FY2021: Title I, Part D, Subpart 1

Fund Codes: 306/307

Purpose:

Title I, Part D, also called The Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent or At Risk, provides Subpart 1 Title I funds to state educational agencies that operate educational programs for youth in adult correctional facilities and for children and youth in the Department of Youth Services.

Priorities:

The priorities of Title I Part D Subpart 1 are to assist state educational agencies in preparing children and youth for successful transition to education, training, or employment post-incarceration by achieving the program objectives and outcomes outlined on pages 110-111 of the ESSA State Plan.

Eligibility:

A state agency providing corrections education to children and youth is eligible to receive funds based on criteria established by the United States Department of Education (USED). Eligible agencies in Massachusetts include 11 County Houses of Correction, the Department of Youth Services, and the Department of Corrections. Agencies provide a count of eligible students to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on an annual basis that is then used to determine allocation amounts. Grants are then awarded to each agency after approval of the grant application.

Funding Type:

Federal CFDA # 84.013

Funding:

Funding is contingent upon availability. All dollar amounts listed are estimated/approximate and are subject to change. If more funding becomes available it will be distributed under the same guidelines that appear in this RFP document.

Fund Use:

To supplement, not supplant, state or locally funded educational programs by providing the following educational offerings:

• supplemental instruction in core subject areas, (e.g. reading, math);
• transition services;
• vocational training that includes academic integration;
• counseling, education and career advising;
• HiSET or GED Test Prep;
• English as a second language;
• family engagement; and professional development.

Project Duration:

Upon approval – 8/31/2021

Program Unit:

Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS)

Contact:

Karen DeCoster

Phone Number:

(781) 338-8815

Date Due:

August 31, 2020

Required Forms:

Part I — General — Program Unit Signature Page — (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)

Part II — Budget narrative workbook

Part III — Required Program Information/Narrative

Submission Instructions:

Submit all required documents in EdGrants. Please label documents as follows:

• Document 1: Signature page
• Document 2: Part II — Budget narrative workbook
• Document 3: Part III — Required Information

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Last Updated: August 18, 2020