Expanded Learning Opportunities Grants (Federal Funds)

Funding Description

The Expanded Learning Opportunities Grant (ELO-G) provides funding to county offices of education (COE), school districts, and charter schools to provide academic interventions and pupil supports to address barriers to learning, and accelerate progress to close learning gaps. Amendments to Education Code (EC)Section 43521 shifted $2,016,330,000 of state funding to four sources of federal stimulus funds.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	To be eligible for federal ELO-G apportionments, local educational agencies (LEAs) are required to submit federal assurances and also comply with quarterly expenditure reporting. Federal funds will be paid in separate apportionments for each fund source.
Other Eligibility Considerations	LEAs receiving funds pursuant to EC 43521(b), were required to adopt a plan by June 1, 2021, describing how funds will be used; and also implement a learning recovery plan pursuant to 43522(a)(1). Funds are subject to annual audit. Pursuant to EC 43523(c), a final expenditure report must be submitted by the following deadlines for each program: June 30, 2024, for ELO-G ESSER II (Resource Code 3216) June 30, 2024, for ELO-G GEER II (Resource Code 3217) January 31, 2025, for ELO-G General Funds July 31, 2026, for ELO-G ESSER III, State Reserve – Emergency Needs (Resource Code 3218) July 31, 2026, for ELO-G ESSER III, State Reserve – Learning Loss (Resource Code 3219)
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Part 24.6 (commencing with Section 43520) of the California Education Code, added by Section 2 of Assembly (AB) Bill 86 (Ch. 10, 2021) and amended by Section 34 of AB 130 (Ch. 44, 2021), Section 12 of AB 167 (Ch. 252, 2021), and Section 24 of Senate Bill 153 (Ch. 38, 2024)
Source / Type	Federal / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2020-21
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	3216, 3217, 3218, 3219 / 8290
Total Available	$2,016,330,000
Recipient Amount	See Allocation Formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	ELO-G allocations are calculated pursuant to EC 43521(b) which first provides $1,000 per homeless pupil, remaining funds are allocated proportionally based on LEAs' 2020-21 LCFF P-2 entitlement.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	Res-20: ELO-G [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/elogfed20result.asp]
Other	Funds allocated pursuant to EC 43521(b) may be spent for allowable purposes specified in 43522(b) including extended learning time, accelerating progress to close learning gaps and integrated pupil supports.

Contacts

Program	Expanded Learning Division, ELOGrants@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office, CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division