Migrant education

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Services awarded $125.915 million to the Department of Education California on July 1, 2026, under the Migrant Education State Grant Program (CFDA 84.011).

The award supports California's effort to ensure migratory children have access to the same challenging state content and performance standards as all students. The Department of Education California, through its Fiscal and Administrative Services Division in Sacramento, serves as the state educational agency and primary recipient, distributing funds to local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and public and nonprofit organizations that serve migratory children.

The funding obligation is $125.915 million, with a period of performance from July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. Unspent funds may be carried forward into the next fiscal year. The assistance type is a formula grant. The state educational agency must maintain program records for three years and is subject to single or program-specific audit requirements if it expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a year.