2021–22 Mandate Block Grant Application Released

Dear School Business Professionals,
We have been asked to forward the following information regarding the 2021–22 Mandate Block Grant Application Released: Regards, School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office
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From: CDEfisc <CDEfisc@cde.ca.gov> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 2:03 PM To: CDEfisc <CDEfisc@cde.ca.gov> Subject: 2021–22 Mandate Block Grant Application Released
Please forward this email to the school districts and charter schools in your county. The California Department of Education (CDE), School Fiscal Services Division has released the 2021–22 Mandate Block Grant (MBG) Application which will serve as each local educational agency’s (LEA’s) Letter Requesting Funding. The MBG funding is available to county offices of education, school districts, and charter schools that elect to participate. County offices of education, school districts, and charter schools (both locally and direct funded) will receive an email notification which includes an informational letter for the 2021–22 MBG and a link to the MBG Request for Application (RFA) web page at www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/mandatebg21rfa.asp. The email was addressed to the contact identified in the California School Directory at www.cde.ca.gov/re/sd/index.asp and the secondary contact on file as of the 2020–21 MBG Application. The MBG Application and other important MBG details may be accessed from the MBG RFA Web page above. LEAs may select the link for the MBG Application to find logon instructions and, if necessary, request a new password. LEAs that have maintained the prior year password for the Mandate Block Grant may use the same password to access the current year’s application. LEAs that are having trouble locating the informational email may notify the CDE by email at mandate@cde.ca.gov<mailto:mandate@cde.ca.gov>. A completed MBG Application must be submitted by August 30, 2021, to receive 2021–22 MBG funding. Please refer to the Mandate Block Grant web page at: www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/mandatebg.asp for additional information, including links to correspondence, frequently asked questions, and the MBG Request for Application. Questions regarding the Mandate Block Grant may be addressed to mandate@cde.ca.gov<mailto:mandate@cde.ca.gov>.