Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Funding Description

The Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) provides funding for afterschool and non-school day enrichment programs with a focus on local educational agencies (LEAs) with the highest concentration of targeted disadvantaged students (English learners and students categorically eligible for free or reduced-price meals).

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	School districts and charter schools that offer classroom-based instruction for grades transitional kindergarten/kindergarten through sixth grade (TK/K-6) and have reported their intent to operate ELO-P in 2025-26 are eligible for funding, with the exception of charter schools established pursuant to California Education Code (EC) Section 47605.5.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, TK
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	EC Section 46120; Budget Item 6100-110-0001
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2025-26
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	2600 / 8590
Total Available	$4,601,827,000
Recipient Amount	See allocation formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funding is based on prior year second period (P-2) classroom-based TK-6 average daily attendance (ADA) and prior year P-2 TK-12 unduplicated pupil percentage (UPP). Nonclassroom-based ADA, including traditional and course based independent study ADA, is excluded. Eligible LEAs with prior year UPP equal to or greater than 55.00 percent receive $2,750 per classroom-based TK-6 ADA multiplied by TK-12 UPP, or the minimum $100,000, whichever is greater. Eligible LEAs with prior year TK-12 UPP equal to or less than 54.99 percent receive funding at a rate per classroom-based TK-6 ADA multiplied by the UPP that will be calculated based on the remaining funds available in the appropriation, or the minimum $100,000, whichever is greater.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	July 18, 2025

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/pa/]
Funding Results	Funding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/elop25result.asp]
Other	The Advance Principal Apportionment is certified by July 20, 2025; the First Principal Apportionment (P-1) is certified by February 20, 2026; and the Second Principal Apportionment (P-2) is certified by June 25, 2026. Entitlement amounts are subject to change at P-1 and P-2, with funding rates becoming final at P-2.

Contacts

Program	Expanded Learning Division, 916-319-0923, expandedlearning@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment Section, 916-324-4541, PASE@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division