OAR 581-017-0359
Implementation of Grant Funding

(1)

The Department of Education will make awards between $300,000 and $750,000 (adjusted by justifiable need) for replication of the Eastern Promise program.

(2)

The Oregon Department of Education shall establish a request for proposal solicitation and approval process to be conducted for the Regional Promise program funds. All proposals will comply with the requirements of ORS 327.800 (Goals of strategic investments) and 327.820 (Connecting to the World of Work Program)(3)(a)(D) and rules adopted to implement those sections.

(3)

Awards will be based on the following criteria:

(a)

Whether the proposal identifies how the funds will be used to reach the 40-40-20 goal by using a regional approach and strengthening relationships and aligning outcomes and expectations across education sectors to implement the 5 main components of the Regional Promise Program (based on the 5 pillars of Eastern Promise).

(b)

Whether the applicant proposal demonstrates support, commitment and readiness to design or revise programming specifically targeted at closing opportunity gaps.

(c)

Whether there is a commitment to cross-sector collaboration between education service district(s), school districts, and post-secondary institutions of higher education.

(d)

Whether there is a commitment and capacity to provide students with a variety of accelerated learning opportunities, such as on-campus experiences, dual credit, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and to ensuring students receive support and specific instruction around the knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary to be successful in college-level coursework.

(e)

Whether there is a commitment and capacity to develop cross-sector professional learning, including faculty and teachers from post-secondary institution and ESD/high schools of like disciplines. The consortium will ensure that all levels of instruction are represented and participate in discussing and establishing the appropriate curriculum, instruction, and parallel assessment to measure outcomes.

(f)

Whether there is a commitment and capacity to foster a college-going culture, which refers to the environment, attitudes, and practices in schools and communities that encourage students and their families to obtain the information, tools, and perspective to enhance access to and success in postsecondary education. The applicant should describe a plan for one or more, programs servicing students, beginning in middle grades, that:

(A)

Helps students learn about options for their future, careers and the education they require;

(B)

Convey the expectation that all students can prepare for the opportunity to attend and be successful in post-secondary education; and

(C)

Ensure schools, families, and communities give students the same message of high expectations for their future.

(4)

The Department shall give priority to proposals that meet the minimum criteria and:

(a)

Previously funded projects that will use the grant to ensure sustainability of the program.

(b)

The extent to which the applicant clearly documents its capacity to implement and carry out programming.

(5)

The Department of Education shall allocate funds for the grant program based on the evaluation of the grant application and the following considerations:

(a)

Programs representing the five main components of the Regional Promise Program.

(b)

Competitive priority will be given to applications that include both a local community college and a 4-year university in their consortium.

(c)

Programs that exhibit innovative and flexible ways of delivering content, awarding high school and college credit and providing development education for students in high school or in the first two years of post-secondary education.

(d)

The number of students the Regional Promise Program will serve.

(e)

Programs with a detailed process to identify, enroll, support and retain underserved students.

(f)

Programs that have a high level of underserved students who historically have not taken college credit in high school.

(g)

Geographic locations of the program organization to ensure geographic representation of the targeted student groups are included throughout the state.

(6)

Each award may be between $300,000 and $750,000.

(7)

Grant recipients shall use funds received for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the grant for activities outlined in the request for proposal.

(8)

Grant recipients must be able to expend the funds for allowable purposes specified in the request for proposal within the grant timeline according to acceptable accounting procedures.

(9)

Grant recipients will document and account for each student participating in, enrolled in, and completing accelerated college courses supported by the grant before the final distribution of grant funds.

Source: Rule 581-017-0359 — Implementation of Grant Funding, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=581-017-0359.

581‑017‑0005
Definitions 581‑017‑0010
Equity Lens 581‑017‑0020
Timelines and Performance Measures 581‑017‑0100
Definitions 581‑017‑0105
Establishment 581‑017‑0110
Eligibility 581‑017‑0115
Implementation Grant Funding 581‑017‑0200
Definitions 581‑017‑0205
Establishment 581‑017‑0210
Eligibility 581‑017‑0215
Implementation of Grant Funding 581‑017‑0220
Timelines and Performance Measures 581‑017‑0287
Definitions 581‑017‑0291
Purpose 581‑017‑0294
Funding 581‑017‑0297
Reporting 581‑017‑0301
Definitions 581‑017‑0302
Fiscal Agent for CTE and STEM Grants 581‑017‑0306
Establishment of Regional STEM Hubs 581‑017‑0309
Eligibility of Regional STEM Hubs 581‑017‑0312
Criteria of Regional STEM Hubs Awards 581‑017‑0315
Implementation of Grant Funding of Regional STEM Hubs 581‑017‑0318
Reporting of Regional STEM Hubs 581‑017‑0321
Establishment of the STEM Innovation Grants 581‑017‑0324
Eligibility of STEM Innovation Grant 581‑017‑0327
Criteria of STEM Innovation Grant 581‑017‑0330
Implementation of STEM Innovation Grant 581‑017‑0333
Reporting of STEM Innovation Grant 581‑017‑0335
Definitions and Establishment of STEM Lab Schools 581‑017‑0338
Eligibility of STEM Lab Schools 581‑017‑0341
Criteria of STEM Lab Schools 581‑017‑0344
Implementation of Grant Funding of STEM Lab Schools 581‑017‑0347
Reporting of STEM Lab Schools 581‑017‑0350
Definitions 581‑017‑0353
Regional Promise Grant Program Establishment 581‑017‑0356
Eligibility 581‑017‑0359
Implementation of Grant Funding 581‑017‑0362
Timelines and Performance Measures 581‑017‑0365
Definitions: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices 581‑017‑0367
Establishment: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices 581‑017‑0369
Eligibility: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices 581‑017‑0371
Criteria: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices 581‑017‑0373
Funding: Tribal Attendance Promising Program 581‑017‑0375
Reporting: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices 581‑017‑0380
Definitions 581‑017‑0383
Establishment 581‑017‑0386
Eligibility 581‑017‑0389
Criteria 581‑017‑0392
Funding 581‑017‑0395
Reporting 581‑017‑0430
Noncompetitive Farm-to-School Grant 581‑017‑0432
Definitions: Farm-to-School Education Grants 581‑017‑0435
Purpose: Competitive Farm-to-School Grant 581‑017‑0438
Eligibility: Competitive Farm-to-School Grant 581‑017‑0441
Application Process and Criteria 581‑017‑0444
Awarding and Using Competitive Oregon Farm to School Program Education Grants 581‑017‑0447
Performance Measures and Reporting for Oregon Farm-to-School Education Grant Funds 581‑017‑0448
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Technical Assistant Grants 581‑017‑0450
Establishment 581‑017‑0453
Eligibility 581‑017‑0456
Criteria 581‑017‑0459
Funding 581‑017‑0462
Reporting 581‑017‑0466
Definitions 581‑017‑0470
Establishment 581‑017‑0474
Eligibility 581‑017‑0478
Criteria 581‑017‑0482
Funding 581‑017‑0486
Reporting 581‑017‑0550
African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Definitions 581‑017‑0553
African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Establishment 581‑017‑0556
African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Eligibility 581‑017‑0559
African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Criteria 581‑017‑0562
African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Funding 581‑017‑0565
African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Reporting 581‑017‑0601
Definitions: FFA Summer Duty Extended Contract Grant 581‑017‑0604
Purpose: FFA Summer Duty Extended Contract Grant 581‑017‑0607
Funding: FFA Summer Duty Extended Contract Grant 581‑017‑0610
Eligibility: FFA Summer Duty Extended Contract Grant 581‑017‑0613
Criteria: FFA Summer Duty Extended Contract Grant 581‑017‑0616
Annual Report: FFA Summer Duty Extended Contract Grant 581‑017‑0620
Definitions: SSA Summer Program Grant 581‑017‑0623
Eligibility: SSA Summer Program Grant 581‑017‑0626
Funding: SSA Summer Program Grant 581‑017‑0629
Requirements: SSA Summer Program Grant 581‑017‑0632
Program Requirements: SSA Summer Program Grant 581‑017‑0635
Reporting: SSA Summer Program Grant 581‑017‑0640
Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program: Definitions 581‑017‑0642
Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program: Eligibility 581‑017‑0644
Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program: Purpose 581‑017‑0646
Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program: Criteria 581‑017‑0648
Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program: Funding 581‑017‑0650
Accelerated College Credit Instructor Grant Program: Reporting 581‑017‑0651
Reengagement Grants: Definitions 581‑017‑0653
Reengagement Grants: Fund and Grand Administration 581‑017‑0655
Reengagement Grants: Funding Criteria 581‑017‑0660
Early Indicator and Intervention System: Definitions 581‑017‑0663
Early Indicator and Intervention System: Eligibility 581‑017‑0666
Early Indicator and Intervention System: Criteria 581‑017‑0669
Early Indicator and Intervention System: Funding 581‑017‑0672
Early Indicator and Intervention System: Reporting 581‑017‑0675
American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant Program: Definitions 581‑017‑0678
American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant Program: Establishment 581‑017‑0681
American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant Program: Eligibility 581‑017‑0684
American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant Program: Criteria 581‑017‑0687
American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant Program: Funding 581‑017‑0690
American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan Grant Program: Reporting 581‑017‑0693
Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Definitions 581‑017‑0696
Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Establishment 581‑017‑0699
Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Eligibility 581‑017‑0702
Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Criteria 581‑017‑0705
Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Funding 581‑017‑0708
Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Reporting 581‑017‑0711
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Procurement Grant: Definitions 581‑017‑0714
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Procurement Grant: Establishment 581‑017‑0717
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Procurement Grant: Eligibility 581‑017‑0720
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Procurement Grant: Criteria 581‑017‑0723
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Procurement Grant: Funding 581‑017‑0726
Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program Procurement Grant: Reporting 581‑017‑0729
Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Definitions 581‑017‑0732
Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Purpose 581‑017‑0735
Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Eligibility 581‑017‑0738
Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Criteria, Agreement and Establishing Improvement 581‑017‑0741
Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Funding 581‑017‑0744
Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Reporting
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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