Adults in Correctional Facilities

Funding Description

Funding for this program is apportioned through the Principal Apportionment for reimbursement to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) who provided educational services to adults in correctional facilities.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	LEAs that received funding for Adults in Correctional Facilities in the prior fiscal year are eligible. Funds for new LEAs are contingent on funds made available as a result of a reduction or the elimination of an existing LEA's level of funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations	For apportionment purposes, the classes maintained for adults in correctional facilities must meet the requirements set forth in Education Code Section 41976. The term "correctional facilities" includes any county jail, county industrial farm, or county or joint county road camp.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Adult
Eligible Age Level(s)	Adult

Funding

Legal Authority	California Education Code sections 41840-41841.8, 46191, 52610-52616. Budget item 6100-158-0001.
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2025-26
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6015 / 8311
Total Available	$9,483,000
Recipient Amount	See Allocation Formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Of the $9,483,000 budget appropriation, $0 was provided for a cost-of-living adjustment and growth. Funding for 2025-26 is equal to the prior year Adults in Correctional Facilities (AICF) funding multiplied by the prior year funded average daily attendance (ADA). The amount appropriated in this item shall be allocated based upon 2024-25 rather than 2025-26 expenditures. Funding distributed to each LEA for reimbursement of services provided in the 2024-25 fiscal year for the AICF Program shall be limited to the amount received by the agency for services provided in the 2023-24 fiscal year, increased by the percentage change determined and provided pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 42238.02 of the Education Code for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Funded ADA is the lesser of the reported 2024-25. Annual ADA or the LEAs' ADA cap for 2023-24. The 2024-25 cap for LEAs with 20 units or less of ADA in 2023-24 is equal to the LEA's 2023-24 ADA plus 20 ADA for growth. The cap for LEAs with more than 20 units of ADA in 2024-25 is the ADA cap for the 2023-24 plus two and one-half percent for growth. If growth funds are insufficient, an adjustment will be made to 2023-24 per-pupil growth rates.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 26, 2026

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Adults in Corrections Education Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ae/po/jailedu.asp]
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/pa/]
Other	The Principal Apportionment Data Collection (PADC) web application will be available in October of 2025. For data due dates refer to the Principal Apportionment Deadlines Webpage. Principal Apportionment amounts are calculated three times for each fiscal year: The First Principal Apportionment (P-1) is certified by February 20th, the Second Principal Apportionment (P-2) is certified by June 25th, and the Annual calculation is certified by February 20th of the following year (at the same time as the following year's P-1 certification).

Contacts

Program	Adult Education Office, 916-322-2175, adulteducation@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment Section - School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541, pase@cde.ca.gov
Division	Career & College Transition Division, 916-322-2175