Homeless Children and Youth Technical Assistance Center (HETAC)

Funding Description

Funding will be awarded to three Homeless Education Technical Assistance Centers who will provide support and technical assistance to other County Offices of Education (COEs), in a regional approach, to ensure they have the capacity, resources, and the tools required to support their Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) with implementation of the Education for Children and Youth (EHCY) Act. The provisions of this Act are designed to improve the identification, educational stability, access, support, and academic achievement of children and youth experiencing homelessness.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	All COEs that currently receive 2023-24 EHCY grant funds were eligible and encouraged to apply. Applicants had the capacity and willingness to support state-wide activities such as communication, training, resource sharing, and data gathering and analysis. All applicants had an established working relationship with one or more community-based organizations (CBOs) that are well positioned to identify and connect children and youth experiencing homeless to educational related support and wraparound services.
Other Eligibility Considerations	The CBO needed to be well-positioned to identify children and youth experiencing homelessness in historically underserved populations such as rural children and youth, Tribal children and youth, students of color, children and youth with disabilities, English learners, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth, and pregnant, parenting, or caregiving students experiencing homelessness, and connect them to educationally related support and wraparound services.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult
Eligible Age Level(s)	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Adult

Funding

Legal Authority	Title VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 United States Code 11431 et seq.)
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2023-24
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	5633 / 8290
Total Available	$4,500,000
Recipient Amount	$1,500,000
Match Requirement	Yes
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	July 21, 2021
Due Date	September 3, 2021
Expected Notification Date	July 31, 2023

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Resources for Homeless Children and Youths [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/hs/cy/]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	HE TAC Funding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r8/hetac23results.asp]
Other	This is the final year of a three-year grant cycle. Applicants have already been selected for this grant.

Contacts

Program	Homeless Education Program, 866-856-8214, HomelessEd@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Jennifer Thao, 916-319-0717, JThao@cde.ca.gov
Division	Student Achievement and Support Division, 916-319-0836 (phone), 916-319-0961 (fax)