Department of Grant Compliance and Administration
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Competitive Grant Opportunity Published on the TEA Grant Opportunities Page
TEA is announcing the availability of grant funds for the 2021-2022 Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth grant program. Request for Application (RFA) #701-21-114 is authorized by the Public Law 107-110; Title X, Part C - Homeless Education, Subtitle B of Title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.). The RFA is available on the TEA Grant Opportunities Page.
Eligible applicants are LEAs and ESCs. LEAs are required to join a SSA if their projected grant amount is less than $10,000. Only ESCs may serve as fiscal agents of an SSA. SSAs must have a minimum of 3 member districts. An eligibility list will be posted on the TEA Grant Opportunities web page.
- September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2022.
- This grant is expected to have up to two years of continuation funding subject to future appropriations by the U.S. Congress.
- A total of approximately $7,700,000 is available for this grant program.
- It is anticipated that approximately 80 grants will be awarded
- Grant awards are expected to range from $10,000 to $375,000
The purpose of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is to identify and remove barriers for children and unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness and ensure that students in these circumstances have equitable access to all available supports and resources to meet the same challenging state academic standards established for all students. One key component of the Act requires the administration and implementation of a competitive sub-grant program.
The purpose of the 2021-2022 Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) grant is to administer and implement a discretionary competitive grant program that provides individual subgrant awards to local education agencies (LEAs) or education service centers (ESCs) that provide additional capacity, promote school stability, facilitate enrollment, identification, attendance, academic and overall outcomes for students experiencing homelessness. Subgrantees are awarded and selected every three years. The current grant competition is for the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 school years.
Applications must be received by the Texas Education Agency by 11:59 p.m. (Central Time), May 18, 2021, to be considered for funding.
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