Education for Homeless Children and Youth

 

To ensure that all homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education available to other children, the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program provides assistance to States to: (1) establish or designate an Office of Coordinator for Education of Homeless Children and Youths; (2) develop and carry out a State plan for the education of homeless children; and (3) make subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to support the education of those children.

Active 84.196 Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education A - Formula Grants Fiscal Year 2016 No Current Data Available.
Fiscal Year 2017 No Current Data Available.
Fiscal Year 2018 No Current Data Available.
Fiscal Year 2019 Made grants to 56 State educational agencies.
Fiscal Year 2021 Made grants to 56 State educational agencies.
Fiscal Year 2023 Made grants to 56 State educational agencies. McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Title VII, Subtitle B State educational agencies in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico may apply. Funds are also reserved for the Outlying Areas and the Department of Interior/Bureau of Indian Education. LEAs are eligible for State subgrants. Homeless children and youth in elementary and secondary schools (and homeless preschool children and their parents benefit. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. A State that desires to receive a grant under this program must submit a plan to the Department that meets the requirements of section 722(g) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The Department awards grants to States by formula. States then award subgrants competitively to LEAs. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. States receive grants noncompetitively by formula. LEA subgrants are awarded competitively by States on the basis of need and the quality of applications. State educational agencies (SEAs) may use grant funds for State-level activities (including activities of the Office of Coordinator for Education of Homeless Children and Youths) and to make subgrants to LEAs. LEAs may use subgrant funds for activities allowable under section 723(d) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act that facilitate the educational success of homeless children and youth. Such activities include but are not limited to: enriched supplemental instruction, transportation, health care referral services, and professional development for teachers. Services provided with these funds cannot replace the regular academic program and must expand upon or improve services provided as part of the regular academic program. Performance Reports: Specific performance monitoring requirements will be included in the grant documents. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. In accordance with Section 443 of the General Education Provisions Act, grantees must maintain records for 3 years. Statutory Formula: Funds are allocated a formula based on each State's share of funds under Title, I Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. States receive formula grants annually. Electronic transfer. None/Not specified. John McLaughlin
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202 US
john.mclaughlin@ed.gov
Phone: 2024010962 http://www.ed.gov/programs/homeless/index.html. 91-1000-0-1-501 (Formula Grants) FY 22$114,000,000.00; FY 23 est $129,000,000.00; FY 24 est $129,000,000.00; FY 21$106,500,000.00; FY 20$101,500,000.00; FY 19$93,500,000.00; FY 18$85,000,000.00; FY 17$77,000,000.00; FY 16$70,000,000.00; - FY23 est: Range: $322,500- $14,556,590; Average: $2,410,453. Guidance for the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program may be obtained from the Headquarters Office contact below.