CSI LEA – Apportionment Overview

Program Description

The Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) program, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (Public Law 114–95), apportions funds to LEAs to improve student outcomes in schools that meet the criteria for CSI. As a condition of funding, the LEA must partner with educational partners, including school principals and other school leaders, teachers, and parents, to locally develop and implement a plan for the school to improve student outcomes. School planning and LEA support and assistance for each school receiving comprehensive support is incorporated into the Local Control and Accountability Plan and School Plan for Student Achievement processes.

Allocations and Apportionments

Under the ESSA, the California Department of Education (CDE) must identify schools in need of additional assistance based on various criteria. This requirement went into effect for the first time in 2018–19.

Schools are eligible for CSI if they meet one of the following criteria determined by the 2025 California School Dashboard:

• Graduation rate below 68 percent, or
• Not less than the lowest-performing 5 percent of Title I schools.

Pursuant to ESSA Section 1111(d)(1)(C)(ii), LEAs with one or more Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) Community of Practice (CoP) schools identified in the 2025 California School Dashboard under the CSI Low Graduation Rate criteria, with less than 100 enrolled students in the prior school year, have the option to forgo implementation of all CSI-related improvement activities. LEAs that chose to opt-out one or more DASS CoP schools in the 2025–26 ESSA CSI LEA Application for Funding forgo the CSI funding associated with those specific schools. For more information on DASS CoP schools, please visit the CDE CSI web page.

The allocation funding formula for this subgrant is based on the total number of schools eligible for CSI in FY 2025–26, as identified in the 2025–26 ESSA Assistance Status spreadsheet located on the CDE ESSA Assistance Status Data File web page. The CSI LEA final allocation for FY 2025–26 is based on an approximate rate of $653,041.86 per eligible school.

The first apportionment is 25 percent of the total LEA final allocation and is based on an approved 2025‒26 ESSA CSI LEA Application for Funding in which the LEA has accepted CSI funds. Subsequent apportionments for each subgrant performance period are determined based on claimed expenditures reported by LEAs in the Grant Management and Reporting Tool less prior cumulative payments.

For standardized account code structure coding, use Resource Code 3182, Unrestricted: Locally defined, and Revenue Object Code 8290, All Other Federal Revenue.

Additional information such as school eligibility, program requirements, school support resources, and Frequently Asked Questions is located on the CDE CSI web page. Information such as the subgrant description; statutory authority; allowable and disallowable activities and costs; assurances, certifications, and terms and conditions of the subgrant can be found in the FY 2025–26 ESSA CSI LEA Application for Funding. Information pertaining to approved indirect cost rates for FY 2025–26 is located on the indirect cost rates web page.

Grant Award Identification

The United States Department of Education (ED) grant award number for this funding is S010A250005. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance subprogram number is 84.010 (Title I Grants to LEAs). The funding is appropriated in Provision 6 of Schedule (2) of Item 6100-134-0890 of the Budget Act of 2025 (Chapter 4, Statutes of 2025), as amended by Senate Bill 105 (Chapter 104, Statutes of 2025). The California sub-allocation (pass-through) number is Program Cost Account (PCA) 15438.

Applicable Rules and Regulations

This subgrant is subject to the provisions of Title I, Parts A and F, and Title VIII, as applicable, of the ESEA of 1965, as amended by the ESSA, and the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) (Public Law 103–382). This subgrant is also subject to the Title I regulations in 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 200; the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR, Parts 76 (except for 76.650–76.662, Participation of Students Enrolled in Private Schools), 77, 81, and 82; 2 CFR 3485, and the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR, Part 200; and 3474.

Grant Award Period and Special Rules

Under the Tydings Amendment, Section 421(b) of the GEPA Act, 20 U.S.C. 1225(B), any funds that are not obligated at the end of the subgrant award period, July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, shall remain available for obligation for an additional period of 12 months, through September 30, 2027. The project period for the 2025‒26 ESSA CSI LEA subgrant began on February 9, 2026, and ends on September 30, 2027. All FY 2025‒26 funds must be expended by September 30, 2027, and legally obligated within the dates designated and must not exceed the maximum amount allocated to the LEA. No extensions or carryover of this subgrant are allowed.

Pursuant to 2 CFR, Section 200.305(b)(12), interest earned amounts up to $500 per year may be retained by the non-Federal entity for administrative expense. Any additional interest earned on Federal advance payments deposited in interest-bearing accounts must be remitted annually. LEAs should forward interest payments for remittance to the ED to:

California Department of Education
Cashier’s Office
P.O. Box 515006
Sacramento, CA 95851

To ensure proper posting of payments, please indicate the program’s PCA number (PCA 15438), and identify the payment as “Federal Interest Returned.”

Contacts

Program Questions: School Improvement and Support Office, email: SISO@cde.ca.gov

Fiscal Questions: Categorical Allocations & Audit Resolutions Office, email: CAAR@cde.ca.gov