ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:   State educational agencies (SEAs). Local educational agencies (LEAs) are subgrantees.

Beneficiary Eligibility:   Children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet challenging State academic standards.

Credentials/Documentation:   None.

Pre-application Coordination:   None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:   SEAs apply for funds as part of Title I, Part A, State plans submitted to the Department of Education in accordance with Section 1111 of ESEA or as part of a consolidated State plan submitted under Section 14302 of ESEA. An LEA applies to its State educational agency in accordance with Section 200.16 of Title I regulations.

Award Procedure:   The Department of Education awards grants to SEAs on a formula basis. SEAs distribute funds to LEAs on the basis of need. No new awards are expected to be made under this program.

Deadlines:   Deadlines are established by each State.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:   Vary with each State.

Appeals:   An LEA whose application is disapproved by its SEA may appeal to the SEA and then to the Department of Education under Section 432 of the General Education Provisions Act.

Renewals:   Not applicable.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:   Funds are allocated to States based on their proportion of private school children served under Title I in the most recent school year that satisfactory data are available. There is no matching requirement.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:   Generally, awards to States are made from July 1 to September 30 of the following year. In addition, funds remain available to the State for an additional fiscal year for obligation and expenditure.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:   None.

Audits:   In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records:   In accordance with the General Education Provisions Act and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations, certain project records must be maintained for 3 years.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification:   91-0900-0-1-501.

Obligations:   (Grants) FY 01 $6,000,000; FY 02 est $0; and FY 03 est $0. No new awards are expected to be made under this program.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:   State award: From fiscal year 2001 funds, $91,000 to $1,053,529.

Formula grants awarded to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Approximately one-fourth of LEAs serving religious school students (about 2,000 LEAs) apply to SEAs for funds.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:

34 CFR 200 15-200.17. For more information, contact the Program Office.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:   Not applicable.

Headquarters Office:  
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED*

Web Site Address:   http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

Funds are used for such costs as rental of classroom space in neutral sites; rental or purchase of mobile vans; and transportation of private school students to public schools or neutral sites.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:

This is a formula grant program.