Statewide Family Engagement Centers Program
Program Title | Program Description |
84.310A |
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Discretionary/Competitive Grants |
Purpose
The purpose of the Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFEC) program is to provide financial support to organizations that provide technical assistance and training to State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) in the implementation and enhancement of systemic and effective family engagement policies, programs, and activities. This programming is intended to lead to improvements in student development and academic achievement.
The Secretary is authorized to award grants to statewide organizations (or consortia of such organizations) in partnership with an SEA to establish statewide family engagement centers that:
- Carry out parent education and family engagement in education, programs, and
- Provide comprehensive training and technical assistance to SEAs, LEAs, schools identified by SEAs and LEAs, organizations that support family-school partnerships and other such programs.
Grantees
- 2018 Cohort
- Arizona: National Center for Families Learning (NCFL)
- Connecticut: Capitol Region Education Council
- Hawaii: University of Hawaii
- Kentucky: Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
- Massachusetts: Federation for Children with Special Needs
- Maryland/Pennsylvania: Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC)
- Minnesota: PACER Center
- Nebraska: NCFL
- Ohio: University of Ohio
- South Carolina: University of South Carolina
- South Dakota: West River Foundation
- West Virginia: EdVenture Group
- 2022 Cohort
- Alaska: Association of Alaska School Boards
- Arkansas: Save the Children – N/A
- Colorado: NCFL
- Hawaii: University of Hawaii
- Maine: MAEC
- New Hampshire: Campus Compact for New Hampshire – N/A
- South Dakota: West River Foundation
- Washington: Education Northwest