Funding Description
The California State Preschool Program (CSPP) Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Block Grant awards site QRIS block grants at quality rating Tiers 4 and 5 to help address the additional costs associated with reaching and maintaining high levels of quality. At Tier 3, the CSPP Block Grant can provide training and technical assistance (T&TA) support to help programs improve their quality and tier rating.
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants |
Local educational agencies
|
| Required Eligibility Criteria |
Applicants must be a part of a local QRIS consortium; consortia must implement a QRIS incorporating the Quality Continuum Framework; consortia must use a shared Tiered Rating Matrix. |
| Other Eligibility Considerations |
The funding will be allocated for the CSPP QRIS Block Grants in fiscal year (FY) 2023-24. Applicants awarded a QRIS Block Grant will receive funding subject to quarterly fiscal reporting. |
| Eligible Grade Level(s) |
Pre-K
|
| Eligible Age Level(s) |
3, 4
|
Funding
| Legal Authority |
California Education Code Section 8203.1 |
| Source / Type |
State / Grant
|
| State Fiscal Year |
2023-24
|
| SACS Resource / Revenue Codes |
6127 / 8590
|
| Total Available |
$50,000,000
|
| Recipient Amount |
Variable
|
| Match Requirement |
No
|
| Allocation Formula |
The allocation accounts for the proportion of children in CSPP served by each consortia and a $5,000 operational base for addressing small county needs.
|
Important Dates
| Date Application Available |
Unavailable
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| Due Date |
Unavailable
|
| Expected Notification Date |
Unavailable
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Additional Information
Contacts
| Program |
CDE Quality Counts California (QCC) Team, QCC@cde.ca.gov
|
| Fiscal |
CDE QCC Team, QCC@cde.ca.gov
|
| Division |
Early Education Division, 916-322-6233 (phone), 916-323-6853 (fax)
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Last Modified:
June 1, 2023
