Grants to States for Incarcerated Youth Offenders (84.331)

Program

84.331 Grants to States for Incarcerated Youth Offenders

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Education
Office: Office Of Vocational And Adult Education

Authorization

Higher Education Act Amendments of 1998, as amended, Executive Order Title VIII, Part D; Higher Education Amendments of 1998.

Program Number

84.331

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To assist and encourage incarcerated individuals to acquire functional literacy, life, and job skills through the pursuit of postsecondary education certificates, associate in arts degrees, and bachelor of arts degrees.

Types of Assistance

FORMULA GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Funds can be used to provide grants to designated State Correctional Education Agencies to: (1) Assist and encourage incarcerated individuals to acquire functional literacy, life and job skills, through the pursuit of a postsecondary education certificate, or an associates or bachelors degree; and (2) provide employment counseling and other related services that start during the period of incarceration and continue through pre-release and while on parole or during release.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

The State Correctional Education Agency, 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.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Individuals who are: (1) incarcerated in a State prison, including a pre-release facility or an alternative program such as boot camp; (2) eligible to be released or paroled within 5 years; (4) 25 years of age or younger; and who (5) have obtained a secondary school diploma or its equivalent.

Credentials/Documentation

A State plan is required. The State plan must include a certification for 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.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

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.

Application Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. 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.

Award Procedure

The Secretary approves the State Plan and any amendment thereto and makes allocations to the State.

Deadlines

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

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Range is approximately 4 weeks from the date of application receipt.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory Formula: Title VIII, Part D.

Matching Requirements: 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 students in each State bears to the total number of eligible students in all States. There is no matching requirement.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Awards are made for a 12-month period. Funds must be expended within 24 months of their date of availability. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Electronic transfer.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Annual Financial and Program Performance Reports in accordance with the provisions in EDGAR. 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, as amended by the Improving America's Schools Act, grantees must maintain records for 3 years.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: The Department awarded 50 grants. Fiscal Year 2009: The Department expects to award approximately 50 grants. Fiscal Year 2010: The Department expects to award approximately 50 grants.

Financial Information

Account Identification

91-0400-0-1-501.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $22,372,208; FY 09 est $17,186,000; FY 10 est $17,186,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

To be provided.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

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.

Related Programs

84.002 Adult Education - Basic Grants to States; 84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

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

Web Site Address

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

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: The Maryland Department of Education received a grant to develop a postsecondary liberal arts and vocational training program. The educational programming offered is a mix of various postsecondary occupational training programs, non-traditional careers training for women, and a standard liberal arts curriculum. Services will be provided in the boot camp, the women's institution and two medium security prisons. Fiscal Year 2009: Have not made FY09 awards, so new new examples. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.