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Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program 2023–27

CA Department of Education · 60519

Eligibility details

In order to be eligible to apply for the IEEEP grant funding, the applicant must be a local educational agency (LEA). LEAs may apply independently or on behalf of a consortium of early care and education providers that will provide inclusive early care and education programs on behalf of the LEA; this includes subsidized early care and education programs that are operated by a tribal program or a community-based organization.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: 33%.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

The CDE invites eligible local educational agencies (LEAs), which includes school districts, county offices of education (COEs), and charter schools, or a consortium of the aforementioned entities to apply for grant funding. The total available funding for the IEEEP Grant Program is $116,030,430 million. Grant funding will be awarded on a competitive basis to award LEAs based on the maximum funding allotment per county. The maximum funding allotment available per county can be found in Appendix C. Grantees selected will be approved for a total grant award up to the county allocation total for the term identified on the Grant Award Notice (GAN) through June 30, 2027. Grant funding will be used for the purpose of increasing the number of inclusive early care and education settings and increasing the number of children with disabilities enrolled in subsidized inclusive early care and education programs which are either part-day or full-day programs (including Family Child Care Home Education Networks [FCCHENs]). Increasing the number of children with disabilities means an increase in the total number of children who receive the majority of their special education supports and services in a regular education childhood program (as noted in the federally required Special Education State Performance Plan, Indicator 6A). Grant funding is available to support California State Preschool Programs (CSPPs) and other subsidized programs to expand access to inclusive early care and education settings. Pursuant to EC 8208(c)(1) and (d)(2)(A), a percentage of the CSPP contractor’s funded enrollment will be set aside to allow children with exceptional needs, including children with severe disabilities, to be enrolled in CSPP without regard to priority order. Data reporting will be required to illustrate that IEEEP grantees providing CSPP services are meeting the requirements under EC 8208(c)(1) and (d)(2)(A) throughout the grant period.

Funding geography: Not specified — review source. A funder’s address does not establish eligibility.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.