Arts, Music, and Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant

Funding Description

Funds are available to county offices of education, school districts, charter schools and state special schools to obtain standards-aligned professional development and instructional materials in specified areas, obtain professional development on improving school culture, develop diverse and culturally relevant book collections, operational costs and COVID personal protective equipment.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	The governing board or body of each school district, county office of education, or charter school receiving funds shall discuss and approve a plan for the expenditure of funds received at a regularly scheduled public meeting. It is the intent of the Legislature that each school district, county office of education, or charter school expend funds consistent with their approved plan. Program requirements are not waivable.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Pursuant to Section 134 of Assembly Bill (AB) 181 (Chapter 52, 2022), as amended by Section 100 of Senate Bill (SB) 153 (Chapter 38, 2024), local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving an allocation must report final expenditures to the department by September 30, 2026. LEAs that do not submit the final expenditure report shall forfeit all funds.
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	Section 134 of AB 181 (Chapter 52, 2022), as amended by Section 56 of AB 185 (Chapter 571, 2022), Section 102 of SB 114 (Chapter 48, 2023), and Section 100 of SB 153 (Chapter 38, 2024); and Items 6100-485(2) and 6100-488 Provision 11 of AB 178 (Chapter 45, 2022).
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2022-23
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6762 / 8590
Total Available	$3,560,885,000
Recipient Amount	See Allocation Formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funds are allocated on a per-unit basis using average daily attendance (ADA) as reported for the 2021-22 second principal apportionment; ADA for state special schools shall be deemed to be 97 percent of the enrollment as reported in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System as of the 2021-22 Fall 1 Submission.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	September 30, 2022

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	Res-22: AMIMBG [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/amimbg22res.asp]
Other	Funds are available for expenditure through June 30, 2026. Local educational agencies are encouraged to proportionally use resources for purposes identified in Section 134(a)(1)-(5), and to support arts and music education programs. For purposes of this program, standards-aligned instructional materials include, but is not limited to books for school and classroom libraries.

Contacts

Program	Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division, CFIRD@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office, CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-327-0538 (phone), 916-327-4873 (fax)