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Posted: March 15, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Application deadline: April 22, 2024, 11:59 pm ET 

NIJ invites undergraduate and graduate students to apply for a travel scholarship to attend the 2024 NIJ Research Conference. NIJ will support the travel costs for up to 25 students, including air and ground transportation, a three-night hotel stay, and federal per diem. The conference will take place September 16-18, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Learn more and apply. 

Posted: March 15, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS)

This fact sheet offers information for core planning team members and safety leaders at K-12 schools and school districts on elements to include in their Recovery Annex that address and prepare the education agency for the loss of a member of the school community. Learn more (PDF, 13 pages). 

Posted: March 14, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

This fact sheet (PDF, 4 pages) describes the obligations of public K-12 schools in protecting the rights of students with asthma under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The fact sheet defines asthma as a protected disability under Section 504, describes how it may impact a student’s experience in school, and shares guidance for the steps schools should take to accommodate students with asthma. Learn more (PDF, 4 pages). 

Posted: March 14, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

This fact sheet (PDF, 4 pages) describes the obligations of public K-12 schools in protecting the rights of students with diabetes under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The fact sheet defines diabetes as a protected disability under Section 504, describes how it may impact a student’s experience in school, and shares guidance for the steps schools should take to accommodate students with diabetes. Learn more (PDF, 4 pages). 

Posted: March 14, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Statistics

This report (PDF, 52 pages) presents data on bullying in grades 6–12 from the 2022 School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The tables show how bullying victimization varies by student and school characteristics such as sex, race/ethnicity, grade, household income, region, urbanicity, enrollment size, and school poverty. The tables also show how rates of bullying victimization vary by: 

  • Crime-related variables (e.g., presence of gangs, guns, drugs, alcohol, and hate-related graffiti at school) 

  • Selected school security measures 

  • Student criminal victimization 

  • Personal fear of attack or harm 

  • Avoidance behaviors 

  • Fighting 

  • The carrying of weapons 

Learn more. 

Posted: March 14, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)

Application deadline: April 17, 2024, 11:59 pm ET 

The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program seeks to achieve two goals: 

  1. Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, and federal, state, local, and Tribal governments to support community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth (individuals 18 years of age and younger) 

  1. Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse. 

Learn more and apply. 

Posted: March 13, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS)

This course enhances the ability and capacity of K-12 schools, school districts, and community partners to recover and return their school community to normalcy after an emergency incident or event. Users will learn how to update and enhance the Recovery Annex of their school emergency operations plan (EOP) to restore programming, operations, and the school environment, while considering the extent and magnitude of the emergency. Learn more. 

Posted: March 13, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

Application deadline: April 24, 2024 

This program seeks to promote academic achievement and improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research. This priority area will fund four cooperative agreements to establish and operate evidence-based model demonstration projects. The models must implement sustainable, schoolwide policies, practices, and strategies that systemically engage underserved families of children with disabilities as partners and leaders in creating more equitable and inclusive schools that lead to improved outcomes for children with disabilities. Learn more and apply. 

Posted: March 13, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

This fact sheet (PDF, 4 pages) describes the obligations of public K-12 schools in protecting the rights of students with food allergies under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The fact sheet defines food allergies as a protected disability under Section 504, describes how they may impact a student’s experience in school, and shares guidance for the steps schools should take to accommodate students with food allergies. Learn more (PDF, 4 pages). 

Posted: March 13, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

This fact sheet (PDF, 4 pages) describes the obligations of public K-12 schools in protecting the rights of students with gastroesophageal reflux (GER) or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The fact sheet defines GER and GERD as protected disabilities under Section 504, describes how the conditions may impact a student’s experience in school, and shares guidance for the steps schools should take to accommodate students with GER or GERD. Learn more (PDF, 4 pages). 

Posted: March 13, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

This infographic (PDF, 1 page) highlights a range of youth behaviors reported by high school students, including exposure to dating violence. Data is based on the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. Learn more (PDF, 1 page). 

Posted: March 13, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA)

This infographic (PDF, 2 pages) presents data from the 2017-2018 school year on English learners in grades K-12 who identified as Black. Data includes: 

  • Overall percentage of English learners who are Black 

  • Top 10 places of birth and languages of Black youth who are non-native English speakers 

  • Reading and math achievement of English learners who are Black compared with other English learners and non-English learners 

  • Ten local educational agencies with the highest percentage of English learners who are Black 

 Learn more. 

Posted: March 13, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA)

This webpage offers tips to help current and prospective college and university students successfully complete the 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form. Learn more. 

Posted: March 13, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA)

This webpage shares seven critical ways the FAFSA experience is changing for students and families in the 2024-25 school year. Learn more

Posted: March 13, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare Information Gateway

This guide engages child welfare agency staff and partners with activities to start a dialogue and create a vision for a more prevention-focused child welfare system. Learn more. 

Posted: March 13, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)

The Strategic Planning for Continued Recovery (SPCR) initiative aims to support state educational agencies (SEAs) as they work with local educational agencies (LEAs) to sustain effective investments funded by the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). SEAs are encouraged to compile cross-functional teams that bring different perspectives and expertise related to improving student outcomes and strategic and financial planning. The SPCR focuses on supporting SEAs (and, by extension, LEAs) to implement six strategies: 

  1. Determine impact of investments 

  1. Prioritize efforts for ongoing recovery & transformation 

  1. Achieve sustainability through financial planning 

  1. Ensure access & opportunity for all 

  1. Communicate impact of investments 

  1. Support/sustain systemic capacity 

Learn more. 

Posted: March 6, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of the Interior (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency

SepticSmart Week is September 16—20, 2024. SepticSmart Week is an annual event where communities, national organizations, local groups, and state governments bring attention to the importance of caring for and maintaining septic systems by organizing homeowner education events, sponsoring workshops or sharing social media from the SepticSmart program. Learn more.

Posted: March 6, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)

This information memorandum provides guidance to Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) grant recipients, technical assistance providers, and other youth-serving programs on how to meaningfully and authentically partner and collaborate with young people who have lived experience and subject matter expertise. This resource was co-developed with young people to promote and encourage the involvement and leadership of young people in areas where they receive services and support. Learn more.

Posted: March 6, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
AmeriCorps

This webpage shares links to study findings on the impacts of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps' (NCCC) four programs: Traditional Corps, FEMA Corps, Summer of Service, and Forest Corps. Report and infographic topics include:

  • Leadership Skills (Longitudinal Study) 
  • Member Retention
  • Strengthening Communities 

Learn more.

Posted: March 6, 2024
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Grants.gov Deadline: April 15, 2024, 11:59 pm ET
JustGrants Deadline: May 6, 2024, 8:59 pm ET
Solicitation webinar: March 28, 2024, 3:00 pm ET. Register to attend.

The goal of this program is to develop or expand services within juvenile and adult detention and correctional facilities to improve outcomes for incarcerated parents and their minor children. This program will fund the implementation of programs and services to reduce recidivism and support responsible parenting that lead to healthy child development, resiliency, and improved interactions among incarcerated parents and their minor children, and family and community members. Learn more and apply (PDF, 27 pages).