Early Education Division Grants

Funding and grant information, reporting due dates, email contacts, expenditure dates, and links to all current grants administered by the Early Education Division.

Grant Name	Programmatic Reporting	Fiscal Reporting	Other Reports	Email Contact	Expenditure Date	Web Page
American Indian Early Childhood Education Program (AIECE) Grant	Not applicable (N/A)	August 28, 2026	N/A	AIECE@cde.ca.gov	June 30, 2026	Early Childhood Education (ECE) - American Indian
Achieving Success in Positive Interactions, Relationships, and Environments (ASPIRE)	April 30, 2026 July 30, 2026	April 30, 2026 July 30, 2026	N/A	EEDCLASS@cde.ca.gov	June 30, 2027	Classroom Assessment Resources - Child Development
California State Preschool Program Quality Rating and Improvement System Block Grant (CSPP QRIS BG)	July 31, 2026	July 31, 2026	Quality Counts California (QCC) Common Data File (CDF) and QCC Annual Performance Review (APR) collected annually	QCC@cde.ca.gov	July 31, 2026	CSPP QRIS Block Grant - Child Development
Early Education Teacher Development (EETD) Grant	March 15, 2026 September 15, 2026 March 15, 2027 September 15, 2027 March 15, 2028 September 15, 2028	March 15, 2026 September 15, 2026 March 15, 2027 September 15, 2027 March 15, 2028 September 15, 2028	N/A	EarlyEducatorGrant@cde.ca.gov	Initial Funds: June 30, 2028 Reallocated Funds: June 30, 2030	RFA: Early Education Teacher Development Grant
Early Math Initiative (EMI) - Count, Play, Explore	April 20, 2026 July 20, 2026 October 20, 2026 January 20, 2027 April 20, 2027 July 20, 2027 October 20, 2027 January 20, 2028 April 20, 2028 July 20, 2028 October 20, 2028	April 20, 2026 July 20, 2026 October 20, 2026 January 20, 2027 April 20, 2027 July 20, 2027 October 20, 2027 January 20, 2028 April 20, 2028 July 20, 2028 October 20, 2028	N/A	EEDEarlyMath@cde.ca.gov	June 30, 2028	Count Play Explore
Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program (IEEEP) 2	July 30, 2026 January 30, 2027 July 30, 2027	July 30, 2026 January 30, 2027 July 30, 2027	N/A	IEEEP@cde.ca.gov	June 30, 2027	IEEEP Grant for 2023-27 - Child Development
Universal PreKindergarten Mixed Delivery Grant (UPK MD) Round 1 (Fiscal Year [FY] 2022/23)	July 31, 2026 January 31, 2027 July 31, 2027 January 31, 2028 July 31, 2028	July 31, 2026 January 31, 2027 July 31, 2027 January 31, 2028 July 31, 2028	Annual Data Collection: October 31, 2026 October 31, 2027 October 31, 2028	UPKMixedDeliveryGrant@cde.ca.gov	June 30, 2028	UPK Mixed Delivery Planning Grant - Elementary RFD: Universal PreKindergarten Mixed Delivery Planning Grant
UPK MD Round 2 (FY 2023/24)	July 31, 2026 January 31, 2027 July 31, 2027 January 31, 2028 July 31, 2028	July 31, 2026 January 31, 2027 July 31, 2027 January 31, 2028 July 31, 2028	Annual Data Collection: October 31, 2026 October 31, 2027 October 31, 2028	UPKMixedDeliveryGrant@cde.ca.gov	June 30, 2028	UPK Mixed Delivery Planning Grant - Elementary RFD: Universal PreKindergarten Mixed Delivery Planning Grant Round 2
UPK MD Round 3 (FY 2024/25)	July 31, 2026 January 31, 2027 July 31, 2027 January 31, 2028 July 31, 2028	July 31, 2026 January 31, 2027 July 31, 2027 January 31, 2028 July 31, 2028	Annual Data Collection: October 31, 2026 October 31, 2027 October 31, 2028	UPKMixedDeliveryGrant@cde.ca.gov	June 30, 2028	UPK Mixed Delivery Planning Grant - Elementary RFD: Universal PreKindergarten Mixed Delivery Planning Grant Round 3
2021–22 and 2022–23 UPK Planning & Implementation Grant (P&I) 2021–22 and 2022–23 UPK P&I – Countywide Planning & Capacity Building Grant	September 30, 2026	November 30, 2026 November 30, 2027 November 30, 2028	N/A	UPKPlanningGrant@cde.ca.gov	June 30, 2028	Universal Prekindergarten Planning and Implementation

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