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UPK Planning & Implementation-Countywide Planning and Capacity Building Grant


Funding Description

The Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) program provides a minimum base grant for each county office of education of fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars for each local educational agency (LEA) in their county that operates kindergarten programs to support countywide planning and capacity building. Grant funds may pay for costs associated with creating or expanding California state preschool programs or transitional kindergarten programs, or to establish or strengthen partnerships with other providers of prekindergarten education within the LEA including Head Start programs.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria County offices of education are eligible to receive grants.
Other Eligibility Considerations All county offices of education with at least one local educational agency in their county that operates a kindergarten program in years specified in Education Code 8281.5.
Eligible Grade Level(s) Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s) Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority California Education Code Section 8281.5
Source / Type State / Grant
State Fiscal Year 2021-22
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 6057 / 8590
Total Available $23,985,000
Recipient Amount Unavailable
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula A minimum base grant for each county office of education of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for each local educational agency in their county that operates kindergarten programs to support countywide planning and capacity building.

Important Dates

Date Application Available Unavailable
Due Date Unavailable
Expected Notification Date Unavailable

Additional Information

Application Unavailable
Background Unavailable
Fiscal Unavailable
Funding ResultsUPK - Countywide Planning & Capacity Allocation [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r2/upkpicountywide2122result.asp]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program Stacy Anagnostopoulos, UPKPlanningGrant@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Diana Lua, UPKPlanningGrant@cde.ca.gov
Division Early Education Division
Last Modified: June 14, 2022
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