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 |
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| 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) |
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N/A | 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 |
July 31, 2026 | CSPP QRIS Block Grant - Child Development | |
| Early Education Teacher Development (EETD) Grant |
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N/A | EarlyEducatorGrant@cde.ca.gov |
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RFA: Early Education Teacher Development Grant |
Early Math Initiative (EMI) - Count, Play, Explore
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N/A | EEDEarlyMath@cde.ca.gov | June 30, 2028 | Count Play Explore
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| Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program (IEEEP) 2 |
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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) |
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Annual Data Collection:
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June 30, 2028 | UPK Mixed Delivery Planning Grant - Elementary RFD: Universal PreKindergarten Mixed Delivery Planning Grant |
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| UPK MD Round 2 (FY 2023/24) |
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Annual Data Collection:
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June 30, 2028 |
UPK Mixed Delivery Planning Grant - Elementary RFD: Universal PreKindergarten Mixed Delivery Planning Grant Round 2 |
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| UPK MD Round 3 (FY 2024/25) |
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Annual Data Collection:
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June 30, 2028 |
UPK Mixed Delivery Planning Grant - Elementary RFD: Universal PreKindergarten Mixed Delivery Planning Grant Round 3 |
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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
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N/A |
UPKPlanningGrant@cde.ca.gov | June 30, 2028 | Universal Prekindergarten Planning and Implementation |
Questions:
Universal PreKindergarten Support |
UPK@cde.ca.gov
Last Reviewed: Monday, March 23, 2026
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