English language acquisition: state formula grant program

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $146.640 million to the Department of Education California on July 1, 2026, under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365). The award supports improved education for English learners and immigrant children and youth through July 1, 2027, with funds obligated through September 30, 2027. The program is designed to help English learners attain English proficiency and meet challenging state academic standards while providing enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant students. Funds are distributed to states using a formula based on the count of immigrant and English learner students.

The Department of Education California, through its Fiscal and Administrative Services Division located in Sacramento, serves as the state educational agency recipient and is required to expend at least 95 percent of its allotment through subgrants to local educational agencies and other eligible entities serving English learners and immigrant children and youth. The assistance type is formula grant, with awards to state educational agencies generally made on July 1, and funds remaining available for an additional fiscal year for obligation and expenditure.