McKinney-Vento Educating Homeless Children and Youth Subgrant

Overview

The purpose of the McKinney-Vento subgrant is to facilitate the identification, enrollment, consistent attendance, academic success, and wellness of students experiencing homelessness. Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), McKinney-Vento subgrantees must include supports for public preschool students and unaccompanied youth. More information about supporting students experiencing homelessness is available on the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce's website.

The McKinney-Vento subgrant is a competitive process made available on a three-year cycle. The next McKinney-Vento subgrant competition will occur in the spring of 2024. Interested applicants can see below for more information about the Fiscal Years (FY) 25-27 competition.

Future Forward Ohio

Future Forward Ohio has three interrelated strategies: (1) overcoming obstacles to learning, (2) accelerating learning, and (3) preparing students for future success. The McKinney-Vento subgrant will help grantees overcome obstacles to learning and prepare students for future success.

Current Grantees 

The Fiscal Year 2022 Grantee List contains grantee information for fiscal year 2022 recipients.  

Fiscal Years 25-27 Competition

In 2020, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) which included $30 million for Ohio’s LEAs to support the needs of students experiencing homelessness. Before ARP Homeless, thirteen (13) LEAs received McKinney-Vento subgrant funds to support students experiencing homelessness. In 2023, over 600 LEAs received funds to support students experiencing homelessness. In order to continue schools' and districts’ important work of supporting students experiencing homelessness, all community schools and traditional public school districts are eligible to apply for McKinney-Vento subgrants. 

Intent to Apply (Optional): The deadline to submit the Intent to Apply was March 1, 2024. Interested applicants that did not submit the Intent to Apply can still apply for funds.

Allowable Uses

The McKinney-Vento Act includes sixteen (16) allowable uses, including the excess cost of transportation for students experiencing homelessness, paying a staff member a stipend to fulfill the roles and responsibilities of a homeless education liaison, and school supplies for students experiencing homelessness. Applicants and grantees can reference the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)’s Use of Funds Tip Sheet to evaluate whether a proposed expenditure is allowable. Indirect costs to administer the grant are allowable with an approved rate. Please email IndirectCost@education.ohio.gov for more information.

Grant Timeline

  • Feb. 6: Bidder’s Conferences for current McKinney-Vento grantees (morning) and new applicants (afternoon)
  • March 1, 5:00 p.m.: Intent to Apply submission deadline
  • March 1, 5:00 p.m.: Deadline to ask content-related questions
    • Content-related questions asked after this deadline will be referred to the website.
  • March 4: Applications open in CCIP
  • March 4: Grant opportunity posted on the Ohio Grants Partnership webpage at Grants.Ohio.Gov
  • March 29, 5:00 p.m.: Applications due in CCIP
  • June 30: Grantees announced

Application Information

McKinney-Vento Subgrant: Request for Applications for Fiscal Years 25-27
McKinney-Vento Subgrant: Fiscal Years 25-27 Estimated Potential Allocations

Bidder’s Conferences Information

Content: The information presented in each webinar will be the same. Distinctions may arise within the questions and discussion segment, as current grantees may have different questions than new applicants.

Accommodations: The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Aleshia McNutt, ADA coordinator, at ADAaccommodation@education.ohio.gov or 614-387-2200 (voice).

Request for Reviewers

The contractor supporting the Department with recruiting and managing reviewers for the FY 25-27 McKinney-Vento subgrant competition issued a public call for reviewers, which has closed. The contractor screened reviewers for conflicts of interests.

Related Resources 

Last Modified: 3/27/2024 7:40:05 AM