Universal PreKindergarten Mixed Delivery Planning Grant Round 2

Funding Description

The purpose of this grant program is to expand access universally to preschool programs for three-and four-year-old children across the state through a mixed-delivery system. The program funds local planning councils (LPCs) and resource and referral (R&R) agencies to support the mixed delivery system of Universal PreKindergarten (UPK). The grant focus is to support the relationship building between the local education agencies (LEAs), county office of education (COE), the LPC, and the R&R.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	LPCs and R&Rs who received funding for the UPK Mixed Delivery Planning Grant Round 1 are eligible for Round 2 funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Applicants must submit a Request for Data (RFD) to be eligible for funding. To the extent funds are available in the annual Budget Act for the 2024-25 fiscal year, existing grantees will be eligible to apply for a renewal grant.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K
Eligible Age Level(s)	3, 4

Funding

Legal Authority	Chapter 2 of Part 6 Division 1 of Title 1 of the California Education Code, Article 13.1 commencing with Section 8320.
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2023-24
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6102 / 8590
Total Available	$18,300,000
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funding will be allocated to county's based on the following allocation formula: - Base Funding: a base grant for each county based on the number of three- and four-year-old children in a county -Supplemental Funding: a supplemental grant will be provided to grantees based on the following: - The number of three- and four-year-old children in the county who are currently eligible for, but not enrolled in, subsidized preschool programs as part of the mixed-delivery system for universal preschools - The number of three-and four-year-old children with exceptional needs in the county.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	March 20, 2024
Due Date	April 17, 2024
Expected Notification Date	June 17, 2024

Additional Information

Application	UPK Mixed Delivery Grant Round 2 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r2/upkmdpg23rfd.asp]
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Kate MoheyEldin, UPKMixedDeliveryGrant@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Kiran Ghai, UPKMixedDeliveryGrant@cde.ca.gov
Division	Early Education Division, 916-322-6233