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Education for Homeless Children and Youth Grant Program for County Offices of Education

Grantor:
CA Department of Education
Portal ID:
49982
Status:
Closed
Open Date:
11/8/23 00:00
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The purpose of this program is to facilitate the enrollment, attendance, and success in school of homeless children and youth; and ensure homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate, public education as provided to all other students. 

Description:

The California Department of Education (CDE) is pleased to announce the opportunity
for county offices of education (COEs) to apply for the Education for Homeless Children
and Youth (EHCY) Program grant for fiscal years 2024–27. These federal funds are
made available to support all efforts to ensure that homeless children and youth have
equal access to the same free appropriate public education, including public preschool
education, as provided to other children and youth.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Public Agency

For the purpose of this grant, all COEs are eligible and encouraged to apply for the EHCY Grant Program funds regardless of the number of homeless children and youth enrolled. On page 10 of this RFA, there is a chart that will determine the amount that your COE can apply for. The number of enrolled homeless children and youth should be consistent with the cumulative enrollment found in the 2022–23 Cumulative DataQuest reports. 

Eligible Geographies:

State of California

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
after July 15, 2024
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
3 year period

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$14,500,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
Yes ( see Description for details )
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • Other

Funding Source Notes:

The purpose of this program is to facilitate the enrollment, attendance, and success in school of homeless children and youth; and ensure homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate, public education as provided to all other students. 

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Other

Funding Method Notes:

This profile will be a non-projected profile

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Jennifer Thao, 1-916-319-0717, JThao@cde.ca.gov

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