To
assist incarcerated youth offenders in obtaining postsecondary education
and postsecondary vocational training.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Formula Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Funds
can be used to provide grants to designated State Correctional Education
Agencies to: (1) Assist and encourage incarcerated youths to acquire
functional literacy, life and job skills, through the pursuit of
a postsecondary education certificate, or an associates or bachelors
degree while in prison; and (2) provide employment counseling and
other related services that start during the period of incarceration
and continue through pre-release and while on parole or during release.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: The State Correctional Education
Agency, as designated by the Governor of any of the 50 States, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, Guam, American
Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands, may
apply.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Individuals who are: (1) Incarcerated
in a State prison, including a pre-release facility or an alternative
program such as boot camp; (2) eligible to be released or paroled
within 5 years; (4) 25 years of age or younger; and who (5) have
obtained a secondary school diploma or its equivalent.
Credentials/Documentation:
A State plan through the year 2000 is required. The State plan
shall include a certification for a State official that all provisions
and amendments thereto are consistent with the Act.
Pre-application
Coordination: The Director of the Office of
Correctional Education will provide guidance on specific issues
and technical assistance in the preparation of State Plans. This
program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: Each designated State Correctional
Education Agency must submit to the Secretary of Education a State
plan, through the year 2000, which sets forth the procedures under
which the State will carry out activities to achieve its program
objectives and priorities and fulfill the purposes of the Act.
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No.
A-110.
Award
Procedure: The Secretary approves the State
Plan and any amendment thereto and makes allocations to the State.
Deadlines:
Deadlines are published in the Federal Register. Contact the program
office for additional information.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Range is approximately
4 weeks from the date of application receipt.
Appeals:
None.
Renewals:
None.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: From the amount appropriated,
the Secretary allots to each State an amount that bears the same
relationship to the amount appropriated as the total number of eligible
students in each State bears to the total number of eligible students
in all States. There is no matching requirement.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Awards are
made for a 12- month period. Funds must be expended within 24
months of their date of availability.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Annual Financial and Program Performance Reports in accordance with
the provisions in EDGAR.
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 Section 443 of the General Education Provisions
Act, as amended by the Improving America's Schools Act, grantees
must maintain records for 3 years.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 91-0400-0-1-501.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $17,000,000; FY 02 est $17,000,000; and FY 03 est
$0.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
Range is from $22,000 to $1,811,000.
The provisions of Title VIII, Part D of the Higher Education Act,
the requirements of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA),
and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR), Parts 67, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, and, 86 apply.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: None.
Headquarters
Office: Division of National Programs, Office
of Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-7242. Contact Carlette
Huntley. Telephone: (202) 205-5621. Internet: Carlette.Huntley@ed.gov.
Web
Site Address: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/OCE
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
The Maryland Department of Education received a grant to develop
a postsecondary liberal arts and vocational training program. The
educational programming offered is a mix of various postsecondary
occupational training programs, non-traditional careers training
for women, and a standard liberal arts curriculum. Services will
be provided in the boot camp, the women's institution and two medium
security prisons.
