Early Education Teacher Development Grant

NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.

Funding Description

Early Education Teacher Development Grant is funded in combination with the California Prekindergarten Planning and Implementation Grant. The entirety of the California Prekindergarten Planning and Implementation Grant Program was established as a state initiative with the goal of expanding access to classroom-based prekindergarten programs at local educational agencies (LEAs) and planning for the increased number of teachers needed to fully implement Universal PreKindergarten.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Local education agencies (e.g., School Districts, Charter Schools, and County Offices of Education) must submit a successful request for application (RFA) describing how the LEA will both increase the number of early educators available to serve in the California State Preschool Program (CSPP) and Transitional Kindergarten (TK), and increase specific competencies for early educators within CSPP, TK, or Kindergarten (K) programs.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Applicants must submit a letter of intent (LOI) to be eligible to apply for funding. The LOI can be found on the Application page below. The LOI was due February 2, 2022. We are no longer accepting LOIs at this time. LOI: Early Education Teacher Development Grant Program Letter of Intent (PDF)
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Chapter 2 of Part 6 Division 1 of Title 1 of the California Education Code, Article 13.2, commencing with Section 8281.5.
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2021-22
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6054 / 8590
Total Available	$107,701,351
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The grant allocation will be based on the following: The percentage of TK and K pupils eligible for free and reduced-price meals. The percentage of dual language learners that the LEA is serving or is planning to serve in a CSPP or TK program. The percentage of pupils with disabilities the LEA is serving or planning to serve in an inclusive CSPP or TK program. The percentage of pupils served, or planned to be served in a full day CSPP, TK, or K programs offered by the LEA or community-based organizations. The extent to which applicants operate in an attendance area where a significant disproportionality of particular race or ethnicities, as describes in Section 1418(d) of Title 20 of the United States Code, has been identified in special education. The extent to which the LEA is located in an area that has more than three young children, three to five years of age, inclusive, for every licensed childcare slot. The extent to which applicants plan to partner with community based CSPP and Head Start programs in their program area to ensure those teachers have access to professional development along with teachers employed by the LEA.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	March 30, 2022
Due Date	May 27, 2022
Expected Notification Date	June 20, 2022

Additional Information

Application	Early Edu Teacher Dev Grant RFA [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r2/eetdg22rfa.asp]
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	Early Edu Teacher Dev Grant Funding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r2/eetdg22result.asp]
Other	Funds apportioned to eligible entities may be used for any purposes consistent with and including, but not limited to purposes specified in Education Code Section 8281.5 (d)(6)(A-H).

Contacts

Program	Kerra Lancaster, 916-322-6233, EarlyEducatorGrant@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	May Simon Ramos, 916-322-6233, EarlyEducatorGrant@cde.ca.gov
Division	Early Education Division, 916-319-0716

Last Modified: March 28, 2024