Proposition 28: Arts and Music in Schools

Funding Description

The Proposition 28: Arts and Music in Schools funding program provides funding to K-12 public schools, including charter schools, to supplement arts education programs.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	School districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and the California school for the blind and California school for the deaf are eligible for funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code sections 8820-8822, enacted by Proposition 28 (2022)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2026-27
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6770 / 8590
Total Available	$1,060,951,000
Recipient Amount	See allocation formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funding is based on enrollment of preschool, transitional kindergarten, and K-12 pupils in the prior fiscal year. Of the total funding appropriated in the fiscal year, 70 percent is allocated by school site based on the share of statewide K-12 and preschool enrollment in the prior year. The remaining 30 percent is allocated based on the school site’s share of statewide enrollment of economically disadvantaged pupils in the prior fiscal year. Each local education agency (LEA) is allocated the sum of funding for each school site within the LEA.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	July 20, 2026

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Proposition 28—Arts and Music in Schools Funding [http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/prop28artsandmusicedfunding.asp]
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/pa/]
Funding Results	Funding Results: Prop:28 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/prop28amresults2627.asp]
Other	Funds are paid through the Principal Apportionment. The Advance Principal Apportionment is certified by July 20th; the First Principal Apportionment (P-1) is certified by February 20th; and the Second Principal Apportionment (P-2) is certified by June 25th. Entitlement amounts are subject to change at P-1 and P-2, with funding rates becoming final at P-2.

Contacts

Program	Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division, 916-319-0881, Prop28@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment Section, 916-324-4541, PASE@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-324-7141 (fax)