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Download full textOffice of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2021
The purpose of this document is to answer frequently asked questions related to the Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS) program under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSA Act), Pub. L. No. 116-260 (December 27, 2020) (CRRSA EANS) and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP Act), Pub. L.…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Educational Finance, Financial Support, COVID-19
Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, 2020
This guide is intended for college financial aid administrators and counselors who help students begin the aid process--filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form, verifying information, and making corrections and other changes to the information reported on the FAFSA. The Federal Student Aid Handbook consists of the…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Eligibility
Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, 2018
This guide is intended for college financial aid administrators and counselors who help students begin the aid process--filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form, verifying information, and making corrections and other changes to the information reported on the FAFSA. The Federal Student Aid Handbook consists of the…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Eligibility, Federal Aid
Waxman, Elaine; Gupta, Poonam; Pratt, Eleanor; Lyons, Matt; Green, Chloe – Urban Institute, 2021
The Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program was launched as an effort to address the loss of access to free and reduced-price school meals due to widespread school closures at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As schools reopened in a shifting mix of fully virtual, hybrid, and in-person formats and families lacked consistent access…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Online Courses
Billings, Kara Clifford – Congressional Research Service, 2021
The federal government has a long history of investing in programs for feeding children, starting with federal aid for school lunch programs in the 1930s. Today, federal child nutrition programs support food served to children in schools and a variety of other institutional settings. The child nutrition programs support meals and snacks served to…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Nutrition, Lunch Programs, Food
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2015
The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post-9/11 GI Bill®)--enacted as Title V of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-252)--provides educational assistance payments to eligible individuals (service-members and veterans, and their dependents) from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in accordance with their…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Veterans, Veterans Education, Student Financial Aid
Harkness, Joseph; Logan, Christopher W.; Shivji, Azim; Nisar, Hiren; Connor, Patty – US Department of Agriculture, 2015
Section 104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010 made the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) available to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and schools in high poverty areas. Under the CEP, families are not required to submit applications for free or reduced-price meals, and schools must provide free lunch and breakfast to…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Food, Federal Programs, Eligibility
Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education, 2018
The Indian Education -- Formula Grants to Local Education Agencies (Indian Education Formula Grant) program is authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). It is the Department's principal vehicle for addressing the particular needs of Indian children. The program…
Descriptors: Grants, Federal Indian Relationship, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
National Archives and Records Administration, 2011
This Race to the Top--Early Learning Challenge Notice invites applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2011 (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.412). To assist States in preparing the application and to respond to questions, the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Hoffmann, Elizabeth; Ewen, Danielle – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2011
Although Early Head Start (EHS) is a federal-to-local program, there are opportunities for collaboration at the state level that have expanded in recent years. State leaders can seize opportunities to break down silos and create collaborative state systems and programs to better meet the needs of vulnerable young children in their states. This…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Family Programs, Low Income Groups, Infants
Magill, Kathleen; Reeves, Cynthia; Hallberg, Kelly; Hinojosa, Trisha – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2009
The Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) program is part of the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) that was authorized under Title VI, Part B of the "Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965" ("ESEA"), as amended by the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" ("NCLB"). The RLIS program provides additional funds…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Rural Schools, Low Income, Program Implementation
Oliveira, Victor; Frazao, Elizabeth – US Department of Agriculture, 2009
The mission of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children through age 4 who are at nutritional risk. WIC provides nutritious foods to supplement diets, nutrition education, and referrals to health care and other social services.…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Nutrition, Infants, Nutrition Instruction
PDF pending restorationHills, Donald; And Others – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1987
Results of a survey of the Western Association of Financial Aid Administrators concerning the prevalence and stringency of validation procedures used in 1985-86 are presented, and the impact and effectiveness of federal verification procedures in offices in that region are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1985
This document profiles 150 Federal benefit programs that provide cash on noncash assistance to persons demonstrating need or who qualify for benefits as a result of either contributions made by them or on their behalf or military service. These programs spent more than $400 billion in Federal tax dollars in fiscal year 1983, excluding…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Program Administration
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1996
The Department of Education's ability to create a high-performance education system is directly linked to the public's understanding of how to apply for and make proper use of federal grant funds. This booklet is intended for individuals who are interested in applying to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for discretionary grants and…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Awards, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education
