California State Preschool Program-Quality rating and Improvement System Block Grant RFA 25-27

Overview

The CSPP QRIS Block Grant funds are allocated to local consortia for support of CSPP quality rating and improvement processes to increase the number of low-income children in high-quality preschool programs preparing children for success in school and life. As of 2014-15, Senate Bill 858 (Chapter 32, Statutes of 2014) authorized $50 million of Proposition 98 funds annually for California State Preschool Programs (CSPP) participation in and implementation of a Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS). The CSPP QRIS Block Grant provides annual funds for the support of local early learning QRIS that increase the number of low-income children in high-quality CSPPs that prepare those children for success in school and life. The Request for Applications (RFA) encompasses funding for the...