How does an LEA apply for LEP student funds under Title III?
The California Department of Education will provide application forms and instructions to all LEAs eligible for a Title III subgrant for LEP students. To be eligible for a direct-funded LEP student subgrant, LEAs must be scheduled to receive a subgrant of $10,000 or more. LEAs that are scheduled for a subgrant of $10,000 or more will apply though the Consolidated Application, Part I. If an LEA is scheduled to receive an LEP student subgrant of less than $10,000, the LEA must enter into an agreement to form and/or join a consortium in which the total amount of the subgrants of members of the consortium collectively total $10,000 or more. Consortium lead and member LEAs will apply directly to the Language Policy and Leadership Office for LEP student subgrants. In the case of a consortium of LEAs, only the lead LEA is the grantee. (Title III, Section 3114).
