Is there any federal funding available to help with the costs of transporting homeless students across attendance and district lines?
Yes. Districts may apply for competitive McKinney-Vento subgrant funding, which in part can be used to help transport homeless students. However, districts should be aware that McKinney-Vento subgrants are highly competitive, and that in order to be selected, a district must meet the requirements of the application and have an above average program for working with homeless students. Please refer to Section VIII for more information about McKinney-Vento subgrants. In addition, limited numbers of transportation grants for homeless students are available on a first come, first served basis for school districts. Theses grants were awarded for the first time in April of 2005, and contingent upon availability of funds for 2006 will be offered again in the early spring of 2006.
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