Description

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 USC § 11431 et seq.) ensures educational rights and protections for children and youths experiencing homelessness. The McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youths Program (McKinney-Vento) is designed to address the problems that homeless children and youths have faced in enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school. Under this program, the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) must ensure that each homeless child and youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as other children, and youths.
The purpose of the SCDE McKinney-Vento competitive subgrant program is to improve the identification, enrollment, attendance, and success in school of homeless children and youths. McKinney-Vento funds can be used to provide activities for and services to homeless children and youths, including preschool-aged homeless children, that enable them to enroll in, attend, and fully participate in school activities to be successful.

Program Office

Office of Federal and State Accountability

Eligible Applicants

SC public school districts

Total Funding Available

$1,703,506

Funding Detail

The SCDE anticipates awarding approximately 30 subgrants. Award amounts will be determined based on the quality of applications received and total funding requested

Project Term

July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027

Application Due Date

August 20, 2024 August 29, 2024

Technical Assistance Session

The Office of Federal and State Accountability (OFSA) provided a pre-application technical assistance webinar on July 17, 2024. Contact Birley Wright for a link to the recording.

Documents

McKinney-Vento Request for Proposals (DOCX, 4.34mb - 8/14/24)
Online Application
Budget Narrative Template (XLSX, 33kb - 7/1/24)
Project Logic Model (PDF, 175kb - 8/2/24)

Program Office

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Title IX, Part A McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act