Or. Admin. R. 581-017-0684

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 6, June 1, 2024

Section 581-017-0684 - American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant Program: Criteria

(1) The Department's Office of Indian Education will establish a process for eligible entities to request an American Indian/ Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant each grant period for which funds are available.

(2) The Department and Office of Indian Education will award grants to eligible recipients based on the following criteria:

(a) Whether the proposed project successfully implements the strategies and objectives provided in the American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan; and

(b) Whether the eligible recipient is actively engaged in or prepared to enter into an inclusive partnership and/or consortium with other organizations invested in the success of American Indian/ Alaska Native students through the implementation of culturally responsive programming or services. The partnership or consortium must meet the following criteria:

(A) If the eligible recipient is a school district, early learning hub, provider of early learning services, education service district, a community-based organization, or a post-secondary institution of education, the partnership and/or consortium must include a tribe and/or a culturally specific organization that works with American Indian/ Alaska Native students.

(B) Partnerships and consortiums must designate a lead entity to serve as the fiscal agent for the Grant.

(c) Whether the applicant authentically engaged community voice, composed of American Indian/ Alaska Native community members or Tribes, in the design, implementation, or strategic guidance of the proposed project.

(3) The Office of Indian Education may give priority to applications that:

(a) Reflect geographic diversity to ensure representation of grant recipients and Students throughout the state. This includes areas of the state that demonstrate a lack of sufficient services for American Indian/ Alaska Native students;

(b) Demonstrate evidence of prior implementation of a robust Culturally Responsive program or service as a way to close Opportunity Gaps for American Indian/ Alaska Native students;

(c) Provide a sustainability plan to continue the proposed project or program for at least two years after the grant funding has ended; or

(d) Address a strategy or an objective of the American Indian/ Alaska Native Student Success Plan that requires additional support, as determined by the Office of Indian Education.

Or. Admin. R. 581-017-0684

ODE 28-2020, temporary adopt filed 06/23/2020, effective 6/23/2020through 12/19/2020; ODE 50-2020, adopt filed 11/30/2020, effective 11/30/2020

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329.843

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.843