Migrant Education Family Biliteracy Program

Funding Description

The California Migrant Education Family Biliteracy Program (MEFBP) is a statewide school-based family biliteracy education model. It promotes biliteracy by building upon the linguistic assets migrant families possess to model literacy strategies that families may replicate at home in the absence of a teacher and providing high quality instruction for children ages 3-5.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Only established Regional or District Migrant Education offices funded through the California Department of Education are eligible to receive funding. Funds will go to 10 Migrant Education Regional or District Offices.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1
Eligible Age Level(s)	3, 4, 5

Funding

Legal Authority	Elementary and Secondary Education Act, No Child Left Behind, Title I, Part C, Migrant Education. 2015 Budget Act Item Number 6110-125-0890
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2015-16
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	3110 / 8290
Total Available	$1,000,000
Recipient Amount	$50,000-$100,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Based on the number of sites, parents, children served, and the number of identified migrant children age three to five.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	December 18, 2015
Due Date	January 15, 2016
Expected Notification Date	January 22, 2016

Additional Information

Application	2015-16 MEFBP [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r28/mefbp15rfa.asp]
Background	Migrant Education Family Biliteracy Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/me/mt/mefbpbackground.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Lizette Rocha, 916-323-2241, lrocha@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Prakash Chand, 916-319-0624, pchand@cde.ca.gov
Division	Multilingual Support Division, 916-319-0851 (phone), 916-319-0138 (fax)