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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-540

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Availability of Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program Funds for Federal Fiscal Year 1997

[26 Pa.B. 1568]

I.  Authorization

   The Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program is authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, Title VII, Subtitle B. The program was amended by the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act Amendments of 1990 and more recently under the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, Title III--Part B, (P. L. 103-382). The program is authorized to provide funds through the Department of Education for the establishment of local Education for Homeless Children and Youth projects.

II.  Intent

   Pennsylvania's Education For Homeless Children and Youth State Plan informs local school districts of their responsibility to homeless children and youth; provides policies that bring the State into compliance with Federal law; and outlines specific local, regional and Statewide activities to assure homeless students equal access to quality education.

   The Department of Education intends to allocate and administer grants to eligible local education agencies (LEAs) including school districts, consortia of districts and intermediate units to develop a project of local coordination of services for homeless children to support programs and activities that address the barriers to educating these children.

III.  Goal

   The goal of the Education for Homeless Children and Youth is to ensure homeless children and youth a free appropriate public education on an equal basis with all other children in the State. Program objectives and activities are intended to remove and/or ease the barriers to enrollment and educational success for homeless children.

   The main objectives of the program are to:

   *  increase awareness about the needs of homeless children and youth;

   *  reveal possible educational barriers;

   *  explain legislation and policies already in place which overcome these barriers; and

   *  provide practical strategies for working with homeless children and youth.

III.  Program and Eligibility Requirement

   LEAs with significant identified homeless populations are eligible for a grant to provide comprehensive services to address the educational needs of homeless children and youth.

   Each local project funded under the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program must designate a homeless education liaison to serve as a project manager to coordinate services between the schools, shelters and community agencies, work with school officials and community agencies to remove barriers identified in the State Plan and provide direct services to support the education of homeless students.

IV.  Duration of Projects

   The ''grant period'' (or duration of an Education for Homeless Children and Youth grant) will be for a term of 3 years provided that sufficient progress is made towards meeting program objectives. The Commonwealth will not, however, issue a 3 year contract. Each year, or ''grant year,'' grantees will be required to apply for continuation funding. At the end of the grant period, grantees will be authorized to reapply and compete with other applicants for another 3 year grant.

V.  Funding

   The estimated FY 97 appropriation for Pennsylvania is 1 million, of which 95% is available for distribution to new and continuation projects. The minimum award will be $70,000. Successful applicants will be notified of funding at the earliest possible time to allow the project to begin October 1, 1996. All project funding is dependent upon receipt of Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Funds from the United States Department of Education.

VI.  Preproposal Session

   A preproposal session will be held during the 1996 Annual Conference of the PA Association of Federal Program Coordinators (PAFPC), April 21--24, 1996 at Seven Springs Resort, Champion, PA.

VII.  Letter of Intent

   Prospective applicants who desire a funding application should submit, by mail or fax, a letter of intent, signed by the chief administrator (that is, superintendent or executive director) not later than April 19, 1996, to the Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood and Family Education, Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program, 333 Market Street, 5th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333.

EUGENE W. HICKOK, Jr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-540. Filed for public inspection April 5, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]


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