Tag Archives: Disadvantaged

Title I, Part A (Title I) is a formula program to States. The U.S. Department of Education allocates Title I funds to State educational agencies (SEAs) through four statutory formulas (Basic Grants, Concentration Grants, Targeted Grants, and Education Finance Incentive Grants) that are based primarily on the annually-updated census poverty local educational agency (LEA) data adjusted […]

U.S. Department of Education Resources I Want to Go To College: Now What? (December 2018) This guide, published by the Department’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, provides information for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness who are interested in pursuing higher education.  The guide includes information and resources related applying to college, paying for […]

National Data Summary This December 2023 report provides a summary of demographic data collected by the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program. The report includes an examination of data collected for the 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 school years. Information on the number of students experiencing homelessness, their primary nighttime residence, subgroups of […]

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, as amended, Title VII, Subtitle B; 42 U.S.C. 11431-11435 McKinney-Vento, Title VII, Subtitle B Section 1031. SHORT TITLE. Section 1032. EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. Section 721. STATEMENT OF POLICY. Section 722. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. Section 723. […]

 Funding Status   Fiscal Year 2020 Fiscal Year 2021 Fiscal Year 2022 Fiscal Year 2023 Total Appropriation $101,500,000 $106,500,00 $114,000.00 $129,000,000 National Activities $1,496,000 $1,750,000 $1,750,000 $1,650,410 Total to Outlying Areas & BIE $1,116,500 $1,171,000 $1,254,000 $1,419,000 Total New Awards to States (52 Awards) $98,887,500 $103,578,500 $110,996,000 $125,930,590   Awards AWARDS TO STATES Fiscal Year […]

Who May Apply: ONLY State Education Agencies (SEAs) Grantee Information While only SEAs may apply and directly receive funds from the Department of Education, SEAs are, in turn, required to make formula subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs). To receive funds under ESEA formula grant programs, States are required, once per Congressional authorization of the […]

Distribution of formula grant funds to participating States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico under the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program is proportionate to the distribution of funds under Section 1122 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). The minimum grant that may be awarded to a […]

The Department is not accepting applications for this program at this time. This page will be updated to with new information for future applicants when funding is made available. The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) in any State, (including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of […]

The Department is not accepting applications for this program at this time. This page will be updated to with new information for future applicants when funding is made available. 2018 Application for the Assistance for Homeless Children and Youth Program Federal Register Notice Application Package Letter to States (PDF, 235KB)

June 5, 2015 The Honorable Kirsten Baesler State Superintendent North Dakota Department of Public Instruction 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 201 Bismarck, ND 58505 Dear Superintendent Baesler: I am writing in response to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction’s (ND DPI) request on March 31, 2015, to waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements of […]