The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) invites local educational agencies (LEAs) to apply for federal funding for the 2024 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance grant program.
Donor Name: Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
State: District of Columbia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/07/2023
Size of the Grant: $200,000.00
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The intent of the MKV competitive grant is to provide supplemental funding to help:
- Facilitate the identification, 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.
- Services provided through this grant cannot supplant, or replace, regular academic programming.
Funding Information
A total of at least Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($200,000.00) in grant funds shall be used by District of Columbia LEAs to address the educational and related needs of homeless children and youth. LEAs, with or without this funding, must ensure that children and youth experiencing homelessness have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including public preschool education, as provided to other children and youth. OSSE anticipates awarding 3-6 subgrants based on the highest-ranking applications.
Length of Award
The grant award period will be from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, and LEAs must commit to obligate all grant funds awarded under this competition by September 30, 2024.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
LEAs serving children and youth experiencing homelessness in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and LEAs serving youth experiencing homelessness ages 18-24 within the District of Columbia are eligible to apply. When distributing funding, OSSE will prioritize LEAs with a high level of need, as represented by enrollment data.
Priority points will be awarded to LEAs with demonstrated need, as documented by any of the following characteristics:
- High number of identified children and youth experiencing homelessness, as compared to the LEA’s overall student population;
- Significant increase of identified children and youth experiencing homelessness in the previous school year;
- High percentage of identified children and youth experiencing homelessness, as compared to the number of homeless children and youth identified in the District of Columbia; or
- High percentage of newly identified children and youth experiencing homelessness due to school sites being located near youth and family emergency shelters, hotels, transitional living programs, and drop-in centers in the District of Columbia.
For more information, visit OSSE.
