WorkAbility I Statewide Elementary School Connection Grant

Funding Description

The WorkAbility I Statewide Elementary School Connection Grant will provide a comprehensive secondary transition professional development for local educational agencies that will include, but not limited to tools and resources for student and parent planning for secondary transition services, career exploration and planning, self-advocacy and independent living, student-centered planning, and coordination of pre-employment transition services with parents, family, and multiple agencies including the Family Empowerment Centers, for elementary school students in special education who are making the transition from elementary school to junior high school.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	These one-time grant funds are unspent WAI funds. Funds will be awarded to two WAI grantees in good standing who have the capacity to provide professional development, resources and tools, for local education agencies (LEAs) to build capacity to connect secondary transition programs to elementary school students and families sooner to better prepare them for college, career, and life success. Grantee was selected through a supplemental application based on their ability to develop high-quality, evidence-based resources to support improvement in local educational agency systems and practices.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Budget Item 6100-161-0001, Schedule (1), Provision 3
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2023-24
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6520 / 8590
Total Available	$120,000
Recipient Amount	Varies.
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 1, 2024

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Local Educational Agency Grants [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/leagrnts.asp#pca23011wai]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	Funding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r18/waisesc23result.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	WorkAbility I Team, workability1@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Jaime Dempsey, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, JDempsey@cde.ca.gov
Division	Special Education Division, 916-327-0878 (phone), 916-327-3553 (fax)