At risk youth & the arts--DoED

 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

 [CFDA No.: 84.351-B] 

 The Cultural Partnerships for At-Risk Children and Youth Program 

 AGENCY: Department of Education. 

 ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year  (FY) 2001. 

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    Purpose of Program: The Cultural Partnerships for At-Risk Children  and Youth Program, funded under Subpart 2 of Part D of Title X of the  Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), makes demonstration  grants to eligible entities for the development of school-community  partnership programs designed to improve the educational performance  and future educational potential of at-risk children by providing  comprehensive, coordinated educational and arts programs and services. 

     Eligible Applicants: A local educational agency (LEA), acting on  behalf of an individual school or schools in which 75 percent or more  of the children enrolled in such school(s) are from low-income families  based on data used in determining a school's eligibility to operate a  schoolwide program pursuant to Title I Section 1114 of the ESEA, in  partnership with at least one: institution of higher education, museum,  local arts agency, or cultural entity that is accessible to individuals  within the school district of such school(s) and that has a history of  providing quality services to the community. Such entities may include:  (i) Nonprofit institutions of higher education, museums, libraries,  performing, presenting and exhibiting arts organizations, literary arts  organizations, State and local arts organizations, cultural  institutions, and zoological and botanical organizations; or (ii)  private for-profit entities with a history of training children and  youth in the arts. To be eligible, such partnerships shall serve: (1)  Students enrolled in schools participating or eligible to participate  in a schoolwide program under ESEA Title I Section 1114 and, to the  extent practicable, the families of such students; (2) out-of-school  children and youth at risk of disadvantages resulting from teenage  parenting, substance abuse, recent migration, disability, limited  English proficiency, illiteracy, being the child of a teenage parent,  living in a single parent household, or dropping out of school; or (3)  any combination of in-school and out-of-school at-risk children and  youth. Any school or schools to be served through grants received under  this program must submit evidence for inclusion in the grant  application to the Secretary demonstrating that the school or schools  meet the poverty criteria described above. Applicants may submit  records kept for the purpose of ESEA Title I that provide proof of  eligibility for each school to be served or to participate in the  partnership. 

      Note: The LEA must serve as the fiscal agent for the program. 

      Applications Available: June 12, 2001.     Applications Must be Received By: July 27, 2001.     Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 28, 2001.     Available Funds: Approximately $2,000,000.     Estimated Number of Awards: 7-10.     Estimated Size of Awards: $100,000-$250,000.     Average Size of Awards: $200,000.     Matching Requirement: Recipients of grants under this program must  share in the cost of the activities assisted under the grant. Grant  recipients must make available non-Federal contributions, as authorized  under Section 10414 of the program statute, in cash or in-kind in the  following percentage: 20 percent of the cost of carrying out project  activities for the project period. Applicant in-kind resources must be  described as required in Sections B and C of the ED Form 524 Non- Construction Programs found within the application package.     Project Period: 12 months. 

 The full call may be read at

 http://frwebgate6.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=48614155902+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve