News Posts: Migrant Education Consortium Incentive Grants

Resources

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Performance

Grantee Performance Report Information Consortium Incentive Grant Performance Report Pursuant to Sections 75.118 and 75.590 of EDGAR, each SEA that receives a consortium incentive grant award must submit a performance report (through the consortium’s lead State) at the end of each year, and a final evaluation report at the end of the project’s final year.

Legal and Regulatory Information

Statute Notice of Final Requirement (78 FR 79613) https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-31325 Notice of Final Priority (73 FR 13217) https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E8-4960 Notice of Final Requirements (69 FR 10110) https://www.federalregister.gov/d/04-4719

Funding Status

On an annual basis, the Secretary may reserve up to $3 million for MEP Consortium Incentive Grants. Though individual grant amounts may vary each year, by statute they cannot exceed $250,000. 2020 Total Funds Available in FY 2020: $3,000,000 New grant awards were made in FY 2020. 2019 Total Funds Available in FY 2019: $3,000,000 […]

Eligibility

  Who May Apply: Section 1308(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) permits an SEA to enter into a consortium with another State or “other appropriate entity”. An “appropriate entity” can be any public or private agency or organization, […]

Contacts

Program Director’s Office Name Title Room Phone Number Lisa Gillette Director 3E317 202-260-1164 Cassandra McCord-Jones Program Support Assistant 3E319 202-260-1976 MEP Team Name Role Room Phone Number Patricia Meyertholen Group Leader 3E315 202-260-1394 Sarah Martinez MEP Team Lead, Policy Team Lead, Program Officer (AZ, CA, NV, UT, HI, AK, ID, MT, OR, WA) 3E343 202-260-1334 […]

Awards

Fiscal Year 2023 Consortium Incentive Grant Cohort Innovative Strategies for Out-of-school and Secondary Youth (iSOSY) is a consortium of 18 states including Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (Lead State) Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Vermont. Migratory out-of-school youth (OSY) and secondary youth at-risk of […]

Applicant Information

Who May Apply: Section 1308(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) permits an SEA to enter into a consortium with another State or “other appropriate entity”. An “appropriate entity” can be any public or private agency or organization, such as a school […]

Migrant Education Program (Title I, Part C) – State Grants

Program Goal The goal of the Migrant Education Program is to ensure that all migratory children reach challenging academic standards and graduate with a high school diploma (or complete a HSED) that prepares them for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment. Funds support high quality education programs for migratory children and help ensure that […]