American Rescue Plan HCY Funding: Usages and Purposes
Learn about how the American Rescue Plan Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY) funding is used to support homeless children and youth, including identifying and providing services to them. Discover the allowable usages, such as educational services, evaluations, professional development, and more, to ensure the well-being and educational participation of homeless children.
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American Rescue Plan Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY-II) November 9, 2021 November 9, 2021
Purposes of ARP HCY Funding: State educational agencies and local educational agencies (LEAs) must use ARP-HCY funds to identify homeless children and youth, to provide homeless children and youth with wrap-around services to address the challenges of COVID-19, and to enable homeless children and youth to attend school and fully participate in school activities.
ARP HCY Funding Allowable Usages: Existing 16 authorized activities for McKinney-Vento (M-V) subgrant funding Supplemental educational services, such as tutoring Expedited evaluations for various educational services Professional development activities Health referral services Transportation to school of origin Early childhood education programs for preschool-aged homeless children;
ARP HCY Funding Allowable Usages: Existing 16 authorized activities for McKinney-Vento (M-V) subgrant funding Services and assistance to attract, engage, and retain HCY in public school programs; Before- and after-school, mentoring, and summer programs with educational activities Payment of fees and costs associated with tracking, obtaining, and transferring records Education and training for parents about rights and resources; Development of coordination between schools and agencies providing services;
ARP HCY Funding Allowable Usages: Existing 16 authorized activities for McKinney-Vento (M-V) subgrant funding Pupil services (including violence prevention counseling) and referrals for such services Activities to address needs that may arise from domestic violence Adapting space and purchasing supplies for non-school facilities to provide services listed above Purchasing School Supplies including those to be distributed to shelters or temporary housing Other extraordinary or emergency assistance needed to ensure HCY attend school
ARP HCY funding Allowable Uses Wraparound Wraparound services (academic, trauma-informed, social-emotional, mental health) Needed supplies (PPE, eyeglasses, school supplies, personal care items) Transportation to support school engagement Communication devices and technology needed for school engagement Short-term housing as a last resort when needed for school engagement (a few days in a motel) Store cards/prepaid debit cards needed to purchase materials needed for school engagement Allows SEAs and LEAs to award contracts to CBOs
Kansas ARP-HCY funding Total $5,443,402 ARP HCY-I $1,360,194 Flow through to districts $1,020,146 KSDE Administration $340,048 ARP HCY-II $4,083,208
ARP HCY II grants Formula based 50% based on Title I formula 50% based on 2018-2019 homeless data by district (185 districts) $5,000 or less of an allocation would need to join a consortium to participate.
Survey questions Demographic information: Local education agency (LEA) name local education agency (LEA) number Contact person Contact person s role/responsibility Email of contact person Phone number of contact person
Last question 1-Our local education agency (LEA) is eligible for $5,000 or more in funding and will oversee our own ARP-HCY grant. 2- Our local education agency (LEA) is eligible for $5,000 or more in funding however we plan to join a consortium for the ARP-HCY funding instead of serving as our own fiscal agent. 3- Our local education agency (LEA) is eligible for less than $5,000 in funding and will join a consortium for the ARP-HCY funding. If answering 2 or 3 the local education agency (LEA) will get a dropdown, or an additional question and the district will need to select a consortium. Districts do not have to select the consortium for the region the district is in but may.
Consortium options Western Region (Southwest Plains and Northwest Kansas Service Center) - Southwest Plains will be the fiscal agent South Central Region (Orion and ESSDACK) - ESSDACK will be the fiscal agent North Central Region (Smoky Hill) Eastern Region (Greenbush)
Website with resources https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning- Services/Special-Education-and-Title-Services/Title- Services/Educating-Homeless-Children-and-Youth
Tate Toedman Assistant Director Special Education & Title Services (785) 296-6714 ttoedman@ksde.org Maureen Ruhlman Education Program Consultant Special Education & Title Services (785) 296-1101 mruhlman@ksde.org The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: KSDE General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, KSDE, Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 102, Topeka, KS 66612, (785) 296-3201.
