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GrantCalifornia Special Education Extraordinary Cost Pool for NPS/LCI and Mental Health Services, FY 2026-27
Atlas Opportunity Score64/100
Funding$60,000,000 total state apportionment. Reimbursement is formula-based for qualifying extraordinary single-placement costs above the applicable threshold, subject to available funds and proration if claims exceed the appropriation.
DeadlineNovember 1, 2027. The current CDE funding profile does not state a submission clock time or time zone.
Required next actionVerification Hold for ORIGINAL outreach. Eligible SELPAs and necessary small SELPAs should track qualifying extraordinary placement and educationally related mental health service costs, maintain supporting documentation, and follow current Principal Apportionment claim procedures. Before any applicant-facing ORIGINAL outreach, authoritatively confirm the November 1, 2027 submission clock time and time zone and clear applicant-specific CRM, Contact, Email_Opt_Out, bounce, sent-history, Atlas_Email_Queue, and cross-lane deduplication gates.
Current statusVerification Hold — active FY 2026-27 apportionment; exact deadline clock time and time zone not stated by CDESource verificationSeptember 23, 2026Tracked applicant typesSchool or School District
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