Education for Homeless Children and Youth (84.196)

Program

84.196 Education for Homeless Children and Youth

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Education
Office: Office Of Elementary And Secondary Education

Authorization

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Executive Order Title VII, Subtitle B.

Program Number

84.196

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

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, Outlying Areas, and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) to: (1) establish or designate an Office of Coordinator of 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 to support the education of those children.

Types of Assistance

FORMULA GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

SEAs and LEAs may use funds for a wide variety of activities that facilitate the educational success of homeless children and youth. Such activities include: tutoring summer enrichment programs, the provision of school supplies, and professional development designed to heighten educators' understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of homeless children and youth. 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. This program is subject to non-supplanting requirements and must use a restricted indirect cost rate which is referenced under 34 CFR 76.564-76.569. For assistance call the Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Indirect Cost Group on (202) 708-7770.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Departments of Education in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Outlying Areas, and schools serving Indian students that are funded by the Secretary of the Interior may apply. Only LEAs are eligible for State subgrants.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Homeless children and youth in elementary and secondary schools (and homeless preschool children and the parents of homeless children) of the applicant agency will benefit.

Credentials/Documentation

No Credentials or documentation are required. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. A State that desires to receive a grant under this program may submit to the Department either an individual State plan or an ESEA consolidated State plan.

Award Procedure

Grant awards to the State educational agencies will be issued when applications are approved.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Not Applicable.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Biennial updates of State plans are required.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory Formula: Title VII, Subpart B.

Matching Requirements: Each State educational agency receives an amount that bears the same ratio to the amount appropriated for this program as the amount allocated under Section 1122 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act bears to the total allocations made under Section 1122. States shall not receive less than $150,000, 0.25 percent of the total, or the amount of the State's fiscal year 2001 award.

This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Assistance is provided for one fiscal year. Sums appropriated in each fiscal year shall remain available for the succeeding fiscal year. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Electronic transfer.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

States must report an estimate of the number of homeless children and youth in the State and the number being served by this program. They must also report on the nature and extent of problems relative to access of homeless children and youth to public preschool, elementary, and secondary schools and the difficulties in identifying the special needs of such children. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

Audits

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 the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit 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.

Records

In accordance with Section 443 of the General Education Provisions Act, grantees must maintain records for 3 years.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Grants have been awarded to 50 States, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Palau, the Northern Marianas, and the DOI Bureau of Indian Education. The Department continues to monitor States and the oulying areas. Fiscal Year 2009: Same as FY 2008. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

91-1000-0-1-501.

Obligations

(Formula Grants) FY 08 $64,067,000; FY 09 est $65,427,000; FY 10 est $65,427,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

FY 2009 - $6,032-$12,751,000.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

Guidance for The Education for Homeless Children and Youth program may be obtained through the office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Related Programs

10.553 School Breakfast Program; 10.555 National School Lunch Program; 10.556 Special Milk Program for Children; 84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies; 84.011 Migrant Education_State Grant Program; 84.013 Title I Program for Neglected and Delinquent Children

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

John McLaughlin Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Email: john.mclaughlin@ed.gov Phone: (202) 401-0962

Web Site Address

http://www.ed.gov/programs/homeless/index.html.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: McKinney-Vento subgrants are made available by SEAs to LEAs on a competitive basis. LEAs must provide an application that describes the needs of homeless students in the school district, including the number of homeless students, the types of services available, and how the LEA will use subgrant funds to serve these students. Typically, subgrants are used for after-school tutoring, purchasing necessary supplies like backpacks, hygiene packs, etc., as well as offsetting the costs of transportation for homeless students wishing to remain in the school last attended prior to becoming homeless. Fiscal Year 2009: Same as FY 2008. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

This is a formula grant program. LEA grants are awarded by States on the basis of need, and the quality of the application.