Education for homeless children and youth

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Ohio Department of Education a formula grant of $4,362,856 on July 1, 2026, under the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program (CFDA 84.196).

The award funds Ohio's efforts to ensure homeless children and youth have equal access to free, appropriate public education. The program enables the state to establish or designate systems to identify homeless students, remove barriers to enrollment and attendance, and coordinate with local educational agencies and community partners to deliver educational services. The Ohio Department of Education distributes subgrants competitively to local educational agencies based on need and application quality, with eligible recipients including school districts, educational service centers, and nonprofit organizations across the state.

The period of performance runs from July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance at Columbus, Ohio. The formula grant structure requires states to receive funding noncompetitively and pass it through to LEA subgrants awarded on a competitive basis. Recipients must maintain records for three years, and entities expending $750,000 or more in federal awards annually are subject to single or program-specific audit requirements under 2 CFR 200.