Education for homeless children and youth

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $1,256,459 to the Board of Education Colorado on July 1, 2026, under the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program (CFDA 84.196), a formula grant funding mechanism. The award runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Denver, Colorado.

The Education for Homeless Children and Youth program provides assistance to states to ensure that homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education available to other children. States receive grants noncompetitively by formula and then award subgrants competitively to local educational agencies on the basis of need and application quality. Homeless children and youth in elementary and secondary schools, and homeless preschool children and their parents, benefit from these funds.

The Board of Education Colorado, as the state educational agency recipient, will distribute these funds through competitive subgrants to local educational agencies within Colorado to support services for homeless students. The award obligates $1,256,459 and falls below the $750,000 single audit threshold, exempting the recipient from federal audit requirements under 2 CFR 200.503.