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Proposition 28: Arts and Music in Schools


Funding Description

The Proposition 28: Arts and Music in Schools funding program provides funding to K-12 public schools, including charter schools, to supplement arts education programs.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria School districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and the California school for the blind and California school for the deaf are eligible for funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s) Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s) Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority Education Code sections 8820-8822, enacted by Proposition 28 (2022)
Source / Type State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year 2024-25
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 6770 / 8590
Total Available $907,138,000
Recipient Amount See allocation formula
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula Funding is based on enrollment of preschool, transitional kindergarten, and K-12 pupils in the prior fiscal year. Of the total funding appropriated in the fiscal year, 70 percent is allocated by school site based on the share of statewide K-12 and preschool enrollment in the prior year. The remaining 30 percent is allocated based on the school site's share of statewide enrollment of economically disadvantaged pupils in the prior fiscal year. Each local education agency (LEA) is allocated the sum of funding for each school site within the LEA.

Important Dates

Date Application Available Unavailable
Due Date Unavailable
Expected Notification Date February 20, 2025

Additional Information

Application Unavailable
Background Proposition 28—Arts and Music in Schools Funding [http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/prop28artsandmusicedfunding.asp]
Fiscal Principal Apportionment [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/pa/index.asp]
Funding ResultsFunding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/prop28amresults2425.asp]
Other Funds are paid through the Principal Apportionment. The Advance Principal Apportionment is certified by July 20th; the First Principal Apportionment (P-1) is certified by February 20th; and the Second Principal Apportionment (P-2) is certified by June 25th. Entitlement amounts are subject to change at P-1 and P-2, with funding rates becoming final at P-2.

Contacts

Program Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division, 916-319-0881, Prop28@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Principal Apportionment Section, 916-324-4541, Prop28@cde.ca.gov
Division School Fiscal Services Division
Last Modified: July 18, 2024
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