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California Early Childhood Special Education (CalECSE)


Funding Description

The CalECSE grant is for the purpose of supporting the preschool technical assistance center to, (1) provide technical assistance and support to local educational agencies (LEAs) in the area of Part C to B in developing and administering comprehensive individualized education programs (IEPs); and (2) to develop tools and resources in the area of child find to assess and address learning and service needs for students with disabilities in the preschool setting.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria This grant is for a selected grantee.
Other Eligibility Considerations Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s) Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s) Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority There is no legislation that created this funding. It is a priority from the California Department of Education (CDE) with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 619 funds.
Source / Type Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year 2022-23
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 3326 / 8182
Total Available $1,400,000
Recipient Amount $1,400,000
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available Unavailable
Due Date Unavailable
Expected Notification Date Unavailable

Additional Information

Application Unavailable
Background Unavailable
Fiscal http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/fr/
Funding ResultsCA Early Childhood Special Ed Funding Result [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r18/calecse22result.asp]
Other Funding is restricted to the selected LEA within the State of California that serves students in preschool.

Contacts

Program Erin Rodrigues, Education Programs Assistant, 916-445-4559, ERodrigues@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Julie Toy, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, 916-322-1767, JToy@cde.ca.gov
Division Special Education Division, 916-323-2409 (phone), 916-323-9781 (fax)
Last Modified: February 10, 2023
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