Refugee Students Assistance

Funding Description

Funds are available to local educational agencies (LEAs) on a competitive application basis to establish supplemental programs and services for refugee students and their families. The grants are effective for the period of February 1, 2003 to August 14, 2005. Continuation of the grants in subsequent years is contingent upon the availability of funds.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Any LEA (school district, county office of education, or direct-funded charter school) that enrolls a significant population of refugee students is eligible to apply. An eligible LEA may form a consortium with one or more other eligible LEAs.
Other Eligibility Considerations	LEAs should estimate the number of refugee students enrolled by using data from the year 2000 submittal of the Student National Origin Report (SNOR).
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult
Eligible Age Level(s)	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Adult

Funding

Legal Authority	INA 412(c)(1)(A)(iii)
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2002-03
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes
Total Available	$2,000,000
Recipient Amount	$100,000 to $250,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	September 3, 2002
Due Date	December 20, 2002
Expected Notification Date	February 1, 2003

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	David P. Dolson, 916-319-0266, ddolson@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	ddolson@cde.ca.gov, 916-319-0266, ddolson@cde.ca.gov
Division	Educator Excellence and Equity Division, 916-319-0845 (phone), 916-319-0138 (fax)