Early Education Teacher Development Grant Program
Request for Mandatory Letters of Intent
California Department of Education
December 21, 2021
Introduction
The California Department of Education (CDE) is pleased to announce the Early
Education Teacher Development Grant Program. The purpose of the grant program is
to increase the number of early educators available to serve California State Preschool
Programs (CSPP) and transitional kindergarten (TK) programs by supporting the
attainment of 24 early childhood education credits, an associate degree in Child
Development, or an Early Education Multiple Subject Teaching Credential; and to
increase specific competencies for early educators within the CSPP, TK, or
kindergarten programs.
To be eligible for the grant, the application process will consist of two required steps:
1. Submission of a completed and signed Letter of Intent (LOI)
2. Submission of a timely and complete application following the release of the
request for applications (RFA)
For more information on the
funding opportunity, including allowable uses for the
funds,
please visit the grant’s funding page at
https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/profile.asp?id=5771&recID=5771. The
RFA will be posted
in early 2022.
Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to local educational agencies (LEA). LEAs include county offices of
education, school districts, and charter schools.
An LEA may apply for funding to conduct grant activities that serve multiple LEAs and
non-LEA early education providers, including CSPPs and Head Start programs
operated by community-based organizations, as a part of a consortium. An LEA may
include in their consortium institutions of higher education or other California
Commission on Teacher Credentialing - approved institutions offering preparation
programs.
To be eligible to submit an RFA, prospective applicants must submit an LOI or be part
of a consortium under a lead LEA who has submitted an LOI.
Submission of an LOI does not bind the prospective applicant to submit an RFA or
prevent an LEA from participating as a member of a consortium led by another LEA, as
long as the lead LEA applicant has submitted an LOI. See the submission instructions
below for additional details.
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