Education for Homeless Children and Youth Technical Assistance Center (HE TAC)

Funding Description

Funding will be awarded to two Homeless Education Technical Assistance Centers who will provide support and technical assistance to other County Offices of Education (COEs), in a regional approach, to ensure they have the capacity, resources, and the tools required to support their Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) with implementation of the Education for Children and Youth (EHCY) Act. The provisions of this Act are designed to improve the identification, educational stability, access, support, and academic achievement of children and youth experiencing homelessness.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	All COEs that currently receive 2021‒22 EHCY grant funds are eligible and encouraged to apply. Applicants must have the capacity and willingness to support state-wide activities such as communication, training, resource sharing, and data gathering and analysis. All applications must have an established working relationship with one or more community-based organizations (CBOs) that are well positioned to identify and connect children and youth experiencing homeless to educational related support and wraparound services.
Other Eligibility Considerations	The CBO needs to be well-positioned to identify children and youth experiencing homelessness in historically underserved populations such as rural children and youth, Tribal children and youth, students of color, children and youth with disabilities, English learners, LGBTQ+ youth, and pregnant, parenting, or caregiving students experiencing homelessness, and connect them to educationally-related support and wraparound services.
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	Title VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.)
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2021-22
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	5632 / 8290
Total Available	$750,000
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	Yes
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	July 21, 2021
Due Date	September 3, 2021
Expected Notification Date	September 17, 2021

Additional Information

Application	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r8/documents/ehcytacrfa21.docx
Background	Resources for Homeless Children and Youths [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/hs/cy/]
Fiscal	EHCY TAC RFA [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r8/homelesstacrfa21.asp]
Funding Results	HE TAC Funding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r8/hetac21.asp]
Other	There will be a Zoom Meeting to discuss the request for application process as well as to provide an opportunity to ask questions. The meeting will be Thursday, July 29, 2021, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Contacts

Program	Homeless Education Team, 916-319-0717, HERFA@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Jennifer Thao, 916-319-0717, JThao@cde.ca.gov
Division	Student Achievement and Support Division, 916-319-0836 (phone), 916-319-0961 (fax)