FY 2015-16 California Renovation and Repair Loan Program

Funding Description

The California Renovation and Repair Loan (CRRL) Program provides loans for the renovation and repair of existing facilities in order to ensure eligible California Department of Education (CDE) contractors meet applicable health and safety standards for federal and state licensing compliance. The CRRL Program funds are interest-free loans and may be reimbursed with contract funds. The Early Education and Support Division (EESD) will accept applications continuously; however, the EESD will award loans based on the availability of funding.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Institutions of higher education, local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	The CRRL Program funds are available to contractors who contract with CDE to operate the California State Preschool Program (CSPP), the General Child Care and Development Program (CCTR), the Migrant Child Care and Development Program (CMIG), and/or the California Handicapped Child Care and Development Program (CHAN). Within the Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund (CCFRF), $10 million is available to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) with CSPP contracts only. An additional $12.4 is available for LEAs and non-LEAs.
Other Eligibility Considerations	This is a loan program with zero interest and may be reimbursed with contract funds.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Eligible Age Level(s)	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Funding

Legal Authority	Unavailable
Source / Type	State / Contract
State Fiscal Year	2015-16
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6145 / 8979
Total Available	$10,000,000
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	October 21, 2015
Due Date	Applications or other data may be submitted at any time during the fiscal year.
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	FY 2015-16 CRRL RFA [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r2/crrl1516rfa.asp]
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Loan amounts will vary, however, the loan interest is zero. In addition, the loan can be paid with reimbursement amounts from the qualifying contract(s). Loan repayment dates and performance periods will vary by loan. Applications or other data may be submitted at any time during the fiscal year.

Contacts

Program	Gina Wong, 916-323-7195, gwong@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Child Development Fiscal Services
Division	Early Education Division, 916-322-6233 (phone), 916-323-6853 (fax)