Verification Hold — active FY 2026-27 apportionment; exact deadline clock time and time zone not stated by CDEAtlas Opportunity Score 64/100
CA-CDE-ECP-NPS-LCI-MH-FY2026-27CaliforniaCalifornia Department of Education (CDE)School or School DistrictK-12 Education
California Special Education Extraordinary Cost Pool for NPS/LCI and Mental Health Services, FY 2026-27
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.
Last verifiedSeptember 23, 2026
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.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible applicants are California local educational agencies through Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs). SELPAs with extraordinary costs for single placements in nonpublic, nonsectarian schools and related services for pupils residing in licensed children's institutions are eligible. Necessary small SELPAs may also claim extraordinary educationally related mental health service costs, including out-of-home residential services.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 64/100. Important California special-education and mental-health reimbursement funding, with $60 million appropriated and no match requirement. This is an apportionment/reimbursement mechanism tied to qualifying student placement and mental-health service costs rather than a competitive vendor procurement opportunity. N9+ Fit 0/100 and QC Healthcare direct-vendor fit 0/100 on the current authoritative materials. Do not force a commercial pathway or initiate cold outreach from the funding profile itself.
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Source verificationOfficial government source · www.cde.ca.govAtlas last verified this record September 23, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗