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Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program
Department of Justice

The primary purpose of the Rural Program is to enhance the safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and their children by supporting projects uniquely designed to address and prevent domestic violence, dating violence, and child victimization in rural America. The Rural Program welcomes applications that propose innovative solutions to obstacles for abused women and children created by the rural nature of a community. Unique partnerships, typically not found in urban settings, are encouraged. The program’s web site is http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/rural_grant_desc.htm.

This grant program is managed by OJP’s Violence Against Women Office (VAWO). In its 2002 grant application solicitation, VAWO described the following states as “rural,” and therefore private entities (including faith-based organizations, which are encouraged to apply) are eligible: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Approximately $40,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $39,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

Applications due by January 17, 2003.

Contact: Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs, 810 Seventh Street N.W., Washington, DC 20531, (202) 307-6026, Fax (202) 305-2589, www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo, CFDA: 16.589

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Drug-Free Communities Support Program
Department of Justice

This program, established by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997, awards grants to community coalitions for amounts up to $100,000 through a competitive process. The focus of the program is on community coalitions that have been in existence for a minimum of 6 months, coalitions that have 5-year strategic plans aimed at reducing substance abuse among youth, and over time, among adults, and coalitions that have provided an equal match for the awarded funds. These coalitions are to collaborate with entities in the community including government agencies to coordinate and strengthen efforts to reduce substance abuse. The program aims to disseminate timely state-of-the-art information on practices and initiatives that have proven effective in reducing substance abuse.

This grant program is managed by OJP’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).

Approximately $60,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $70,000,000, for the program for FY 2004.

Date for online registration by: February 25, 2003. Applications due by March 11, 2003.

Contact: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, 810 Seventh Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531, Phone (202) 616–8988, CFDA: 16.729

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Alien Unaccompanied Minors Shelter Care Program
Department of Justice

Annually, more than 4,500 unaccompanied juveniles come into the care and custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. INS places these unaccompanied juveniles in either nonsecure care facilities, group homes, secure juvenile detention facilities, or foster homes, as appropriate, and ensures that the juveniles are provided with the following services: food, clothing, shelter, routine and emergency medical and mental health services, educational classes, recreational programs, individual and group counseling, and access to free legal services.

Currently, INS places juveniles in eleven shelters. Five of the eleven shelters are run by faith-based organizations.

Approximately $34,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $34,000,000, for the program for FY 2004.

INS primarily uses cooperative agreements to award juvenile care funds. Both for-profit and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply. The last award for this program was made in FY 2001. New awards are made when need exceeds capacity.

Contact: Visit, www.fedbizopps.gov to see whether or not any opportunities exist for this program., CFDA: 16.201

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Youth Opportunity Grants (YOG)
Department of Labor

The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 authorized $250,000,000 for the YOG program to increase the high school graduation rate, college enrollment rate, and employment rate of youth living in high-poverty communities. The program targets any youth, 14-21, regardless or income, who lives in federally designated empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and other high-poverty areas.

In 2000, DOL/ETA awarded 36 youth opportunity grants to urban, rural, and Native American communities. Highlights of the program include: the emphasis on youth development; operation of youth centers in the target community; MIS performance system; and the two-yeah reuired follow-up period for serving youth. DOL encourages linkages with faith-based organizations in these Youth Opportunity Grants, and Faith-based organizations have a prominent role in many of these projects.

This is a discretionary grant administered by the Office of Youth Opportunities at the United States Department of Labor.

Eligible applicants: Local educational agencies, community colleges, community-based organizations, local foundations and private businesses.

Approximately $44,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and funding has not been requested for this program for FY 2004.

Contact: David Lah, dlah@doleta.gov, US Department of Labor, Office of Youth Opportunities, 200 Constitution Avenue NW N4459, Washington

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Child Support Special Improvement Projects
Department of Health and Human Services

This program’s purpose is to design and carry out special projects of regional and national significance relating to the improvement of child support enforcement efforts.

Grants and contracts are awarded for creative special improvement projects and demonstrations that improve the effectiveness of the child support enforcement program on the regional and national levels. These activities must be consistent with the goals of the national child support strategic plan and must advance the requirements of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA).

Approximately $11,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $11,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

Contact: Susan Greenblatt, (202) 401-4849, sgreenblatt@acf.hhs.gov, CFDA: 93.601

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Basic Center Program
Department of Health and Human Services

Through the Basic Center Program, the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) provides financial assistance to establish and strengthen community based programs that address the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. The central purpose of these programs is to provide youth with emergency shelter, food, clothing counseling, and referrals for health care. The Basic Centers seek to reunite young people with their families whenever possible, or to locate appropriate alternative placements.

Eligible Applicants: States, localities, private nonprofit community and faith based entities, and coordinated networks of such entities are eligible to apply for a Runaway and Homeless Youth Program grant unless they are part of the law enforcement structure or the juvenile justice system.

Approximately $49,700,000 is appropriated for FY 2003.

Contact: Curtis O. Porter, Acting Deputy Associate Commissioner (202) 205-8102 cporter@acf.hhs.gov, CFDA 93.550

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Street Runaway and Homeless Youth Outreach
Department of Health and Human Services

The Street Outreach Program is part of the Family and Youth Services Bureau's (FYSB) Runaway and Homeless Youth Program; FYSB awards grants to private nonprofit community and faith based agencies to conduct outreach designed to build relationships between grantee staff and street youth. The goal of these efforts is to help young people leave the streets. The local grantees provide a range of services directly or through collaboration with other agencies, specifically those working to protect and treat young people who have been, or who are at risk of being, subjected to sexual abuse or exploitation.

Eligible Applicants: Private nonprofit community and faith based entities, and coordinated networks of such entities are eligible to apply for the Street Outreach Program grant unless they are part of the law enforcement structure or the juvenile justice system.

Approximately $15,300,000 million is appropriated for FY 2003.

Contact: Curtis O. Porter, Acting Deputy Associate Commissioner, (202) 205-8102, cporter@acf.hhs.gov, CFDA 93.550

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Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth (TLP)
Department of Health and Human Services

Through the Transitional Living Program (TLP), the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) supports projects that provide longer term residential services to homeless youth ages 16-21 for up to 18 months. These services are designed to help youth that are homeless make a successful transition to self-sufficient living.

TLP grantees are required to provide youth with stable, safe living accommodations and services that help them develop the skills necessary to move to independence. Living accommodations may be host family homes, group homes, or supervised apartments. (Supervised apartments are either agency-owned apartment buildings or scattered site apartments, which are single-occupancy apartments rented directly by young people with support from the agency.)

Eligible Applicants: States, localities, private nonprofit community and faith based entities, and coordinated networks of such entities are eligible to apply for a Transitional Living Program grant unless they are part of the law enforcement structure or the juvenile justice system.

Approximately $40,500,000 million is appropriated for FY 2003.

Contact: Curtis O. Porter, Acting Deputy Associate Commissioner, (202) 205-8102, cporter@acf.hhs.gov, CFDA 93.550

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Head Start / Early Head Start
Department of Health and Human Services

Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of low-income children, including children on federally recognized reservations and children of migratory farm workers, through the provision of comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services. Head Start also involves parents in their children's learning and helps parents make progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals. Head Start also emphasizes the significant involvement of parents in the administration of their local Head Start programs.

Any local government, federally-recognized Indian tribe, or public or private nonprofit or for profit agency which meets the requirements may apply for a grant. Grantee agencies may subcontract with other child-serving agencies to provide services to Head Start children.

Approximately $6,668,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $6,816,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

Contact: Jean Simpson, (202) 205-8421, CFDA: 93.600

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Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Program
Department of Health and Human Services

To improve the national, State, community and family activities for the prevention, assessment, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect through research, demonstration service improvement, information dissemination, and technical assistance. Grants or Contracts are provided for: (1) Technical assistance to public and private nonprofit agencies; (2) research and service demonstration projects to identify, assess, prevent, and treat child abuse and neglect; (3) research into the incidence, consequences, and prevalence of child abuse and neglect; and (4) for the dissemination of information on the incidence, causes, prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect.

States, local governments, tribes, nonprofit institutions and organizations engaged in activities related to the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect are eligible to apply for grants.

Approximately $33,844,000 is appropriated for FY 2003.

Contact: Catherine Nolan, (202) 260-5140, cnolan@acf.hhs.gov, CFDA: 93.670

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Abandoned Infants Assistance
Department of Health and Human Services

The purpose of this program is to develop, implement and operate projects that demonstrate how to: (1) Prevent the abandonment of infants and young children exposed to HIV/AIDS and drugs, including the provision of services to family members for any conditions that increased the probability of abandonment of an infant or young child; (2) identify and address the needs of abandoned infants, especially those born with AIDS and those exposed to drugs; (3) assist these children to reside with their natural families, if possible, or in foster care; (4)recruit, train and retain foster parents; (5) carry out residential care programs for abandoned children and children with AIDS; (6) established programs of respite care for families and foster families; (7) recruit and train health and social services personnel to work with families, foster families and residential care staff; and (8) prevent the abandonment of infants and young children by providing needed resources through model programs. This program also funds technical assistance, including training, with respect to the planning, development and operation of the projects.

Eligible to apply are State or local governments, Federally-recognized Indian Tribal governments, U.S. Territories and possessions, and nonprofit organizations and universities.

Approximately $12,125,000 is appropriated for FY 2003.

Contact: Pat Campiglia, (202) 205-8060, pcampigilia@acf.dhhs.gov, CFDA: 93.551

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Infant Adoption Awareness Training Project
Department of Health and Human Services

The purpose of this program is to develop and implement programs to train designated staff of eligible health centers in providing adoption information and referrals to pregnant women on an equal basis with all other courses of action included in non-directive counseling to pregnant women.

Grant funds may be used to plan and implement: (1) approved programs directly or through grants or cooperative agreements with other adoption organizations; (2) training curriculum, consistent with best practice guidelines; (3) reimbursement to eligible health centers for all costs in obtaining the training. Project funds may not be used for construction.

Eligible to apply are nonprofit private national, regional, or local organizations among whose primary purposes are adoption and which are knowledgeable in all elements of the adoption process.

Approximately $9,500,000 is appropriated for FY 2003.

Contact: Pat Campiglia, (202) 205-8060, pcampiglia@acf.hhs.gov, CFDA: 93.254

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Adoption Opportunities Discretionary Grant Program
Department of Health and Human Services

The purpose of this program is to provide financial support for demonstration projects to improve adoption practices, to gather information on adoptions, and to provide training and technical assistance to improve adoption services.

Grants are to be used for special demonstration projects in the field of special needs adoption which are of regional or national significance, and projects which demonstrate new methods in the field of special needs adoption.

Approximately $27,226,000 is appropriated for FY 2003.

Contact: Carole Thompson, (202) 205-8914, CFDA: 93.652

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Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) Discretionary Grants
Department of Health and Human Services

The overall purpose of ELOA is to increase, support, expand and better coordinate early learning opportunities for children and their families through local community organizations. Allowable activities include: 1) enhancing early childhood literacy; 2) helping parents, caregivers, providers and educators increase their capacity to facilitate the development of skills in young children and promote learning readiness; 3) promoting effective parenting; 4) developing linkages among early learning programs and between early learning programs and health care services for young children; 5) increasing access to early learning opportunities for young children with special needs; 6) increasing access to existing early learning programs; 7) improving the quality of early learning programs through improved professional development and compensation for caregivers and teachers; and 8) removing ancillary barriers to early learning including transportation difficulties and hours of service.

Local councils, so designated by an entity of local government entity (or Indian Tribe, Regional Corporation, or Native Hawaiian entity), are eligible to apply for an ELOA grant. Local councils may be faith-based organizations or may include faith-based organizations in their membership.

Approximately $33,800,000 is appropriated for FY 2003.

Contact: Carol Gage, (202) 690-6243, cdebarba@acf.hhs.gov CFDA: 93.577

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Youthbuild
Department of Housing and Urban Development

Youthbuild is designed to help young high school dropouts obtain education, employment skills, and meaningful work experience to help them obtain jobs that pay well and to achieve self-sufficiency.

The funding is used to implement housing construction/rehabilitation training programs for very low-income high school dropouts ages 16 to 24. Youthbuild programs offer educational and job training services, counseling and other support activities, and onsite paid training in housing rehabilitation or construction work. At least 50 percent of each participant’s time is spent in classroom training.

Youthbuild provides funds to nonprofit organizations, State and local housing agencies, State and local governments, and other organizations eligible to provide education and employment training under Federal employment training programs.

Approximately $60,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $65,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

Application estimated available in February or March.

Contact: (800) 483-8929 (voice), (800) 483-2209 (TTY), CFDA: 14.243

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Safe and Drug Free Schools — Mentoring Programs
Department of Education

The purpose of this program is to support the establishment of programs for mentoring of at-risk children to improve academic achievement and reduce the dropout rate. Non-profit, community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations, are among the entities that are eligible to apply provided that they meet all statutory and regulatory requirements.

This is a discretionary grant administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program at the U.S. Department of Education.

Approximately $17,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $100,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

The governing statute is the No Child Left Behind Act Section 4130 and following. http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02/

Contact: Bryan Williams, Bryan.Williams@ed.gov, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20202, (202) 260-2391, Fax (202) 260-7767, CFDA: 84.184

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Early Reading First
Department of Education

The purpose of this program is to support local efforts to enhance the early language, cognitive, and early reading development of preschool age children, particularly those from low-income families and to integrate scientific reading research-based instructional materials and literacy activities with existing preschool programs.

Community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations, are eligible to apply provided that they meet all of the statutory and regulatory requirements.

Community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations may also apply in collaboration with others including local education agencies. These organizations must serve students in certain poverty areas as defined by the statute. Be sure to check the program requirements before applying.

This is a discretionary grant program administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Compensatory Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education.

Approximately $75,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $100,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

The controlling law is ESEA, Title I, Part B. http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02/

Contact: Mary Anne Lesiak, MaryAnne.lesiak@ed.gov, U.S. Department of Education, OESE, Compensatory Education Programs, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington DC 20202, (202) 260-0826, Fax (202) 260-2195, CFDA: 84.359A, B

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Migrant Education — Even Start
Department of Education

The purpose of this program is to break the cycle of poverty and improve the literacy of participating migrant families by integrating early childhood education, adult literacy, adult basic education, and parenting education into a unified family literacy program. Non-profit community based organizations that work with migrant families, including faith-based organizations are eligible to apply.

This is a discretionary grant program, administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Migrant Education.

Approximately $7,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $5,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

The controlling law is the No Child Left Behind Act Section 1232 http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02/

Contact: Donna Marie Marlow, Donnamarie.marlow@ed.gov, U.S. Department of Education, OESE, Office of Migrant Education, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington DC 20202-6135, (202) 260-2815, Fax (202) 205-0089, CFDA: 84.214

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Migrant Education High School Equivalency Program
Department of Education

The purpose of this program is to help migratory and seasonal farm workers or their children who are 16 years of age or older to obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma and subsequently to obtain employment or enter a postsecondary educational program.

Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, are eligible to apply provided that they meet all statutory and regulatory requirements.

This is a discretionary grant program administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Migrant Education.

Approximately $23,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $13,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

The controlling law is the Higher Education Act, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 5 Contact: Mary Suazo, mary.suazo@ed.gov, U.S. Department of Education, OESE, Office of Migrant Education, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Rm. 3E227, FB-6, Washington DC 20202-6134, (202) 260-1396, Fax (202) 205-0089, CFDA: 84.141

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Migrant Education College Assistance Program
Department of Education

The purpose of this program is to assists students who are migratory or seasonal farm workers (or children of such workers) enrolled in the first undergraduate year at an institution of higher education to complete their study for that year. Competitive five-year grants for projects are made to institutions of higher education or to other nonprofit private agencies that cooperate with such institutions.

Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations that cooperate with institutions of higher education are eligible to apply.

Discretionary Grant administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Migrant Education.

Approximately $15,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $15,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

The controlling law is the Higher Education Act, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 5.

Contact: Mary Suazo, mary.suazo@ed.gov, U.S. Department of Education, OESE, Office of Migrant Education, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Rm. 3E227, FB-6, Washington DC 20202-6134, (202) 260-1396, Fax (202) 205-0089, CFDA: 84.149

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Carol M. White Physical Education Program
Department of Education

The purpose of this program is to initiate, expand, and improve physical education programs for kindergarten through 12th grade students by providing equipment and support and staff and teacher training.

Local educational agencies and public and private non-profit community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations, are eligible to apply provided they meet all statutory and regulatory requirements.

This is a discretionary grant program administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program.

Approximately $60,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $10,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

The controlling law is the No Child Left Behind Act Title V, Part D, Subpart 10 http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02/pg76.html#sec5501

Contact: Ethel Jackson, Ethel.Jackson@ed.gov, U.S. Department of Education, OESE, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20202, (202) 260-2812, Fax (202) 260-7767, CFDA: 84.215F

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Parental Assistance Centers
Department of Education

The purpose of this program is to support parental information and resource centers that provide training, information and support to parents of children ages 5 through school age. The desired outcome is to improve student learning through coordination and integration of Federal State, and local services.

Nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, are eligible to apply provided they meet all statutory and regulatory requirements.

This is a discretionary grant program administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, School Support and Technology Program.

Approximately $42,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and funding has not been requested for the program for FY 2004.

The controlling law is the No Child Left Behind Act, Title V, Part D, Subpart 16 http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02/

Contact: Daisy Greenfield, Daisy.Greenfield@ed.gov, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W, Washington, DC 20202, (202) 260-0971, Fax (202) 205-5870, CFDA: 84.310

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Community Technology Centers
Department of Education

Please note that it has not yet been determined whether new grants will be funded this fiscal year.

The purpose of this program is to create or expand community technology centers that provide disadvantaged residents of economically distressed urban and rural communities with access to information technology and training on how to use it.

Organizations such as foundations, museums, libraries, private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations that have the capacity to significantly expand access to computers and related services for disadvantaged residents of economically distressed communities are eligible to apply provided they meet all statutory and regulatory requirements.

This is a discretionary grant administered by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education at the U.S. Department of Education.

Approximately $32,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and funding has not been requested for the program for FY 2004.

The controlling law is the No Child Left Behind Act Section 5511 and following. http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02/pg76.html

Contact: Charles Talbert, (202) 205-9379, CFDA: 84.341

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Supplemental Educational Services
Department of Education

Supplemental Educational Services are additional academic instruction designed to increase the academic achievement of students in low-performing schools. Services must be provided outside of the regular school day and may include academic assistance such as tutoring, remediation, and other educational interventions. Each State Education Agency is required to identify organizations that qualify to provide these services and maintain a list that allow parents to have as many choices as possible.

Providers of supplemental educational services may include non-profit entities, for-profit entities, local educational agencies, public schools, public charter schools, private schools, public or private institutions of higher education, and faith-based organizations. Entities that would like to be included on the list of eligible providers must contact their state education agency and meet the criteria established by the state to be considered for the list of eligible providers.

Eligible students are all students from low-income families who attend Title I schools that are in their second year of school improvement, in corrective action, or in restructuring.

This is not a grant program. The Local Education Agency must use funds from Title I, Part A allocation to fund the services provided to the eligible students.

The controlling law is the No Child Left Behind Act Title I, Part A, Subpart 1, Section 1116 (e): http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02/pg2.html#sec1116

Supplemental Educational Services Non-Regulatory Guidance can be found here [http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SASA/suppsvcsguid.pdf]

Contact: If you have additional questions about supplemental educational services that are not answered in this guidance, please submit your questions to david.downey@ed.gov, (202) 708-2077 or 1-800-USA-LEARN and ask for David Downey.

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Part D: Gang-Free Schools and Communities: Community-Based Gang Intervention
Department of Justice

The purpose of this program is to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public agencies (including local educational agencies) and private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions to establish and support programs and activities that involve families and communities. These grants are designed to prevent and reduce the participation of juveniles in gang-related activities and to provide assistance to juveniles and their families.

OJJDP may fund applications submitted by public, private, and non-profit organizations.

The Gang-Free School and Communities initiative is divided into various subprograms. Some of these programs do not permit FBOs/CBOs to apply directly.

Approximately $12,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and funding has not been requested for the program for FY 2004.

Applications estimated available in March.

Contact: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531, (202) 307-5914, Fax (202) 514-6382, CFDA: 16.544

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Reduction and Prevention of Children's Exposure to Violence
Department of Justice

The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce the impact of family and community violence on young children-birth to age six-by helping communities to expand existing partnerships between law enforcement, health professionals, and others within the community.

The lead applicant for the grant must be a public agency. However, co-applicants and collaborative partners may be public, private and non-profit organizations.

Approximately $10,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and funding has not been requested for the program for FY 2004.

Applications estimated in March.

Contact: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531, (202) 307-5914, Fax (202) 514-6382, CFDA: 16.730

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Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program
Department of Justice

This program allows non governmental organizations (e.g., shelters, legal aid programs, and bar associations) to provide direct legal services to victims of domestic violence in civil matters directly related to domestic violence, including cases that involve civil protection orders, divorce, or legal separation, spousal and child support, child custody and visitation, access to benefits, housing and landlord tenant matters, and employment. All grant recipients must certify that a conflict screening process is in place to ensure that no civil or criminal legal matters are handled for abusers of clients or for alleged batterers.

This program is intended to enable the Attorney General to award grants to increase the availability of legal assistance necessary to provide effective aid to victims of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault who are seeking relief in legal matters arising as a consequence of that abuse or violence, at minimal or no cost to the victims. Eligibility For Grants:

The statute states that eligible organizations are private non profit entities, Indian tribal governments, and publicly funded organizations not acting in a governmental capacity such as law schools.

Approximately $40,000,000, is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $40,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

Contact: Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs, 810 Seventh Street N.W., Washington, DC 20531, (202) 307-6026, Fax (202) 305-2589, www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo, CFDA: 16.529

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Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program
Department of Health and Human Services

The Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program is a new program that is designed to make competitive grants to applicants in areas with substantial numbers of children of incarcerated parents, and to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring services for children of prisoners.

Eligible Applicants: States, localities, private nonprofit community and faith based entities, and coordinated networks of such entities are eligible to apply for a Transitional Living Program grant unless they are part of the law enforcement structure or the juvenile justice system.

Approximately $9,900,000 million is appropriated for FY 2003.

Contact: Curtis O. Porter, Acting Deputy Associate Commissioner, (202) 205-8102, cporter@acf.hhs.gov, CFDA (Not yet established)

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FORMULA GRANT PROGRAMS


WIA Youth Programs
Department of Labor

This is a formula grant program. Grants are made to States, and the States in turn allocate funds to approximately 600 local Workforce Investment Boards.

The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) authorizes funds to state and local communities to support workforce training and related activities for youth 14-21 years old, low income, deficient, a school dropout, homeless, a parent or parenting, offender, or individuals including disabled youth that require additional assistance to complete educational program or hold employment.

Local Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) must provide youth with tutoring, study skills training, dropout prevention strategies, alternative secondary school services, summer employment opportunities, paid and unpaid work experiences, and occupational skill training. Community and faith-based organizations can play an integral role in the delivery of training services under WIA.

The amount of funding available to State and local areas is determined by the number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial unemployment. Due dates vary from State to State.

Approximately $994,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $1,001,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

Contact: Haskel Lowery, hlowery@doleta.gov, US Department of Labor, Office of Youth Opportunities, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N4464, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 693-3036, Fax (202) 693-3532, CFDA: 17.259

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Community-Based Family Resource and Support Program (CBFRS)
Department of Health and Human Services

This program assists States to develop and implement, or expand and enhance, a comprehensive, statewide system of community-based family resource and support services, to prevent child abuse and neglect.

This is a formula grant program. Funds are distributed to the States, which in turn deploy the resources to address the program objectives.

Approximately $33,199,000 is appropriated for FY 2003.

Contact: Catherine Nolan, 202-260-5140, cnolan@acf.hhs.gov, CFDA: 93.590

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Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
Department of Health and Human Services

The purpose of this program is to make grants to States and Tribes to assist low- income families with child care and to: (1) allow each State maximum flexibility in developing child care programs and policies that best suit the needs of children and parents within State; (2) promote parental choice to empower working parents to make their own decisions on the child care that best suits their family's needs; (3) encourage States to provide consumer education information to help parents make informed choices about child care; (4) assist States to provide child care to parents trying to achieve independence from public assistance; and (5) assist States in implementing the health, safety, licensing, and registration standards established in State regulations.

This is a formula grant program. Funds are distributed to States, which in turn deploy the funding to achieve the child care objectives of the programs.

Approximately $4,800,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2002.

Contact: Moniquin Huggins, (202) 690-8490, Mhuggins@acf.hhs.gov

To find the regional child care liaison for your area, click here. [http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb/ta/raaddr/liaisons.htm] CFDA: 93.575

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Family Violence/ Grants for Battered Women's Shelters
Department of Health and Human Services

The purpose of this program is to assist States and Indian Tribes in the prevention of family violence and the provision of immediate shelter and related assistance for victims of family violence and their dependents. States must give special emphasis to the support of community-based projects of demonstrated effectiveness carried out by nonprofit private organizations, particularly those projects where the primary purpose is to operate shelters for victims of family violence, and those which provide counseling, advocacy, and self-help services to victims and their children. This is a formula grant program. States make grants to local public and nonprofit private agencies to carry out the purpose of the program.

Approximately $126,000,000 appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $124,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

Contact: William Riley, 202.401.5529, wriley@acf.hhs.gov, CFDA: 93.671

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21st Century Community Learning Centers
Department of Education

The purpose of this program is to provide establish or expand community learning centers that provide students academic enrichment, tutorial services, youth development activities, drug and violence prevention, art, music, and recreation programs, technology education programs and character programs and to provide families of students opportunities for literacy and related educational development.

Community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations, are eligible to apply provided they meet all statutory and regulatory requirements. Local educational agencies may also apply and are strongly encouraged to partner with community-based organizations including faith-based organizations.

This is a formula grant program to States. States provide competitive awards to local entities.

Approximately $994,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $600,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

The due date for grant applications to States varies from State to State. Faith-based and community organizations should contact local public school to discuss partnership opportunities.

Contact: Carol J. Mitchell, Carolj.mitchell@ed.gov, U.S. Department of Education OESE, 21st-Century Community Learning Centers, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20202-6100, (202) 260-0919, Fax (202) 260-3420, CFDA: 84.287

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Even Start Family Literacy Program
Department of Education

The purpose of this program is to break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by integrating early childhood education, adult literacy, interactive literacy activities between parents and children, and parenting education into a unified family literacy program.

Partnerships consisting of one or more local educational agency and one or more nonprofit community-based organization may apply for funding under this program. Nonprofit community-based organizations include faith-based organizations.

This is a formula grant program administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Compensatory Education Programs. Eligible applicants, as described above, apply for funding to the appropriate State agency

Approximately $248,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $175,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

The due date for grant applications to States varies from State to State. Faith-based and community organizations should contact local public school to discuss partnership opportunities.

Contact: Laura Lazo, laura.lazo@ed.gov, U.S. Department of Education OESE, Compensatory Education Programs, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington DC 20202, (202) 260-0826, Fax (202) 260-7764, CFDA: 84.314

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Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
Department of Education

The purpose of this program is to create a partnership among the Federal Government, States, and localities to provide adult education and literacy services, in order to:

(1) Assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and self-sufficiency;

(2) Assist adults who are parents to obtain the educational skills necessary to become full partners in the educational development of their children; and

(3) Assist adults in the completion of a secondary school education.

Community based organizations of demonstrated effectiveness and nonprofit institutions that have the ability to provide literacy services to adults and families, including faith-based organizations, are eligible to apply provided that they meet all statutory and regulatory requirements.

This is a formula grant program funded by the U.S. Department of Education office of Vocational and Adult Education, but application is made to the appropriate state official.

Approximately $572,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $584,000,000 for the program for FY 2004.

The due date for grant applications to States varies from State to State. Faith-based and community organizations should contact local public school to discuss partnership opportunities.

Contact: Cindy Towsner, (202) 205-5864, CFDA: 84.002

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Juvenile Mentoring Formula Grant Program
Department of Justice

The Juvenile Mentoring Program, known as JUMP, supports one-to-one mentoring projects for youth at risk of failing in school, dropping out of school, or becoming involved in delinquent behavior, including gang activity and substance abuse. The office administering this grant program is the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). JUMP web site is www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/jump. In its 2002 grant application solicitation, OJJDP provided the following eligibility information:

  • Nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, are eligible.
  • Applicants must demonstrate knowledge of and/or experience with mentoring programs, volunteers, and at-risk youth.
  • National organizations (i.e., those that service a population that extended across the country) were not eligible to receive JUMP funds. Entities that had received JUMP funds previously were not eligible to compete for funding through the 2002 solicitation.

Approximately $16,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and funding has not been requested for the program for FY 2004.

Applications estimated available in March.

Contact: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531, (202) 307-5914, Fax (202) 514-6382, CFDA: 16.726

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