Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant: Literacy Lead Agency

Funding Description

Literacy Lead Agencies will expand and enhance expertise in the priorities identified in the State Literacy Plan and implement the strategies as a multi-year small-scale pilot with local districts. These strategies must align with state guidance and policies, be evidence-based, and support the literacy needs of economically disadvantaged and high-needs students. Grantees will support teachers in their region to improve comprehensive literacy instruction with a focus on statewide literacy priorities for each age and grade span.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	The lead applicant must be a consortium of county office of education (COE), with demonstrated abilities and expertise developing, implementing, and supporting local educational agencies and their schools in literacy. This includes, but is not limited to leading professional learning networks and demonstrated literacy instruction and support programs that are focused on evidence-based family literacy strategies and projects that increase educational options for groups of students who have traditionally been underserved.
Other Eligibility Considerations	COEs are encouraged to partner as a consortium with other COEs to submit a proposal to serve as a Local Literacy Lead Agency. One COE must be identified as the lead applicant.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Birth-Grade 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Sections 2222-2225 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 authorizes the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Grant.
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2025-26
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	4038 / 8290
Total Available	$36,100,000
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The California Department of Education shall issue $36,100,000 in grants, based upon merit, to successful applicants using the following funding formula: One grant for birth to age five programs for $5,700,000; One grant for TK-5 programs for $15,200,000; One grant for grades 6-12 programs for $15,200,000.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	August 27, 2025
Due Date	October 8, 2025
Expected Notification Date	November 10, 2025

Additional Information

Application	Request for Applications [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r12/clsd24rfa.asp]
Background	Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/pl/clsd.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Erika St. Andre, 916-323-4861, CLSDP@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Larina Moreno, 916-323-4630, CLSDP@cde.ca.gov
Division	Professional Learning Support Division, 916-323-4630