Homeless Education Disaster Assistance Program (84.383)

Program

84.383 Homeless Education Disaster Assistance Program

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Education
Office: Office Of Postsecondary Education

Authorization

Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009,Div. B, Title I, Chapter 7 , Public Law 110-329.

Program Number

84.383

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To provide assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) whose enrollment of homeless students has increased as a result of a natural disaster that occurred in calendar year 2008.

Types of Assistance

FORMULA GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Activities supported with program funds must be allowable under section 723(d) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Funds may be used to assist any homeless student in the schools of the LEA, including homeless preschool students, and is not limited to those students who became homeless as a result of a natural disaster. The LEA may use the funds to support future activities, as well as to reimburse itself for costs incurred in carrying out activities during 2008, designed to help homeless students enroll in, attend, or succeed in school.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

LEAs that have at least 50 students enrolled in one or more grades kindergarten through grade 12 who became homeless in 2008 as a result of a natural disaster that the President has declared under Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974. Those disasters are listed on the web site of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at: http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters.fema?year=2008.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Students identified as homeless as provided in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act, as amended. Such students include homeless preschool students, and are not limited to those students who became homeless as a result of a natural disaster.

Credentials/Documentation

No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 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. Eligible LEAs seeking funds under the Homeless Education Disaster Assistance Program funds must submit an electronic application to the Department. The application must include, among other things, data indicating the number of students in kindergarten through grade twelve who became homeless as a result of a natural disaster that occurred in 2008 and required assurances.

Award Procedure

The Department made one-time grant awards directly to eligible LEAs based on a formula outlined in the notice inviting applications published in the Federal Register.

Deadlines

Not Applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

120 days.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory Formula: Title I, Division B, Chapter 7, Public Law 110-329.

Matching Requirements: The Department awarded Homeless Education Disaster Assistance program funds directly to eligible LEAs that applied using a formula based on the number of students enrolled in one or more grades kindergarten through grade 12 who became homeless as a result of a natural disaster that occurred in 2008. Specifically, the Department calculated each LEAs award amount based on the quotient obtained by dividing the number of its enrolled students in kindergarten through grade twelve who became homeless as a result of a natural disaster that occurred in 2008 by the total number of such students for all LEAs submitting an application.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Homeless Education Disaster Assistance Program funds became available for obligation upon receipt of those funds by an LEA. Funds remain available for obligation by an LEA for an initial period of availability that expires on September 30, 2009. Under section 421(b) of the General Education Provisions Act, an LEA may carry over any funds that remain unobligated after September 30, 2009 and has an additional 12 months to obligate such funds. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Electronic transfer.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Grantees are subject to the reporting requirements contained in Parts 76 and 80 of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

Audits

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-133. All grantees are subject to the provisions of the Single Audit Act.

Records

All grantees must maintain and complete records as provided in EDGAR.

Program Accomplishments

Not Applicable.

Financial Information

Account Identification

91-1000-0-1-501.

Obligations

(Formula Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $15,000,000; FY 10 est $0

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

No Data Available.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

34 CFR 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, 97, 98, and 99. The Department will publish in the Federal Register a notice inviting invitation, which provides instructions and criteria for LEAs to use in applying for these funds. The Department is also in the process of developing additional guidance and instructions for States to use in applying for these funds.

Related Programs

84.196 Education for Homeless Children and Youth

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

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

Web Site Address

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

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

The Department will only awarded funds to individual LEAs or a consortium of LEAs that had a minimum of 50 students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 who became homeless because of a natural disaster that occurred during 2008 are eligible that apply for a grant award. The Department will make grant awards to all eligible LEAs that apply using a formula that is based on the number of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 who became homeless as a result of a natural disaster that occurred in 2008.