Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program RFP 2019-2020

The Colorado Department of Education is currently accepting new grant proposals for the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program. For application instructions, program intent and purpose, allowable uses of funds, etc., refer to the Request for Proposal and related items posted below. Grant awards are for a consecutive three-year period. Approximately $600,000 is available for the 2019-2020 school year.

Application to Review McKinney-Vento Grant Proposals:

Peer reviewers are being sought for reviewing and scoring proposals. The in-person review is currently planned for Friday, May 17, 2019 (8 am - 5 pm) in the Denver metro area.

Application forms to complete and submit:

• Letter of Intent - Due Friday, March 8, 2019 VIA Survey Monkey

Letter of Intent (LOI) are not required but are encouraged.

Request for Proposal - Due Tuesday, April 30, 2019 by 11:59pm

• Request for Proposal (RFP) (PDF format)
• Request for Proposal (RFP) (Word format)
• Budget (Excel) Updated 3/12/19
• Application Cover Page and Assurances Form
• Attachment A: Glossary of Terms (PDF)
• Attachment B: Number of Students Experiencing Homelessness by LEA/BOCES (PDF)
• Attachment C: Subgrantee Monitoring Documentation (PDF)
• Attachment D: Subgrantee End-of-Year Survey (PDF)
• Attachment F: Performance Measures Worksheets (Word)
• Attachment G: Homeless Education Funding Chart (Word)

RFP Training and Technical Assistance

• RFP Webinar: An application training webinar was held on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, from 9:00 – 10:00am
• To request the link for the recorded webinar, email Tricia Walz.
• RFP Webinar Slides (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• The Fact Sheet provides additional information about  Colorado’s McKinney-Vento Program.

Items referenced in RFP

• Performance Measure Development Guide
• Standards and Indicators