Assembly Bill 121, the education finance omnibus budget trailer bill for 2025-2026, appropriated $20 million to the California Department of Education to allocate to the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) to, in partnership with the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE), award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) participating in the first, second, and third cohorts of the Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS) CYBHI Fee Schedule Program.
The authorizing legislation for this grant opportunity specifies two priorities:
Eligible LEAs will be able to apply for one or both funding areas. Grantees may spend a maximum of 25% of their award amount on the secondary priority.
Eligibility is limited to LEAs (defined as a school district, charter school, or county office of education) participating in DHCS CYBHI Fee Schedule Cohorts 1, 2, and 3.
Applicants may apply as an individual LEA, or as a Lead LEA on behalf of multiple eligible LEAs. Examples: 1) A billing consortium lead LEA may apply on behalf of other eligible LEAs that are members of its billing consortium, 2) A single charter LEA may apply on behalf of other eligible charter LEAs that are part of the same charter network or charter management organization (CMO).
Following the submission of a complete Letter of Intent (LOI), eligible LEAs will be invited to submit a full application. The LOI process will provide the total number of LEAs that we must account for in determining the amount of funding available for each applicant. The application invitation will include a maximum grant amount that the applicant may request in their application.
Eligible LEAs will be required to complete a two-step process to apply for funding:
Submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) – opens October 6, 2025; due October 27, 2025
Submit a Grant Application - timeline TBD
After submitting the LOI, eligible applicants will receive an invitation to submit a full application for funding through an online form. The invitation will specify the maximum funding amount the applicant may request. The application will require LEAs to provide a narrative describing how they will use their funding within each priority area specified in the authorizing legislation (see above). Application questions will be shared as a part of the invitation to apply.
PLEASE NOTE: Incomplete and late LOIs and Grant Applications will not be considered.
Letter of Intent (LOI) Timeline
- 10/06/25: LOI form opens.
- 10/17/25: Deadline for submitting questions via email to bridgegrant@scoe.net
- 10/27/25: LOIs due by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
*Timeline is subject to change.
Please submit questions via email to bridgegrant@scoe.net by 10/17/2025. Responses will be published on this webpage under "Questions and Answers" periodically.