Description
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 included $800 million to support the specific and urgent needs of homeless children and youth in recognition of the extraordinary impact of the pandemic on students experiencing homelessness. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, students experiencing homelessness are increasingly under-identified, as learning outside of school building settings impeded the critical role of educators and staff in schools and districts to properly identify students, and these students have remained underserved by schools, districts, and states.
Through the ARP—Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY) fund, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) has allocated federal funds on a formula basis to the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE). The SCDE will allocate $2,595,000 as ARP Homeless I subgrants to supplement the work of local education agencies (LEAs) that have active McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program (EHCY, also known as McKinney-Vento) subgrants. Because these ARP Homeless I subawards must be administered in a manner consistent with all the requirements of the EHCY, current McKinney-Vento subgrantees must submit an application for these funds.
Program Office
Office of Federal and State Accountability
Eligible Applicants
ARP Homeless I subgrants are to supplement current McKinney-Vento subgrants.
Only LEAs with a current McKinney-Vento competitive subgrant are eligible to apply to supplement their activities.
Total Funding Available
$2,595,000
Funding Detail
The SCDE anticipates awarding subgrants to all 21 McKinney-Vento subgrantees in amounts listed on page 37 of the RFP.
Project Term
April 23, 2021, through September 30, 2024
Application Closes
October 11, 2021
Technical Assistance Session
The Office of Federal and State Accountability (OFSA) provided a pre-application technical assistance webinar on
July 29, 2021. Please email
Linda Mirabal-Pace for the hyperlink to the recording.
Contact
Linda Mirabal-Pace
803-734-6010
lpace@ed.sc.gov
Documents
Request for Proposals (DOCX, 740kb - 7/9/21)
Link to Online Application
Budget Narrative Template (XLSX, 16kb - 7/9/21)
Timeline of Objectives, Activities, and Measures Template (DOCX, 19kb - 7/9/21)
Program Web Page
McKinney-Vento Program
