The goal of this federal American Recue Plan - Homeless Children and Youth II (ARP-HCY II) allocation grant is to provide funding for programs that ensure students who are homeless enroll in and attend school, and have racially equitable and culturally responsive opportunities to succeed in school through the following grant program purposes:
This grant program prioritizes funds to support the education of students who are homeless through culturally responsive, high-quality programming that advance equity, including racial equity, in any or all of the following:
All Massachusetts public school districts (including charter schools) are eligible to apply. Districts or their designated Educational Collaborative may apply individually or as a consortium.
Federal CFDA 84.425
Approximately $6,750,000 is available under the American Rescue Plan — Homeless Children and Youth II.
See this document for maximum funding amounts per district . District allocations are based on Title I allocations and the number of identified students who were homeless during the 2018-2019 or 2019-2020 school year whichever is greater.
Districts with allocations less than $5,000 must form consortia or work with their educational collaborative(s) to form consortia to submit an application for a total amount of $5,000 or more.
Funding is contingent upon availability. All dollar amounts listed are estimated/approximate and are subject to change. If more funding becomes available, it will be distributed under the same guidelines that appear in this RFP document.
Programs can either expand or improve services provided through a school's general academic program but cannot replace that program (supplement, not supplant).
Districts may provide services through programs on school grounds, at other facilities, or may use funds to enter into contracts with other agencies to provide services for children and youth who are homeless. ARP Homeless Children and Youth funds may provide the same services to students who are housed to ensure that program activities integrate students who are homeless.
Funds may be used to support any activities/ expenses necessary to facilitate the identification, enrollment, retention, and educational success of homeless children and youth, such as:
Upon Approval – 06/30/2022 (Year 1)*
*The period of availability for this grant award can be extended beyond Year 1 by utilizing the multi-year feature for this Funding Opportunity in EdGrants. The extended period is broken up by fiscal year, as follows: 7/1/2022 – 6/30/2023 (Year 2); 7/1/2023 – 8/31/2024 (Year 3).
Student and Family Support
Sarah Slautterback
(781) 338-6330 or (781) 873-9522
Friday, October 29, 2021
Part I — General — Program Unit Signature Page — (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)
Part II — Budget Detail Pages (Include both pages.)
Part III — Required Program Information (including budget narrative)
ARP-HCY II Grant Assurances
Schedule A (for those applying as a Consortium)
Submit all required grant materials through EdGrants
In EdGrants, districts are required to create and name the project. Please use the following naming convention for your "Applicant Project Name" in EdGrants:
FY22 302 ARP-HCY II Applicant Name
All items listed under the required forms section of this RFP should be uploaded / attached in the Attachments List formlet of the Application Submission in EdGrants. This includes a signed / scanned PDF of Part I / Coversheet with Superintendent's signature as well as Schedule A form, if applicable to your district. The final budget the applicant is requesting will be entered directly into EdGrants as part of the application submission process.
For Guidance Documents regarding EdGrants, visit EdGrants: User Guides and Information.
Please note: It is up to the district to determine who they want to add as EdGrants Front Office users in order to submit grant application as well as payment request information. Please review the EdGrants: User Security Controls to make informed decisions regarding assigning your district level users.
Last Updated: September 22, 2021
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