Grant Funds to be Awarded for Hurricane Recovery
TEA posted a
new To the Administrator Addressed letter on May 9, 2018, regarding the
following federal grants TEA plans to issue to aid students and schools
affected by the 2017 disasters:
- Temporary
Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students (EIA)
- Assistance
for Homeless Children and Youth Grants (HCY)
- Immediate
Aid to Restart School Operations (Restart)
Please review
this letter carefully for valuable information on these grants.
2017-2018 Hurricane Relief Grant Part 1 Due
May 15
On Monday, May
7, 2018, TEA posted Part 1 of the hurricane relief grant application process
that will collect the number of students displaced and the number of homeless
students displaced in school year 2017-2018 because of a qualifying disaster. The
deadline for submitting the Part 1 application is Tuesday, May 15, 2018.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible
applicants are any LEA, and in some cases private nonprofit schools, that
enrolled students displaced by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria or the 2017
California wildfires.
The application
Part 1 is available on the TEA Grant Opportunities web page by selecting ‘2017-2018
Hurricane Relief Grant Part 1’ from the drop-down menu. The application is
available through an electronic form that can be completed, signed, and
submitted online.
This
application Part 1 establishes eligibility and funding for the following two
grant programs.
- Temporary
Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students (EIA)
- Assistance
for Homeless Children and Youth
Displaced Students
Enrolled in Private Nonprofit Schools for EIA Grants
School
districts also will need to collect and report disaster-displaced student
counts from PNPs within their boundaries. TEA encourages all school districts
to immediately notify the PNPs within their boundaries about this data
collection effort and potential grant funds.
The school
district will need to collect all parent application forms and PNP
certification forms to report those student counts in the 2017-2018 Hurricane
Relief Grant Part 1 application.
Notification of Intent Not to Apply for
Hurricane Recovery Funds
If your LEA does
not intend to apply for either the Temporary Emergency Impact Aid for
Displaced Students Grant or the Assistance for Homeless Children and Youth
Grant, please notify TEA by completing the Notification
of Intent Not to Apply form available on the TEA Grant Opportunities web page by selecting ‘2017-2018
Hurricane Relief Grant Part 1’ from the drop-down menu. The form is located in
the Application and Support Information section.
TEA
Contact Information
With any
questions about the upcoming federal aid for schools and students affected by
the 2017 disasters, please contact the Department of Contracts, Grants and
Financial Administration at grantapplications@tea.texas.gov or (512) 463-8992.
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