Project Cal-Well

Funding Description

Project Cal-Well will support the training of school personnel and other adults who interact with youth in both school settings and communities to detect and respond to mental illness in children and youth, including how to encourage adolescents and their families experiencing these problems to seek treatment. Local educational agencies (LEAs) will develop a comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated partnership with multiple services systems to help address critical mental health needs of their kindergarten through twelfth grade students, provide Youth Mental Health First Aid training, identify and coordinate with local community providers to provide mental health services through school and community-based programs for both students and their families.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Funding is only available to the LEAs who received Project Cal-Well funding in fiscal year 2014-15 as part of their five-year grant.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Budget Act of 2015, Chapter 25, Item Number 6110-604-0890
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2016-17
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	3724 / 8290
Total Available	$1,334,653
Recipient Amount	$301,354 - $596,924
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funding is granted based on student population and size of the LEA.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	October 1, 2015

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Project Cal-Well [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cg/mh/projectcalwell.asp]
Fiscal	Project Cal-Well [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cg/mh/projectcalwell.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Hilva Chan, 916-319-0194, hchan@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Rico Petrino, 916-319-0229, rpetrino@cde.ca.gov
Division	Educator Excellence & Equity Division , 916-323-2183 (phone), 916-323-6061 (fax)