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Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance – Coordinator for the Outlying Areas

Eligibilty – Coordinator for the Outlying Areas

Who May Apply: (specifically) These consolidated grants are limited to the insular areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands).

Migrant Education Coordination Support Center

TYPES OF PROJECTS

Grants and contracts that will be funded in FY 2008 include:

(1) Consortium Incentive Grants, which support multistate consortia for improving coordination in eight areas of
need (i.e., improving the identification and recruitment of eligible migrant children; using scientifically based
research to improve school readiness; improving reading and math proficiency; decreasing the dropout rate;
improving high school completion rates; strengthening the involvement of parents; expanding access to innovative
technologies; and improving the education attainment of out-of-school migratory youths);
technologies; and improving the education attainment of out-of-school migratory youths);
(2) the Migrant Education Resource Center (MERC) known as RESULTS supports initiatives related to interstate and intrastate coordination of the MEP through enhanced communications between MEP stakeholders via a website and other media; presentations on topics relevant to the MEP; and production of a literature review of MEP and related resources;
(3) the Migrant Education Coordination Support Contract (now under our MERC contract as well), a logistical support contract to organize and implement
effective meetings and recommend and procure subject matter experts in support of national interstate
coordination initiatives;
(4) the MSIX, which links state migrant student record systems to electronically exchange academic and
health-related information on a national basis;
(5) the MSIX IV&V and Management Support Contract, which provides independent oversight of the MSIX
contractors’ performance and assistance with investment acquisition, management, and oversight activities; and
(6) the MSIX State Data Quality Grants, which additional resources to SEAs receiving MEP will provide Basic
State Formula Grant awards in order to assist them and their local operating agencies (LOAs) in implementing the
interstate exchange of migrant children’s records electronically through the MSIX.

Coordinator for the Outlying Areas

Program Description

The No Child Left Behind Act amended the Department of Education Act to require the Department to establish the ‘Coordinator for the Outlying Areas’ position. School Support and Rural Programs currently employs the Departments Coordinator for the Outlying Areas, who: (1) serves as the principal advisor to the Department on Federal matters affecting the outlying areas; (2) evaluates, on a periodic basis, the needs of education programs in the outlying areas; (3) assists with the coordination of programs that serve the outlying areas; and (4) provides guidance to programs within the Department that serve the outlying areas.

As used in this section, the term outlying areas includes Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, but does not include the Freely Associated States of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance

Legislation

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title VII, Part A, Subpart 3, Sec. 7131; 20 U.S.C. 7451.

Funding Status

2008

Appropriation: $3,890,819

Fiscal Year 2008 Awards Information

Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Number of New Awards Anticipated:0


2007

Appropriation: $3,960,000

Fiscal Year 2007 Awards Information

Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Number of New Awards Anticipated:1


2006

Appropriation: $3,960,000

Fiscal Year 2006 Awards Information

Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Number of New Awards Anticipated:0


2005

Appropriation: $5,128,640


2004

Appropriation: $5,170,314

Eligibility

Who May Apply: (by category) Institutions of Higher Education, Local Education Agencies, Nonprofit Organizations, Other Organizations and/or Agencies, State Education Agencies (SEAs)

Who May Apply: (specifically) In addition to the entities above, Indian tribes, Indian organizations, Indian(IHEs), and other public and private agencies and institutions may apply.

Eligibility Information

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 Puerto Rico, and each of the outlying areas) serving homeless children and youth displaced by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, or the 2017 California wildfires for which a major disaster or emergency has been declared under sections 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5190) (covered disaster or emergency) to address the educational and related needs of these students consistent with section 723 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento Act) and section 106 of title IV of division B of Public Law 109–148 (the Hurricane Education Recovery Act).

Applicant Information

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

Grants for State Assessments

Program Description

This program is designed to support the development of the additional state assessments and standards required by Sec. 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended. If a state has developed the assessments and standards required by Sec. 1111(b), funds support the administration of those assessments or other activities related to ensuring that the state’s schools and local education agencies (LEAs) are held accountable for results.

Types of Projects

Projects include development or subsequent implementation of standards-based state academic assessments in reading or language arts, mathematics, and science as required by the authorizing statute. When the state has met all assessment requirements, the funds may be used to improve standards, alignment, reporting, or expanded use of test accommodations.