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2025–26 After School Education and Safety grant program (Round 2) is sponsored by CA Department of Education. The purpose of the After School Education and Safety Program is to create incentives for establishing locally-driven Expanded Learning programs, including after school programs that partner with public schools and communities to provide academic and literacy support, and safe, constructive alternatives for youth. The After School Education and Safety (ASES) Program is the result of the 2002 voter-approved initiative, Proposition 49. These programs are created through partnerships between schools and local community resources to provide literacy, academic enrichment and safe, constructive alternatives for students in kindergarten through ninth grade. Funding is designed to: (1) maintain existing before and after school program funding; and (2) provide eligibility to all elementary and middle schools that submit quality applications throughout California. This is round 2 of the 2025-26 ASES Request for Applications.
Application snapshot: target deadline December 3, 2026; published funding information Between $50,000 and $203,500; eligibility guidance Public Agency
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Public Agency Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Between $50,000 and $203,500 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is December 3, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
2026-27 School Breakfast Program (SBP) and Summer Meal Program (SMP) Start-Up and Expansion Grant is sponsored by CA Department of Education. The intent of the grant is for the California Department of Education (CDE) to award competitive grants of up to $15,000 per school site for nonrecurring expenses incurred when initiating or expanding an SBP or SMP. The following types of grants are available: Start-up grants for costs associated with starting an SBP or SMP site. Expansion grants for costs associated with increasing program participation at an existing SBP or SMP site. Overview School food authorities (SFA) can submit the 2026-27 School Breakfast Program (SBP) and Summer Meal Programs (SMP) Start-up and Expansion Grant, known as the Breakfast Grant (BG), application found online on the California Department of Education (CDE) BG Request for Applications (RFA) web page. Please carefully review the Application Scoring Criteria on the CDE BG web page and read the Instructions for completing the BG application. Complete the application and have the appropriate agency official electronically sign and submit it. The CDE must receive your SFA’s online submission no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2026. No late or mailed applications will be accepted. Questions: School Breakfast Grant Team, email: breakfastgrant@cde.ca.gov Grant Award Information If your SFA requires board approval to receive grant funding, please provide a copy of the board approval with your grant application. The CDE will not process an application without these approvals (if needed). All grant recipients must sign and return the original grant award notification (GAN) before the CDE will release grant funds. An original GAN includes the signature of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The CDE will bill SFAs for any grant funds received or may withhold final payment if the requirements of the grant are not fulfilled. Please note that awarded SFAs must be approved to participate in the SBP or SMP before receiving their first grant payment. If an SFA knowingly submits false information on the grant application or invoices, the CDE may deny or recover the SFA’s grant funding. The CDE will send grant awardees an approved procurement form, which represents an estimate of approved grant expenses for claim submittal. The CDE administers these grants and reserves the right to make changes to the approved budget, which includes reducing the amount of funding to reflect actual, allowable, and reasonable costs. SFAs should keep the following information in mind when applying for this grant: SFAs may receive a grant for the same site no more than once every three years. Eligible SFAs may apply for the SBP grant or the SMP grant; however, SFAs may not request both grants for one site. For SBP grants, the SFA must have at least 20 percent of students enrolled at the site approved for Free/Reduced Price (F/RP) meals. For SMP grants, sites must meet all Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) eligibility criteria. An SFA must have a current vendor number on file with the California State Controller’s Office to be eligible for an SBP or SMP grant. SFAs can obtain a vendor number from the CDE as part of the application process to participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), SBP, or SMP. The CDE may consider SFAs with excess net cash resources (NCR) to be ineligible to receive a grant. In accordance with Title 7, CFR, Section 210.14(b), an SFA shall limit its NCRs to an amount that does not exceed three months’ average expenditures from its food service account. SFAs with excess NCRs must include a detailed explanation of their excess NCRs in their application. SFAs must be in good standing in all Child Nutrition Programs in which they participate. Application snapshot: target deadline February 13, 2026; published funding information Between $0 and $150,000; eligibility guidance Public Agency. Public school districts, county offices of education, and directly funded charter schools can apply for this grant funding. Please note that private schools, residential childcare institutions, and juvenile detention centers are ineligible to apply for or receive these grants. For SBP grants, the SFA must have at least 20 percent of students enrolled at the site approved for Free/Reduced Price (F/RP) meals. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists Educator Training Grant Program is sponsored by CA Department of Education. The goal of this grant will be to develop and provide training for educators to become literacy coaches and provide credentialing opportunities for educators to become reading and literacy specialists as well as provide support for the local educational agencies that receive the allocation in Assembly Bill 121, Section 51 (Chapter 8, 2025). Assembly Bill 121, Section 51 (Chapter 8, Statutes of 2025) authorizes this second competition for the LCRSET program. The CDE, subject to the approval of the State Board of Education, will award $15 million to a County Office of Education or consortium of county offices of education with expertise in both literacy instruction and multilingual education and demonstrated success in improving literacy instruction and outcomes through dual language immersion and other programs for multilingual learners through professional development based on the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework, the English Learner Roadmap, and the Literacy Roadmap, especially for English Learners and other high-need pupil groups. Additionally, priority will be given to county offices of education that are partnering with institutions of higher education with demonstrated success in providing statewide professional development for expert literacy practice for multilingual learners. Application snapshot: target deadline February 23, 2026; published funding information $15,000,000; eligibility guidance Public Agency. County Offices of Education are eligible to apply. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
