Federal Legislation / Program Regulations / CFDA Reference
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, Title II, Part D- Enhancing Education through Technology / EDGAR / CFDA No. 84.318

Primary Goal

Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) is a federal program whose primary goal is to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary and secondary schools. Other goals are to help all students become technologically literate by the end of the eighth grade and to integrate technology with teacher training and curriculum development to establish research-based instructional methods that can be widely implemented.

Eligibility

Local Educational Agency's (LEAs) are eligible for EETT Formula if they received funds under Part A of Title I. The amount of formula funding is based on the LEAs proportionate share of funds it receives under Part A of Title I to the statewide totals. No application is necessary. If the LEA has an approved technology plan, the CDE will automatically send the grant award (AO-400) to all eligible LEAs by the end of each year.

Education Technology Plans

As a condition to receiving any technology grants administered by the CDE, the LEA must have a current three to five year education technology plan approved by the CDE. For information on education technology plans, see the Education Technology Plan Information page or view a technology plan status. For assistance in revising or creating a new education technology plan, contact your local California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) technology plan coordinator.

In December 2009, the CDE plans to issue the EETT American Recovery and Reinvestment Act formula awards to eligible districts and charter schools with current state-approved technology plans. These awards will total about $33M, approximately 230% of the 2009-10 EETT formula awards. The grant-funding period is the same as the 2009-10 EETT-F funds, following  a similar obligation and expenditure deadline of September 2011.

On September 21, 2009, the CDE sent award letters for the 2009-2010 FY to eligible EETT formula districts and charter schools with current state-approved technology plans.  Districts/charter schools indicate acceptance of the award by returning a signed award letter within 10 days.

The EETT-F 2009-10 grant-funding period is July 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010.  All funds must be expended and/or obligated by September 30, 2011.  LEAs can file the End of Period report with the CDE once grant funds have been fully expended but no later than September 30, 2011.

This year’s total California award for EETT-F is approximately $13.8M. At the time of issuing the award letter, the CDE also posted the eligibility list for 2009-2010 FY.  For those without a current state-approved technology plan, there are two submisson cycles remaining:  December 4, 2009 and April 9, 2010.  The complete grant program information can be downloaded from the CDE at http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r5/eettf09rfa.asp.  For support with the technology planning process, contact your CTAP representative.