California Consulting is pleased to announce California Department of Education (CDE): After School Education and Safety (ASES) Grant

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Match: Each ASES program must provide cash or in-kind local funds equal to or not less than one-third of the total grant amount.

Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, other organizations or agencies.

Eligibility Note: ASES programs must take place at elementary and middle/junior high schools. Nonprofit organizations may apply, but the local educational agency or the public agency must agree to act as the fiscal agent of the grant.

The After School Education and Safety (ASES) Program is the result of the 2002 voter-approved initiative, Proposition 49. These programs are created through partnerships between schools and local community resources to provide literacy, academic enrichment and safe, constructive alternatives for students in kindergarten through ninth grade. Funding is designed to:

The Renewal application is for existing grant recipients who wish to continue funding at existing levels. The Universal application is for new applicants and for existing grant recipients who wish to increase funding. Approximately $5 million in funding is available for ASES Universal grants. The remaining funds are obligated for on-going grants funded via the Renewal application.  ASES funding is allocated based on a figure $7.50 per student proposed to be served, per day.