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84.331:  Grants to States for Incarcerated Youth Offenders

Objectives:  To assist incarcerated youth offenders in obtaining postsecondary education and postsecondary vocational training.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

84.331 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  The State Correctional Education Agency, as designated by the Governor of any of the 50 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands, may apply.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  Individuals who are: (1) Incarcerated in a State prison, including a pre-release facility or an alternative program such as boot camp; (2) eligible to be released or paroled within 5 years; (4) 25 years of age or younger; and who (5) have obtained a secondary school diploma or its equivalent.

Credentials/Documentation:  A State plan through the year 2000 is required. The State plan shall include a certification for a State official that all provisions and amendments thereto are consistent with the Act.

84.331 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  The Director of the Office of Correctional Education will provide guidance on specific issues and technical assistance in the preparation of State Plans. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  Each designated State Correctional Education Agency must submit to the Secretary of Education a State plan, through the year 2000, which sets forth the procedures under which the State will carry out activities to achieve its program objectives and priorities and fulfill the purposes of the Act. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110.

Award Procedure:  The Secretary approves the State Plan and any amendment thereto and makes allocations to the State.

Deadlines:  March 15, 2001.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Range is about 4 weeks from the date of application receipt.

Appeals:  None.

Renewals:  None.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects:  The Maryland Department of Education received a grant to develop a postsecondary liberal arts and vocational training program. The educational programming offered is a mix of various postsecondary occupational training programs, non-traditional careers training for women, and a standard liberal arts curriculum. Services will be provided in the boot camp, the women's institution and two medium security prisons.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Range is from $17,000 to $1,713,000.

84.331 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 84.002 Adult Education: State Grant Program;
• 84.048 Vocational Education: Basic Grants to States.

84.331 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

84.331 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Type of Assistance:  Formula Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $12,000,000; FY 00 est $14,000,000; and FY 01 est $12,000,000.

Budget Account Number:  91-0400-0-1-501.

Authorization:  Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VIII, Part D, as amended.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  The provisions of Title VIII, Part D of the Higher Education Act, the requirements of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), Parts 67, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, and, 86 apply.

84.331 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  None.

Headquarters Office:  Division of National Programs, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20202-7242. Contact Richard L. Smith. Phone: (202) 205-5621. Internet: Richard_Smith@ed.gov.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

84.331 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  From the amount appropriated, the Secretary allots to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to the amount appropriated as the total number of eligible students in each State bears to the total number of eligible students in all States. There is no matching requirement.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Funds must be expended within 24 months of their date of availability. States draw funds as needed under the Electronic Transfer System.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Funds can be used to provide grants to designated State Correctional Education Agencies to: (1) Assist and encourage incarcerated youths to acquire functional literacy, life and job skills, through the pursuit of a postsecondary education certificate, or an associates or bachelors degree while in prison; and (2) provide employment counseling and other related services that start during the period of incarceration and continue through pre-release and while on parole or during release.

84.331 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Annual Financial and Program Performance Reports in accordance with the provisions in EDGAR.

Audits:  In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records:  In accordance with Section 443 of the General Education Provisions Act, as amended by the Improving America's Schools Act, grantees must maintain records for 3 years.