Section 268.130  Program Specifications

a)                  Grant funds may be used only for the following:

1)         to improve academic outcomes for students;

2)         to provide opportunities for enrichment activities in a safe and healthy environment; and

3)         to provide opportunities to strengthen public, private, and philanthropic partnerships so that quality of support services are more durable for students facing the greatest challenges.

b)                  Each grantee must propose to serve a population of students that is at least 90 percent low-income.

c)                  No more than five percent of grant funds may be used for general administrative expenses.

d)                  Each grantee must prepare a written plan that identifies programmatic goals and objectives developed through analysis of the entity's needs and that describes the grantee's approach to allocating district resources and securing other external support to meet those needs in a program that can be sustained over time.