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Division: Educational Services

Office:  Supplemental Educational Programs

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Purpose: 

The purpose of the McKinney-Vento EHCY grant program is to support state and federal efforts through the establishment of regional partnership projects that will: 1) provide leadership and technical assistance in this area to the schools within the region; and 2) coordinate and provide (when possible) supplemental academic programs and support services to children and youth experiencing homelessness attending schools within the region. For each regional project it is expected that, to the extent possible, all identified children and youth experiencing homelessness within the region will be served.

The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) established this grant program to create partnerships between an LEA and service agencies located in each region of the state to coordinate and provide supplemental academic programs and support services to children and youth experiencing homelessness residing in the partnership’s regional area. The regional McKinney-Vento projects will also identify and establish partnerships with regional service providers, state and county resources, and community-based and social service organizations, to assist LEAs in providing supplemental services and making referrals to appropriate agencies to enable all children and youth experiencing homelessness in the partnership’s regional area to meet the challenging State content and student performance standards.

The McKinney-Vento EHCY program is a continuation grant program open to Bergen Special Services School District, Monmouth - Ocean Regional Educational Services Commission, Gloucester County Special Services School District, and Essex County Educational Services Commission; the four organizations selected through a competitive process in year one to provide services to eligible homeless children and youth.

This is the fifth year of this program.

Based on the availability of federal McKinney-Vento funds, this fifth and final year of the grant program will begin January 1, 2025 and end on June 30, 2025

Eligible Agencies: Bergen Co. Spec. Serv, Essex Co. Spec. Serv, Monmouth/Ocean Reg. Ed. Serv. Comm, Gloucester Co. Spec. Serv.

Grant Type: Continuation

Number of Award(s) Anticipated: 4

Application Due Date: 2/25/2025

Total Amt. Available: $1,276,682.00