Can my agency apply for the new ASES Universal Grant funding?
Applicants for the ASES Universal Grants may include a local education agency, including, a charter school , or a city, county, or nonprofit organization in partnership with, and with the approval of, a local education agency or agencies. Only the public agency or local education agency partner may act as the fiscal agent. A “public agency” means only a county board of supervisors or, if the city is incorporated or has a charter, a city council. Could an “association of governments” (e.g., an association which is comprised of 10 cities and a county) serve as a fiscal agent for an ASES Universal Grant? The fiscal agent can only be a county board of supervisors or an incorporated or chartered city. The county or any of the other cities (if they are incorporated or have a charter) in the association could be the fiscal agent. Are there any priorities for funding? Yes. Priority for funding ASES Universal Grants will be given to schools where a minimum of 50 percent of the pupils in element
