McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvement Act Grant 22-23

Purpose

The McKinney-Vento Act is designed to address the challenges that homeless children and youths face in enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school. Under the McKinney-Vento Act, State Educational Agencies (SEAs) must ensure all homeless children and youth have equal access to free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as other children, and youths. Homeless children and youths must have access to educational and related services needed to enable them to meet the same challenging State academic standards to which all students are held.

Grant Amount

$1,897,249.00


Customer Service Support Session

The MSDE will hold a customer service support session for interested applicants. During this session, MSDE personnel will review what applicants need to get started, the program requirements, as well as a walk-through of the application. To register for a session, please contact Shanna Edmond at shanna.edmond@maryland.gov for additional information.
See the date and time below:
January 26, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Phone Numbers: 1-484-909-0192
PIN: 887 164 056#

Questions

If you have questions about the application or the process, please contact the Program Monitor:

Shanna Edmond
Education Program Supervisor
Title I-Program Improvement & Family Support
Division of Curriculum, Instructional Improvement and Professional Learning
(410) 767-0047
shanna.edmond@maryland.gov

A list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) and answers will be posted to the MSDE website following customer service support sessions

When will the application be open?

Wednesday, January 18, 2023


Application Submission Date: