Section 555.135  Program Specifications – Implementation Grants

Implementation grant funds provided under this Subpart B shall be used for the purpose of integrating the SEL standards into the participating schools' curricula and programs.

a)         Grant funds shall be used only to defray costs associated with the time-specific, measurable steps outlined in the recipient's plan (e.g., working to identify specific additions and modifications that will be made to particular aspects of schools' services or curricula, assigning responsibility for the accomplishment of those modifications, and ensuring that responsible staff receive any necessary professional development in order to deliver the curriculum and address the standards effectively).  The use of grant funds to pay the salaries of district personnel shall be limited as provided in Section 555.130(c) of this Part.

b)         Each implementation project shall encompass all students housed in any attendance center for which funding is provided.

c)         A district that has received two years' implementation funding under this Subpart B shall be eligible to submit a planning and training grant proposal as a new applicant in a subsequent year, provided that:

1)         the applicant, if other than a district organized under Article 34 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/Art. 34], has successfully completed the entire previous grant cycle; and

2)         the new project will involve only schools not already served under a project previously funded.