California Geographical Lead Agency Program

Funding Description

Assembly Bill (AB) 1808 appropriated $4 million annually to establish the California Geographic Lead Agency System to build county office of education capacity to ensure that counties are equipped to build the capacity of their local educational agencies to support the continuous improvement of student performance within the state priorities as defined in California Education Code Sections 52060 and 52066 and address the gaps in achievement between student groups as defined in Section 52052.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Must be a county superintendent of schools and able to demonstrate: (1) expertise with the state priorities, (2) ability to identify, coordinate, and calibrate services to be made available to county offices of education and local educational agencies within its geographic region, (3) capacity to support county offices of education outside of the initial region if requested, and (4) plans for developing a regional consortium to establish and monitor progress toward goals for improved performance across multiple measures.
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)	4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code 52073, 2018 Statutes, Chapter 32, Section 74.
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2025-26
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7505 / 8590
Total Available	$4,000,000
Recipient Amount	Variable, based on the grant formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Grant formula based on $250,000 base grant and additional funds based on the number of counties within the geographic area, the number of school districts eligible for differentiated assistance within the geographic area.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	July 1, 2025

Additional Information

Application	California Geographic Lead Agency Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r16/geoleadagencyrfa23.asp]
Background	Geographic Lead Agencies [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/crss.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	The application window for this program has passed. The term of the grant will be for two years (July 1, 2023-June 30, 2025), with an additional one-year extension to be awarded if assurances are met. Extension was awarded (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026).

Contacts

Program	California System of Support, 916-319-0609, CASystemofSupport@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	California System of Support, 916-319-0609, CASystemofSupport@cde.ca.gov
Division	Student Achievement and Support Division, 916-319-0609