Stronger Connections Grant (SCG) — US Dept of Education — OESE funding opportunity
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Stronger Connections Grant (SCG)

Stronger Connections Grant (SCG) Grant Type Formula grant Office Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) More Grants from OESE > ALN 84.424F Contact Hamed Negron-Perez Office of Safe and Supportive Schools OE...

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Deadline Rolling Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open
✦ AI Summary
  • Who can apply: Local Educational Agencies (LEAs), State Educational Agencies (SEAs), Institutions of Higher Education.
  • Deadline: Rolling — applications accepted any time.
  • Issued by: US Dept of Education — OESE.
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Who can apply — at a glance

  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: amount not specified by the source.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Rolling.

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About this opportunity

Stronger Connections Grant (SCG) Grant Type Formula grant Office Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) More Grants from OESE > ALN 84.424F Contact Hamed Negron-Perez Office of Safe and Supportive Schools [email protected] 202-453-6725 Eligibility State Educational Agencies (SEAs) Application Deadline Application Status Not Applicable Home Current Allocations Annual Performance Report (APR) Resources Purpose On June 25, 2022, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which provides $1 billion in funding to State educational agencies (SEAs) to be distributed under Title IV, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The BSCA specifies that SEAs must make competitive subgrants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), as determined by the SEA, for activities to support safe and healthy students under section 4108 of the ESEA. The Department has designated BSCA section 4108 funds as the Stronger Connections grant program to distinguish it from the regular Title IV, Part A, Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants program, which funds a broader range of activities, including activities to support well-rounded educational opportunities and the effective use of educational technology. The Department announced allocations and awarded Stronger Connections funds to SEAs on September 15, 2022. How does Stronger Connections relate to the existing Title IV, Part A formula grant program? Congress provided funding in the BSCA for the Stronger Connections grant program under Title IV, Part A of the ESEA, but established some requirements unique from the typical Title IV, Part A program. Under Stronger Connections, an SEA must make subgrant awards on a competitive basis to high-need LEAs, as determined by the SEA,a and funds may be used only for activities authorized under section 4108 of the ESEA. Funds allocated under the program must be administered and tracked separately from an SEA’s or LEA’s regular Title IV, Part A formula allocation. Because each SEA included Title IV, Part A in its approved ESEA consolidated State plan, an SEA is not required to amend its ESEA consolidated State plan to implement the Stronger Connections program. The fundamental requirements of Title IV, Part A also apply to these funds, including the supplement, not supplant, the maintenance of effort and the requirement to provide equitable services to private school students and personnel (ESEA section 8501 et seq.), as described further in Section E. Learn more about the Title IV, Part A formula grant program. Learn more about the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. PR/Award Number State Final SCG Allocations (September 2022) Supplemental Award Amount (September 2025) Revised Final SCG Allocations (September 2025) S424F220001 Alabama $15,404,231 $48,079 $15,452,310 S424F220002 Alaska $4,833,025 $15,085 $4,848,110 S424F220003 Arizona $20,826,927 $65,005 $20,891,932 S424F220004 Arkansas $9,378,149 $29,271 $9,407,420 S424F220005 California $119,828,943 $374,009 $120,202,952 S424F220006 Colorado $9,356,572 $29,203 $9,385,775 S424F220007 Connecticut $9,119,532 $28,464 $9,147,996 S424F220008 Delaware $4,833,025 $15,085 $4,848,110 S424F220009 District Of Columbia $4,833,025 $15,085 $4,848,110 S424F220010 Florida $53,737,824 $167,726 $53,905,550 S424F220011 Georgia $33,444,267 $104,386 $33,548,653 S424F220012 Hawaii $4,833,025 $15,085 $4,848,110 S424F220013 Idaho $4,833,025 $15,085 $4,848,110 S424F220014 Illinois $40,627,885 $126,807 $40,754,692 S424F220015 Indiana $14,216,829 $44,373 $14,261,202 S424F220016 Iowa $5,988,079 $18,690 $6,006,769 S424F220017 Kansas $6,450,520 $20,134 $6,470,654 S424F220018 Kentucky $15,008,023 $46,843 $15,054,866 S424F220019 Louisiana $21,279,385 $66,417 $21,345,802

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Local Educational State Educational Institutions of Higher Education

Geographic eligibility

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • District of Columbia

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Source IDstronger-connections-grant-scg

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