Grants to States for Incarcerated Youth Offenders

 

To assist and encourage incarcerated individuals who have obtained a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent to acquire educational and job skills through coursework in order to prepare such individuals to pursue a postsecondary education certificate, an associate’s degree, or bachelor’s degree while in prison; and to provide them with employment counseling and other related services.

Deleted 03/03/2014 (Archived.) 84.331 Agency: Department of Education
Office: Office of Vocational and Adult Education FORMULA GRANTS Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available Higher Education Act Amendments of 1998, as amended, Title VIII, Part D, 20 USC 1151. State correctional education agencies, as designated by the Governor of any of the 50 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands, may apply. Individuals who: (1) are incarcerated in a State prison; (2) are eligible to be released or paroled within 7 years; (3) are 35 years of age or younger; (4) were not convicted of certain crimes; and (5) have obtained a secondary school diploma or its equivalent. A State plan is required. The State plan must include a certification from a State official that all provisions and amendments thereto are consistent with the Act. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. The Department of Education will provide guidance on specific issues and technical assistance in the preparation of State Plans. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Each designated State correctional education agency must submit to the Secretary of Education a State plan, which sets forth the procedures under which the State will carry out activities to achieve its program objectives and priorities and fulfill the purposes of the Act. The Secretary approves the State Plan and any amendment thereto and makes allocations to the State. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range is approximately 4 weeks from the date of application receipt. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. State correctional education agencies that receive a grant use funds to assist and encourage incarcerated individuals who have obtained a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent to acquire educational and job skills through coursework to prepare such individuals to pursue a postsecondary education certificate, an associate’s degree, or bachelor’s degree while in prison; and to provide them with employment counseling and other related services. Educational and related services must start during the period of incarceration in prison or prerelease; the related services may continue for not more than two years after release from confinement. Annual Financial and Program Performance Reports in accordance with the statutory requirements of the program and the provisions in EDGAR. No cash reports are required. No progress reports are required. No expenditure reports are required. No performance monitoring is required. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In accordance with Section 443 of the General Education Provisions Act, grantees must maintain records for 3 years. Statutory Formula: 20 USC 1151. From the amount appropriated, the Secretary allots to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to the amount appropriated as the total number of eligible individuals in each State bears to the total number of eligible individuals in all States.
Matching Requirements: There is no matching requirement.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. Awards are made for a 12-month period. Funds must be expended within 27 months of their date of availability. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Electronic transfer. None. John Linton, Department of Education, OVAE 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Email: john.linton@ed.gov Phone: (202) 245-6592. http://www.ed.gov/programs/transitiontraining/index.html 91-0400-0-1-501. (Project Grants) FY 11 $0; FY 12 est $0; and FY 13 est $0 - No additional funding expected for FY 2012 and 2013. FY 10 Range: $24,714 - $2,113,155; Average: $350,735.
FY 11 Range: N/A
FY 12 Range: $24,714 - $2,113,155; Average: $350,735. The provisions of Title VIII, Part D of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, the requirements of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), Parts 67, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, and, 86 apply. Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available