OpportunityTitle: Mentoring, Educational, and Employment Strategies to Improve Academic, Social, and Career Pathway Outcomes
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Either school districts or CBOs can apply for these grants.  Schools that are currently receiving DOL funds for this project are not eligible to receive additional funds under this solicitation.  Applications can only be submitted for projects to serve high schools that have been identified by the State Department of Education for the 2008-2009 school year as persistently dangerous under section 9532 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.  This includes ungraded special education schools that primarily serve students ages 14 and above.  High schools that have been identified as persistently dangerous this year and that are not currently receiving grants from the Department of Labor under this initiative are located in the school districts of Baltimore City, Plainfield (New Jersey), New York City, Schenectady (New York), Salem-Keiser (Oregon), Philadelphia, and Puerto Rico.  These high schools and their most recently available enrollment level are listed in Section VIIIA below.  Schools that are currently receiving funds from DOL through a grant awarded under this persistently dangerous schools initiative in June of 2008 are not eligible to apply under this new competition.  Schools that had been identified as persistently dangerous this school year, but that have had this designation removed because of successful appeals are not eligible for award.  School districts may apply for persistently dangerous schools that are the subject of ongoing appeals regarding their persistently dangerous status, but the application should note that such an appeal is in process and the appeal process will need to be resolved prior to award.  School districts applying will need to have one or more CBOs as sub-grantees/contractors to operate at a minimum the mentoring component.  These proposed CBO sub-grantees/contractors do not need to be listed in the application, as the Department strongly encourages the use of competition in selecting sub-grantees and contractors either before or after grant award.  CBOs applying will need to have the school district as a partner, with an MOU signed by the school district included in the application.  To be eligible to apply for these grants as a CBO, organizations must be not-for-profit entities and can operate either nationally or locally.  Separate applications must be submitted for each high school to be served, but school districts and CBOs may submit as many applications as they have eligible schools.
Description: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the availability of $34 million for grants to serve high schools that have been designated as persistently dangerous by State Educational Agencies for the 2008-2009 school year under section 9532 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The goal of these grants is to reduce violence within these schools through a combination of mentoring, education, employment, case management, and violence prevention strategies. These grants will be awarded to fund projects in schools not currently receiving a DOL grant for these purposes through a competitive process open both to school districts which include persistently dangerous high schools and to community-based organizations (CBOs) in partnership with these school districts. High schools which have been designated as persistently dangerous this school year and which are not currently receiving a Department of Labor (Department or DOL) grant under this initiative are located in the school districts of Baltimore City, Plainfield (New Jersey), New York City, Schenectady (New York), Salem-Keiser (Oregon), Philadelphia, and Puerto Rico. These schools are listed in Section VIIIA below. School districts and CBOs must submit a separate application for each high school that they propose serving, but may submit as many applications as they have eligible schools. Applications submitted by school districts must include plans to have one or more CBOs as sub-grantees/contractors to operate at a minimum the mentoring component. These proposed CBO sub-grantees/contractors do not need to be listed in the application, as the Department strongly encourages the use of competition in selecting sub-grantees and contractors either before or after grant award. Applications submitted by CBOs must have a school district identified as a partner, with a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the school district included in the application. To be eligible to apply for these grants as a CBO, organizations must be not-for-profit entities and can operate either nationally or locally.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Serena Boyd
GrantorContactText: Serena Boyd &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-693-3338
CloseDateExplanation: The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is September 22, 2009.  Applications must be received no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time.