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Mental Health Average Daily Attendance


Funding Description

Funding supports mental health services provided to special education students with an individualized education program (IEP), in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria Grantees must maintain and have available documentation with sufficient detail to enable the California Department of Education (CDE) to establish a link between the services claimed and each student's IEP. Local educational agencies must have a local plan on file with the CDE that has been approved by the special education local plan area (SELPA).
Other Eligibility Considerations Funds must be exclusively used to support mental health services that are included within the student's IEP.
Eligible Grade Level(s) Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Adult, 0-21 years

Funding

Legal Authority Budget Act Item 6100-161-0890, Schedule (2), Provision 6; Public Law 108-446, IDEA, Part B, Section 611; Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.027A
Source / Type Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year 2024-25
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 3327 / 8182
Total Available $69,000,000
Recipient Amount Varies
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula Based upon an equal rate per pupil using the methodology specified in Section 56836.07 of the Education Code.

Important Dates

Date Application Available Unavailable
Due Date Unavailable
Expected Notification Date May 6, 2025

Additional Information

Application Unavailable
Background Local Educational Agency Grants [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/leagrnts.asp]
Fiscal Local Educational Agency Grants [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/leagrnts.asp]
Funding ResultsFunding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r18/mhada24result.asp]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program Mental Health ADA Team, 916-323-2409, MHADA@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Mental Health ADA Team, 916-323-2409, MHADA@cde.ca.gov
Division Special Education Division, 916-323-2409
Last Modified: May 29, 2025
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