Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program Fiscal Year 2025-26

Funding Description

The Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program (CSESAP) provides up to a dollar for dollar match on amounts withheld from a participating local educational agency's (LEA's) classified school employees' monthly paychecks during the 2026-27 school year. The classified employees' pay withheld and the state match funds will be paid by LEAs to the LEA's eligible employees in the summer months following the 2026-27 school year.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	School districts, county offices of education, and joint powers authorities that elect to participate must notify their classified school employees by January 1, 2026, and the California Department of Education (CDE) by April 1, 2026.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Classified school employee eligibility requirements also apply and are described in Education Code Section 45500.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code Section 45500, and Budget Act Item 6100-220-0001 of Senate Bill 101 (Chapter 4, Statutes of 2025).
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2025-26
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7415 / 8590
Total Available	$90,000,000
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	June 22, 2027
Due Date	August 2, 2027
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	RFA-26: CSESAP [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/csesap26rfa.asp]
Background	Classified School Employee Summer Assistance [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/csesap.asp]
Fiscal	Classified School Employee Summer Assistance [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/csesap.asp]
Funding Results	Res-25: CSESAP [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/csesap25result.asp]
Other	Pursuant to EC 45500, participating LEAs must report to the CDE by August 2, 2027, amounts withheld from participating classified school employees' paychecks during the 2026-27 school year. CDE will apportion funds in August 2027 .

Contacts

Program	Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office, CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office, CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division