Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program

Funding Description

California Education Code Sections 42920-42926 established the Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program (FYSCP) to coordinate and ensure that local educational agencies within its jurisdiction are providing services to foster youth pupils with the purpose of creating positive education outcomes.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	All county offices of education (COEs) or consortia of county offices of education are eligible for this funding. COEs or consortia of COEs must submit a plan which reflects collaboration among county offices to establish guiding principles and protocols to provide guidelines to improve education outcomes for pupils in foster care.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Legal authority: California Education Code 42920-42926: Funding authority: Senate Bill 74, Budget Act of 2020 Item 6100-119-0001
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2020-21
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7366 / 8590
Total Available	$25,970,150
Recipient Amount	Base funding level: $ 75,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The Department of Finance (DOF) set a base funding level of $75,000 for each FYSCP. One county was not funded as no foster youth were reported in the county. The DOF allocated 70 percent of the adjusted FYSCP funding to all remaining counties based on the number of foster youths in each county and 30 percent based on the number of school districts in each county.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	August 17, 2020

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Foster Youth Services Coordinating Programs [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/pf/fy/]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	Funding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r8/fosteryouthfy2021funding.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Amy Fowler, 916-323-5113, AFowler@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	John Cooper, 916-324-2955, JCooper@cde.ca.gov
Division	Student Achievement and Support Division, 916-319-0836 (phone), 916-319-0961 (fax)