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Federal Preschool Expansion Grants
Governor Brown has submitted a letter of intent to apply for the FY14 Preschool Development Grants. California is eligible for a maximum of $35M per year for four years. States must present an "ambitious and achievable plan to implement and sustain high-quality preschool programs that can reach and serve additional eligible children in two or more high-need communities." Competitive priorities include:
- Contributing matching funds,
- Supporting a birth-through-third-grade continuum, and
- Using at least 50% of their funding to create new state preschool program slots.
First 5 California has already hosted one call with CSP 1 and 3 counties, and we will continue to work closely with staff and CDE and First 5 California as the application is developed.