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 Results	UPK - 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	Contracts and Grants Administration Unit, 916-322-6233, UPKPlanningGrant@cde.ca.gov
Division	Early Education Division