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SDLA Compliance Resource

Manage the State Homeless Children and Youth Grant

Track the new state homeless grant separately from federal EHCY awards and the pupil protections every LEA must provide.

  • Student Support
  • Fiscal & Budget
TimingAward/application notices and annual reporting; exact current CDE dates pending
Applies toSuccessful applicants for the new state competitive grant; districts, COEs and charters
Authority and scopeState program/funding conditions for the identified participants; county procedures are separate

In Plain Language: Track the new state homeless grant separately from federal EHCY awards and the pupil protections every LEA must provide.

Ownership and handoff

Homeless liaison and grant lead coordinate with fiscal/data staff and the designated technical-assistance centers. Submit grant reports to CDE as directed by the award.

Program conditions for 2026–27 operations

  • The statute provides competitive three-year LEA grants, intended to supplement federal Education for Homeless Children and Youths resources. State funding availability now extends through June 30, 2030; use the amended section rather than the earlier June 2029 date.
  • Award recipients must work with the designated technical-assistance centers and annually report academic outcomes through the existing CDE process aligned with federal EHCY reporting. Similar process does not merge state and federal awards or make every LEA a grantee.
  • Allowable purposes include identification/outreach, tutoring and supplemental instruction, expedited needs evaluations, staff learning, referrals, eligible excess transportation, preschool supports, mentoring, enrollment-record assistance and family engagement. Check the award before charging a cost; preserve restrictions against replacing existing federal, state or local resources.
  • The final sustainability/integration report is due December 31, 2030. It addresses continuation after one-time funding and links with community schools, ELO-P, behavioral health, meals and TK. This future grant milestone informs current records; it is not a 2026–27 final-report deadline.
  • McKinney-Vento enrollment, identification and other pupil rights remain operative regardless of whether this state grant is awarded. Do not substitute a grant application for those duties.

Operational workflow

  1. Identify the actual state award/solicitation, recipient and award period.
  2. Confirm allowable activities, supplement controls, data definitions and the current CDE reporting instructions.
  3. Maintain protected pupil/service records and aggregate outcome measures; coordinate with technical-assistance partners.
  4. Record the verified annual due date when CDE issues it; keep unresolved application/plan questions explicitly pending.
  5. Retain annual reports and plan for the allocation’s later sustainability report.

Evidence to retain

  • Award/RFA and current reporting notices
  • Separate state/federal ledgers and cost documentation
  • Service/outcome definitions and technical-assistance records
  • Annual report receipt and sustainability evidence

Sources and authority

Annual Compliance Calendar · Authority and source versions

Reviewed October 21, 2026 for the 2026–27 calendar. Later grant milestones are allocation context, not a new fiscal-year calendar. Pending questions remain unverified. Preparation and monitoring steps do not create additional statewide submissions.