CalWORKs Request for Applications 2018-19 Letter

Dear County Superintendents and Local Directors of Social Services:

2018–19 CALWORKS COUNTY JOINT APPLICATION

The 2018–19 California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) County Joint Application for adult schools and regional occupational centers and programs (ROCPs) is now available from the California Department of Education (CDE). The enclosed application packet includes the application, funding information, and instructions on how to complete the application (Enclosures 1 and 2). For additional copies of this application, you may download the application from the CDE Funding Web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r17/documents/cworks18app.doc.

The CalWORKs funding for fiscal year 2018–19 is approximately $9.7 million. County allocations are based on the number of CalWORKs clients in the county applying for funding. Funding is restricted to adult schools and ROCPs; no other agencies may apply. This funding must be used for its intended purposes: providing educational services to CalWORKs clients as outlined in Enclosure 1. The CalWORKs funding is provided by the federal government through the Temporary Assistance for the Needy Families program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 93.558. This funding is not part of Local Control Funding Formula and therefore must be used for its intended purpose.

The 2018–19 CalWORKs Allocation by County Chart (Enclosure 3), included in the application packet, indicates the amount of funds available for each county. Please prepare the application using the county's allocation on this chart to indicate the funding request for the adult education program or ROCP. The CalWORKs County Joint Application should represent a collaborative planning effort among the adult education programs and the ROCPs in the county.

We suggest you review the following types of background information during the grant application discussions within your county:

• Instructional and Job Training Plan
• CalWORKs County Plan
• Current Adult Education and ROCP CalWORKs programs or courses
• Projected changes for Adult Education and ROCP CalWORKs programs or courses
• Course effectiveness

Please mail the completed application to the CDE address listed below. The application must be received by Friday, December 14, 2018.

Mail application to:

Charlene Cowan, Education Programs Consultant
Career Technical Education Leadership Office
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 4202
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901

If you have any questions regarding this subject, please contact Charlene Cowan, Education Programs Consultant, Career Technical Education Leadership Office, by email at ccowan@cde.ca.gov.

Sincerely,

[Signature copy on file]

Thomas Adams, Ph.D., Deputy Superintendent
Teaching and Learning Support Branch