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Early Education Teacher Development Grant

Grantor:
CA Department of Education
Departmental Grant ID:
5771
Portal ID:
27035
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

Early Education Teacher Development Grant is funded in combination with the California Prekindergarten Planning and Implementation (UPK P&I) Grant. The entirety of the California UPK P&I was established as a state initiative with the goal of expanding access to classroom-based prekindergarten programs at local educational agencies (LEAs) and planning for the increased number of teachers needed to fully implement Universal PreKindergarten.

Description:

Note: The due date for the request for applications has passed. This page is for reference and administration of funding.

 

Funding Description

Early Education Teacher Development Grant is funded in combination with the California Prekindergarten Planning and Implementation Grant. The entirety of the California Prekindergarten Planning and Implementation Grant Program was established as a state initiative with the goal of expanding access to classroom-based prekindergarten programs at local educational agencies (LEAs) and planning for the increased number of teachers needed to fully implement Universal PreKindergarten.

Eligible Applicants

Local educational agencies

Required Eligibility Criteria

Local education agencies (e.g., School Districts, Charter Schools, and County Offices of Education) must submit a successful request for application (RFA) describing how the LEA will both increase the number of early educators available to serve in the California State Preschool Program (CSPP) and Transitional Kindergarten (TK), and increase specific competencies for early educators within CSPP, TK, or Kindergarten (K) programs.

Other Eligibility Considerations

Applicants must submit a letter of intent (LOI) to be eligible to apply for funding. The LOI can be found on the Application page below. The LOI was due February 2, 2022. We are no longer accepting LOIs at this time.

Source / Type

State / Grant

State Fiscal Year

2021-22

SACS Resource / Revenue Codes

6054 / 8590

Total Available

$100,000,000

Recipient Amount

Unavailable

Match Requirement

No

Allocation Formula

The grant allocation will be based on the following:

The percentage of TK and K pupils eligible for free and reduced-price meals. The percentage of dual language learners that the LEA is serving or is planning to serve in a CSPP or TK program. The percentage of pupils with disabilities the LEA is serving or planning to serve in an inclusive CSPP or TK program. The percentage of pupils served, or planned to be served in a full day CSPP, TK, or K programs offered by the LEA or community-based organizations. The extent to which applicants operate in an attendance area where a significant disproportionality of particular race or ethnicities, as describes in Section 1418(d) of Title 20 of the United States Code, has been identified in special education. The extent to which the LEA is located in an area that has more than three young children, three to five years of age, inclusive, for every licensed childcare slot. The extent to which applicants plan to partner with community based CSPP and Head Start programs in their program area to ensure those teachers have access to professional development along with teachers employed by the LEA.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Public Agency

Eligible Applicants

LEAs (e.g., School Districts, Charter Schools, and County Offices of Education)

Required Eligibility Criteria

Submit a successful request for application describing how the LEA will both increase the number of early educators available to serve in the California State Preschool Program and Transitional Kindergarten, and increase specific competencies for early educators within CSPP, TK, or Kindergarten programs. 

 

Eligible Geographies:

Projects may occur on state or federal lands.

Matching Funding Requirement:

No matching funding requirement.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
September 2022
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
2022-2025

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$100,000,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
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Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
Yes ( see Description for details )
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

Legal Authority

Chapter 2 of Part 6 Division 1 of Title 1 of the California Education Code, Article 13.2, commencing with Section 8281.5.

Source / Type

State / Grant

State Fiscal Year

2021-22

 

SACS Resource / Revenue Codes

6054 / 8590

 

Total Available

$100,000,000

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Quarterly Payments. Once 12.5% is spent down, the next 25% payment will be initiated (receiving 50% total); once 37.5% is spent (initial payment plus half of second payment), the third payment will be initiated (receiving 75%). The final 25% is based on reimbursement.

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Early Education Teacher Development Grant Team, 1-916-322-6233, EarlyEducatorGrant@cde.ca.gov

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