Dates to Remember:

• Intent to Apply Opens: February 14th, 2022
• Intent to Apply Closes: March 11th, 2022
• Application Opens: March 18th, 2022
• Application Closes: April 15th, 2022

About ADE

The Arkansas Department of Education’s Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program is offering local educational agencies (LEAs), which include public school districts, an opportunity to apply for a three-year EHCY grant. The intent of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act legislation is to ensure that all children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence receive access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a preschool education, as provided to other children and youth. To meet this goal, ADE and LEAs are required to develop, review, and revise policies to remove barriers to the enrollment, attendance, and the academic success of children and youth experiencing homelessness and provide homeless children and youth with the opportunity to meet the same challenging State academic standards to which all students are held.

The EHCY grant program receives an annual grant award from the United States Department of Education (USDE). ADE awards these funds to eligible LEAs through a competitive process. Each year’s grant award may vary, depending upon the amount of the federal grant award from USDE.