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Grant Overview Eligible Applicants – Local Educational
Agencies may apply for these funds.
Application Deadline – The deadline is July 1. Mail one
original with signatures and two copies to the Office of Educational
Support and Services, Department of Education, 800 Governors Drive,
Pierre, SD 57501
Grant Period - The grant period is from July 1 to June 30.
Grant Award Amounts - The estimated funds available are
$130,000. Future funding is subject to continuance of federal funds.
The minimum award will be $10,000.
Proposal Application – The school district superintendent or
an authorized representative must sign each proposal. Submit the
proposal in the format outlined by completing all sections of the
application with the information requested. It is very important that
all the questions be answered thoroughly, as they will be used to judge
your proposal.
Certification and Assurances - Each applicant is required to
submit the certification and assurance forms. These forms must be
signed by the school district superintendent or the official authorized
to submit the proposal. Here is the example.
- I hereby assure that McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Federal funds will be used to come into compliance with the
requirements set forth in Section 722(g)(3) through (7) of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (See Appendix A).
- I hereby assure that McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Federal funds will be used to come into compliance with the
requirements set forth in Section 723(a)(2) and (3) of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (See Appendix B).
- I hereby assure that the LEA will comply with all guidelines set
out in Sec. 436 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA).
(See Appendix C).
- I hereby assure that the LEA's combined fiscal effort per
students was not less than 90 percent of such combined fiscal effort
or aggregate expenditures for the second fiscal year preceding the
fiscal year for which the determination is made.
- I hereby assure that the participation of the LEA in this
program will be conducted in accordance with all federal, state, and
local laws and requirements.
- I hereby assure that supporting documents for expenditures under
this program will be maintained in an orderly manner to permit audit
of expenditures and will be made available to appropriate officials
on request.
- I hereby assure that subcontracts for certain activities of the
grant, will be supervised by the same LEA fiscal agent.
- I hereby assure that the information contained in this
application is accurate and complete.
- I hereby assure that the board of the above named applicant has
authorized me as its representative to file this application.
Program Description - Applicants must direct use of funds for
the purpose of facilitating the enrollment, attendance, and success of
homeless children and homeless youth in schools. Services may be
provided on school grounds or at other facilities. Where services are
provided through programs on school grounds, such services may also be
made available to children or youth who are determined by the local
educational agency to be at risk of failing in or dropping out of
schools, except that priority for such services shall be given to
homeless children and youth. To the maximum extent practicable,
services shall be provided through existing programs and mechanisms that
integrate homeless individuals with non-homeless individuals. Services
provided under Section 723 are not intended to replace the regular
academic program. Funds are to be used for the purpose of developing
and implementing educational and related services for homeless
school-age children that will provide services during school hours
and/or before- and after-school, and on holidays, weekends, and
vacations. Funds may also be used for supplemental early childhood
education programs for homeless preschool children.
Authorized Activities - LEAs must use McKinney-Vento funds to
assist homeless children and youth in enrolling, attending, and
succeeding in school. In particular, the funds may support the
following activities:
- Tutoring, supplemental instruction, and other educational
services that help homeless children and youth reach the same
challenging State content and State student performance standards to
which all children are held. As clearly specified in the ESEA, as
reauthorized by the NCLB Act, all academic enrichment programs for
disadvantaged students, including programs for homeless students,
must be aligned with State standards and curricula. Additionally,
when offering supplemental instruction, LEAs should focus on
providing services for children and youth that reflect
scientifically based research as the foundation for programs and
strategies to ensure academic success.
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Expedited evaluations of eligible
students to measure their strengths and needs. These evaluations
should be done promptly in order to avoid a gap in the provision of
necessary services to those children and youth. Evaluations may also
determine a homeless child or youth’s eligibility for other programs
and services, including educational programs for gifted and talented
students, special education and related services for children with
disabilities, English language acquisition, vocational education,
school lunch, and appropriate programs or services under ESEA.
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Programs and other activities
designed to raise awareness among educators and pupil services
personnel of the rights of homeless children and youth under the
McKinney-Vento Act, and the special needs such children and youth
have as a result of their homelessness.
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Referrals of eligible students to
medical, dental, mental, and other health services.
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Paying the excess cost of
transportation not otherwise provided through Federal, State, or
local funds, to enable students to attend schools selected under
section 722(g)(3) of the McKinney-Vento Act.
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Developmentally appropriate early
childhood education programs for homeless children of preschool age
that are not provided through other Federal, State, or local funds.
- Services and assistance to attract, engage, and retain homeless
children and youth, and unaccompanied youth, in public school
programs and services provided to non-homeless children and youth.
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Before- and after-school programs,
mentoring, and summer programs for homeless children and youth.
Qualified personnel may provide homework assistance, tutoring, and
supervision of other educational instruction in carrying out these
activities.
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Paying fees and costs associated
with tracking, obtaining, and transferring records necessary for the
enrollment of students in school. The records may include birth
certificates, guardianship records, immunization records, academic
records, and evaluations of students needed to determine eligibility
for other programs and services.
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Education and training programs for
parents of homeless children and youth regarding the rights their
children have as homeless individuals and regarding the educational
and other resources available to their children.
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Programs coordinating services
provided by schools and other agencies to eligible students in order
to expand and enhance such services. Coordination with programs
funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act should be included
in this effort.
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Pupil services programs providing
violence prevention counseling and referrals to such counseling.
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Programs addressing the particular
needs of eligible students that may arise from domestic violence.
- Providing supplies to non-school facilities serving eligible
students and adapting these facilities to enable them to provide
services.
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Providing school supplies to
eligible students at shelters, temporary housing facilities, and
other locations as appropriate.
- Providing extraordinary or emergency services to eligible
students as necessary to enroll and retain such children and youth
in school.
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