Funding Description
Family Empowerment Centers offer parents and guardians of children and young adults with disabilities access to accurate information, specialized training, and peer-to-peer support in their communities. The 41 centers serve families with children and young adults with disabilities from ages three through eighteen inclusive, and young adults from ages nineteen through twenty-two who had an individualized education program prior to their eighteenth birthday.
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants |
Nonprofit organizations
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| Required Eligibility Criteria |
As mandated, the centers must: (1) have a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) status; (2) have a board majority (51 percent) of parents, guardians, and family members of children with disabilities; and (3) serve the full range of disabilities, including children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, learning disabilities, speech and language issues, hearing impairment, physical impairment, etc. |
| Other Eligibility Considerations |
Prior year recipients will continue to participate in the grant and will receive further funding. |
| Eligible Grade Level(s) |
Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult
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| Eligible Age Level(s) |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, through 22
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Funding
| Legal Authority |
Budget Act Item 6100-161-0890; Schedule (5); Provision (5); Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 84.027A. |
| Source / Type |
Federal / Grant
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| State Fiscal Year |
2025-26
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| SACS Resource / Revenue Codes |
5810 / 8290
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| Total Available |
$15,951,000
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| Recipient Amount |
Varies
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| Match Requirement |
No
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| Allocation Formula |
Each center will receive a minimum amount of $246,000 plus an additional amount based on each region's total enrollment on the 2024-25 California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.
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Important Dates
| Date Application Available |
Unavailable
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| Due Date |
Unavailable
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| Expected Notification Date |
July 30, 2025
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Additional Information
Contacts
| Program |
Family Empowerment Center Team, FEC@cde.ca.gov
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| Fiscal |
Family Empowerment Center Team, FEC@cde.ca.gov
|
| Division |
Special Education Division, 916-445-4613
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Last Modified:
September 25, 2025
