ESSA Comprehensive Support and Improvement County Offices of Education

Funding Description

Consistent with the California statewide system of support's focus on increasing the capacity of local educational agencies (LEAs) to meet the needs of all students, the Budget Act of 2025 appropriates $5 million of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Section 1003 funds to county offices of education (COEs) for the purposes of supporting development and implementation of 2026-27 Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) plans.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Eligible COEs must have an LEA or LEAs in their county that serve schools eligible for CSI based on the 2025-26 ESSA Assistance Status Data Files.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	ESSA, Section 1003.
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2025-26
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	3183 / 8290
Total Available	$5,000,000
Recipient Amount	TBD
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	January 12, 2026
Due Date	January 31, 2026
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	CSI COE Applications for Funding [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/csicoeapp.asp]
Background	Comprehensive Support and Improvement [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/csi.asp]
Fiscal	CSI COE Fiscal Information [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/csicoefiscalinfo.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	April Tormey, 916-319-0226, ATormey@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Steven Lawrence, 916-319-0299, SLawrence@cde.ca.gov
Division	Student Achievement and Support Division, 916-319-0833 (phone), 916-319-0123 (fax)