FLORIDA BOARD OF EDUCATION

October 21, 2002

 

 

M E M O R A N D U M

 

TO:

District School Superintendents and Other Eligible Applicants

 

FROM:

Kathy Mizereck

 

Deputy Chancellor for Student Achievement and Articulation

 

SUBJECT:

Request for Proposals: Title IV Community Service Grants

 

The Department of Education, in partnership with the Governor’s Office of

Drug Control, will award contracts to support the development,

implementation, and dissemination of structured service programs involving

K-12 students who are suspended, expelled, or in alternative programs in lieu

of expulsion. Funding is from the Title IV Safe and Drug-Free Schools and

Communities program under federal “No Child Left Behind” legislation.

Public schools and districts are eligible to apply. Private schools, institutions

of higher education, non-profit organizations, and faith-based organizations

may also apply in partnership with one or more public school districts.

 

A total of $2,201,180 is available. The minimum contract amount is

$10,000; the maximum contract amount is $175,000, but most contracts will

be under $75,000. The contract period will be February 2003-January 2004,

with a possibility to extend another six months.

 

THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IS

DECEMBER 16, 2002

 

Contracts will support pilot and model programs to engage the target student

population in community service that meets real community needs and helps

reduce suspension and expulsion rates. Proposed service efforts must have

participants practice skills and behaviors they need to return to the regular

classroom and function productively in society, as well as to improve

attendance and behavior, personal responsibility, social competence, and job

skills.

 

The enclosed proposal guidelines contain full details and instructions. There

will also be a series of regional workshops to assist potential applicants. The

workshop schedule is included as an attachment in the Request for

Applications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JIM HORNE

SECRETARY

 

 

F. PHILIP HANDY

CHAIRMAN

 

LINDA J. EADS, Ed.D.

 

T. WILLIARD FAIR

 

CHARLES PATRICK GARCIA

 

JULIA L. JOHNSON

 

WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, Ph.D.

 

CAROLYN KING ROBERTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHARLIE CRIST

COMMISSIONER

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT

OF EDUCATION

 

 

325 W. GAINES STREET

SUITE 1614

TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399

www.flboe.org

(850) 201-7400

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October 21, 2002

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For further information, please contact Joe Follman at 850-488-9661 (SunCom 278-9661) or by

e-mail at jfollman@admin.fsu.edu. The Center administers the program on behalf of the

Department and the public schools of Florida. The Request for Proposals is also available on the

following web site: www.fsu.edu/~flserve. An original application and four copies should be

sent to:

 

Grants Management Office

Florida Department of Education

325 West Gaines Street, Suite 325

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

 

KM/jfp

 

Enclosures

 

cc: Governor’s Office of Drug Control

District Grants, Safe & Drug-Free Schools, Volunteer, and Dropout Prevention

Coordinators

School Improvement Contacts

Florida Commission on Community Service

Florida Association of Volunteer Centers

Department of Juvenile Justice

Department of Children and Families

College and University Presidents

Florida Learn & Serve and CHESP Awardees