California State Preschool Program Expansion - LA n Sync Funding ForecasterLA n Sync Funding Forecaster

Category/Topic
Education

Level
State

Summary
The California Department of Education (CDE), Early Education and Support Division (EESD) announces the availability of 2,959 slots for full-day/full-year California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services. The CSPP funds will be used to provide services for age-eligible three and four-year-old California children. The intent of this program is to expand full-day/full-year CSPP services statewide. These funds are intended to increase the availability of CSPP services to eligible children based on the needs of families in the communities being served. In accordance with existing law, priority will be given to applicant LEA contractors that will be serving the highest percentage of four-year-old children.

Summary

The California Department of Education (CDE), Early Education and Support Division (EESD) announces the availability of 2,959 slots for full-day/full-year California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services. The CSPP funds will be used to provide services for age-eligible three and four-year-old California children. The intent of this program is to expand full-day/full-year CSPP services statewide. These funds are intended to increase the availability of CSPP services to eligible children based on the needs of families in the communities being served. In accordance with existing law, priority will be given to applicant LEA contractors that will be serving the highest percentage of four-year-old children.

Eligible Entities
K-12 School Districts, Local Public Agencies

Eligibility Notes
The RFA funding opportunity is available to existing LEA CSPP contractors, to existing contractors that do not have a LEA CSPP contract, or to new contractors without EESD program contracts. This funding is only available to successful Local Educational Agency (LEA) applicants who intend to begin providing CSPP services on or after April 1, 2017. Applicants must be registered to do business in California. All applicants must be licensed, eligible for licensing with 22 CCR Community Care Licensing, or exempt from licensing requirements. Preference will be given to programs in underserved geographic areas (zip codes) identified by the Local Childcare and Development Council. Applicants are permitted to subcontract, but applicant contractor remains responsible for ensuring that the subcontractor complies with all administrative, programmatic, and fiscal requirements.

Eligibility Notes

The RFA funding opportunity is available to existing LEA CSPP contractors, to existing contractors that do not have a LEA CSPP contract, or to new contractors without EESD program contracts. This funding is only available to successful Local Educational Agency (LEA) applicants who intend to begin providing CSPP services on or after April 1, 2017. Applicants must be registered to do business in California.

All applicants must be licensed, eligible for licensing with 22 CCR Community Care Licensing, or exempt from licensing requirements. Preference will be given to programs in underserved geographic areas (zip codes) identified by the Local Childcare and Development Council.

Applicants are permitted to subcontract, but applicant contractor remains responsible for ensuring that the subcontractor complies with all administrative, programmatic, and fiscal requirements.

Due Date
Nov 08, 2016

Min Award
$250,211

Annual or Multi-Year?
Annual

Preliminary Items
Webinar information will be posted online at www.cde.ca.gov.

Match Required?
No

Match Notes
There are no stated matching requirements for this program. Applicants must have three months of operating capital available to administer all contracted programs for the period prior to receiving state award payments.

Funder
California Department of Education, Early Education and Support Division

Total Amount Available for All Grants
$7,838,000

Competition Notes
The CDE will allocate funding by county, based on a statewide comparison of need and resources. Need is determined by the number of zero to four-year-old children in families at or below 70 percent of the state median income by county. The allocation will be made to counties with the highest need to resource ratio. The minimum allocation amount will be $250,211 (the calculated cost to fund one full-day/ full-year classroom). Contractors will be funded up to their county allocation in the following priority order: 1. LEA applicants providing full-day/full-year services, by Local Planning Council (LPC) priority, highest passing score first 2. LEA applicants providing part-day/part-year services, by LPC priority, highest passing score first. In the event that a county does not fully utilize its allocation, the funding will be redistributed to applicants, regardless of county allocation, in priority order as listed above. Therefore, the CDE encourages all prospective applicants to apply.

Competition Notes

The CDE will allocate funding by county, based on a statewide comparison of need and resources. Need is determined by the number of zero to four-year-old children in families at or below 70 percent of the state median income by county. The allocation will be made to counties with the highest need to resource ratio. The minimum allocation amount will be $250,211 (the calculated cost to fund one full-day/ full-year classroom). Contractors will be funded up to their county allocation in the following priority order:

1. LEA applicants providing full-day/full-year services, by Local Planning Council (LPC) priority, highest passing score first
2. LEA applicants providing part-day/part-year services, by LPC priority, highest passing score first.

In the event that a county does not fully utilize its allocation, the funding will be redistributed to applicants, regardless of county allocation, in priority order as listed above. Therefore, the CDE encourages all prospective applicants to apply.

Resources
Program Staff (916) 322-6233 Fax: (916) 323-6853 CSPPRFA@cde.ca.gov Opportunity Posting or Webpage