Student Support and Professional Development Discretionary Block Grant

Funding Description

Provides funding to county offices of education, school districts, charter schools, and state special schools for discretionary purposes, including, but not limited to, professional development for teachers on the English Language Arts and English Language Development Framework, Literacy Roadmap, and Mathematics Framework; teacher recruitment and retention efforts; and career pathways and dual enrollment.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving an allocation must report final expenditures to the department by September 30, 2029, and the department will collect any unexpended funds no later than January 31, 2030. Charter schools that cease to operate before June 30, 2029, must report final expenditures to the department within 60 days of the effective date of closure and the department will collect any unexpended funds allocated.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, TK
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Section 81 of Assembly Bill (AB) 121 (Chapter 8, Statutes of 2025); Schedule (2) of Item 6100-485 and Provision 2 of Item 6100-488 of the Budget Act of 2025 (Chapter 4, Statutes of 2025), as amended by Assembly Bill 102 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2025)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2025-26
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6019 / 8590
Total Available	$1,700,000,000
Recipient Amount	See Allocation Formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funds are allocated on a per unit basis based on an LEA's average daily attendance (ADA) for transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, as of fiscal year 2024-25 Second Principial (P-2) Apportionment. The ADA for each state special school will be deemed to be 97 percent of the enrollment as reported in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System as of the 2024-25 Fall 1 Submission. Pursuant to subdivision (b)(2) of Section 81 of AB 121 (Ch. 8, 2025), select LEAs are allocated funding based on the difference between the LEA's ADA reported as of 2024-25 First Principal (P-1) Apportionment and P-2 Apportionment.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	Res-25: SSPDBG [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/sspdbg25result.asp]
Other	Funds are available for expenditure through June 30, 2029. LEAs are encouraged, but not required, to use funds for the purposes described in subdivision (a) of Section 81 of AB 121 (Ch. 8, 2025).

Contacts

Program	Professional Learning Support Division, 916-323-6440, PLSD@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office, CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-327-0538