California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 1 - California Department of Education › Chapter 11 - Special Programs › Subchapter 24 - American Indian Education Centers › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 11996.3 - Grant Application

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For each five year funding cycle, the CDE
					 shall release a competitive American Indian Education grant application no
					 later than July 15. Tribal Groups or Incorporated American Indian Associations
					 wishing to receive funds from CDE's AIEC grant program shall submit to CDE an
					 application proposing projects responding to all requirements of law and these
					 regulations. Original applications for 2007-08 grant year must be received by
					 CDE 42 days from the release date of the application. All subsequent
					 applications must be received at CDE 60 days from the release date of the
					 application. Applications shall contain the following:
(1) Organizational chart of AIEC funded
					 program and staff and the relationship to parent organization;
(2) Agency description and service
					 location(s):
(3) History of
					 cultural and educational service to the American Indian community;
(4) Demonstrated organizational capability
					 and commitment to manage grants;
(5) Demographic profile of the proposed AIEC
					 service area;
(6) Description of
					 the target population including tribe (if applicable), school,
					 community;
(7) The results of a
					 "Comprehensive Needs Assessment," which must include:
(A) the number of American Indian pupils
					 enrolled at each school site, their grade levels, school or Local Education
					 Agency's state academic performance measures for the American Indian sub-group,
					 and free and reduced lunch count;
(B) the number of pupils to be directly
					 served; and
(C) the needs and
					 concerns identified by community members, collaborative partners, school staff,
					 parents/guardians and pupils
(8) A comprehensive plan that includes:
(A) Measurable outcome objectives to meet
					 identified needs by service category listed in Education Code section
					 33381.
(B) For each activity proposed to achieve the
					 objectives stated above, applicants will provide the following:
1. description of activity;
2. total number of American Indian pupils
					 served;
3. total number of others
					 served;
4. number of American
					 Indian pupils in each activity session;
5. number of others in each activity
					 session;
6. number of hours per
					 session; and
7. number of scheduled
					 sessions.
(C) An
					 implementation timeline for activities; and,
(D) A description of the manner in which
					 culturally responsive methodologies will be incorporated into program
					 services.
(9)
					 Documentation of, and plans for, continuing coordination and collaboration with
					 local school districts, local tribes, other community organizations and
					 resources.
(10) Signed CDE -
					 General Assurances (February 2007), American Indian Education Center
					 Documentation Requirements (July 2007), Drug-Free Workplace (August 2005), and
					 American Indian Education Center Commercial Tobacco-Free Certification
					 Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (May 2007), incorporated by
					 reference.
(11) An annual budget,
					 including narrative.
(12) The
					 narrative for an AIEC grant application must be limited to 20 single-sided, 8-
					 " by 11 inch pages using 12 pt Arial font, with 1 inch
					 margins.