the enrollment of eligible immigrant students in 2020 as compared to the average of the eligible immigrant enrollments of 2019 and 2018 are eligible to apply. Immigrant student enrollment for 2021 is taken from the Fall 2020 California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) data collections
Other Eligibility Considerations	LEAs eligible to receive a formula subgrant may apply for Title III Immigrant Student Program funds directly via the Consolidated Application and Reporting System (CARS).
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult
Eligible Age Level(s)	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Adult, (up to 21 yrs old)

Funding

Legal Authority	Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Budget Item 6100-125-0890(3)
Source / Type	Federal / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2021-22
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	4201 / 8290
Total Available	$3,526,437
Recipient Amount	TBD
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	June 10, 2021
Due Date	July 22, 2021
Expected Notification Date	August 31, 2021

Additional Information

Application	RFA: Title III Immigrant Student Funding [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r28/imm21rfa.asp]
Background	Title III Immigrant Student Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/t3/immigrant.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Consolidated Application	Consolidated Application Information [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/co/]
Funding Results	Res-21: Title III, Immigrant Education [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/imm21result.asp]
Other	LEAs are asked to accept or decline funds via CARS by July 22, 2021. LEAs that fail to respond by the deadline cannot be guaranteed funding for 2021-22.

Contacts

Program	Geoffrey Ndirangu, Education Programs Consultant, Language Policy and Leadership Office, 916-323-5831, Gndirang@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Cristina Echols Gollas, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, Division Support Office, 916-323-5124, CEcholsGollas@cde.ca.gov
Division	Multilingual Support Division, 916-319-0845 (phone), 916-319-0138 (fax)