6 CAR § 277-103 – Funding the Intervention Block Grant

(a) Public schools, districts, or education service cooperatives shall be eligible for funding for programs serving children/students up through sixth grade.
(b) Funding will be available through a competitive RFP process.
(c) Applicants are eligible to be funded for up to twelve (12) months and may re-apply on an annual basis, not to exceed three (3) consecutive years.
(d)
1. (1) Applicants applying as a second-year program will be required to provide twenty-five percent (25%) in-kind matching funds.
2. (2) Applicants applying as third-year programs will be required to provide forty percent (40%) in-kind matching funds.
(e) Programs which go one (1) year or more without funding shall be considered as a first-year applicant when reapplying.
(f) The recipient of these funds shall ensure that the activities planned under the Intervention Block Grant:
1. (1) Must be correlated with the development of the current Department of Education initiatives, priorities, and goals; and
2. (2) If applicable, should continue during any summer activities.
(g) If funds are available, an RFP will be issued each year of the biennium.
(h) Funds may be used for programs, services, and/or activities such as:
1. (1) Before-school and after-school programs;
2. (2) Parent centers;
3. (3) Parent involvement programs/activities;
4. (4) Home-based, parent-focused services (PAT, HIPPY, etc.);
5. (5) Tutoring;
6. (6) Mentoring;
7. (7) Family literacy;
8. (8) Service learning programs; and
9. (9) Early childhood services.
(i) Funds may be expended for, but not limited to:
1. (1) Salaries;
2. (2) Benefits;
3. (3) Purchased services;
4. (4) Materials;
5. (5) Supplies;
6. (6) Telephone;
7. (7) Utilities;
8. (8) Travel related directly to the program;
9. (9) Professional development; and
10. (10) Transportation services.
(j) Funds may not be used for:
1. (1) Construction;
2. (2) Purchasing a facility;
3. (3) Major renovations;
4. (4) Purchasing vehicles;
5. (5) Professional grant writing services;
6. (6) Indirect administrative cost;
7. (7) Cultural enrichment activities that may include field trips;
8. (8) Rewards; or
9. (9) Financial incentives to individuals.
(k)
1. (1) The average grant award will be through a competitive grant process and should not exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000).
2. (2) Funding per program will depend on the:
  1. (A) Number of individuals served;
  2. (B) Scope, diversity, and intensity of activities;
  3. (C) Probability of long-range effect on student achievement; and
  4. (D) Availability of additional resources.
(l) The funds shall be distributed to schools, districts, or education service cooperatives in two (2) payments contingent on receipt of required reports.
(m) The Department of Education may set aside up to five percent (5%) of the total amount budgeted by the State Board of Education for Intervention Block Grant funds each fiscal year for providing and/or receiving training, technical assistance, and program review activities for teachers, department personnel, and other staff supporting the grant program.