34 C.F.R. Subpart A—General
Title 34 - Education
The Adult Education for the Homeless Program provides financial assistance to State educational agencies (SEAs) to enable them to implement, either directly or through contracts or subgrants, a program of literacy training and basic skills remediation for adult homeless individuals within their State. (Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11421(a)) State educational agencies in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may apply for an award under this program. (Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11421(d)) The Secretary provides grants or cooperative agreements for projects that implement a program of literacy training and basic skills remediation for adult homeless individuals. Projects must— (a) Include a program of outreach activities; and (b) Coordinate with existing resources such as community-based organizations, VISTA recipients, the adult basic education program and its recipients, and nonprofit literacy-action organizations. (Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11421(a)) The following regulations apply to the Adult Education for the Homeless Program: (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) as follows: (1) 34 CFR part 74 (Administration of Grants to Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, Nonprofit Organizations) for grants, including cooperative agreements, to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and nonprofit organizations. (2) 34 CFR part 75 (Direct Grant Programs). (3) 34 CFR part 77 (Definitions that Apply to Department Regulations). (4) 34 CFR part 79 (Intergovernmental Review of Department of Education Programs and Activities). (5) 34 CFR part 80 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments) for grants, including cooperative agreements, to State and local governments, including Indian tribal governments. (6) 34 CFR part 81 (General Education Provisions Act—Enforcement). (7) 34 CFR part 85 (Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)). (b) The regulations in this part 491. (Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11421) (a) Definitions in the Act. The following terms used in this part are defined in sections 103 and 702(d), respectively, of the Steward B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Pub. L. 100–77, 42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.): Homeless or homeless individual. State. (b) Definitions in EDGAR. The following terms used in this part are defined in 34 CFR 77.1:
Applicant Application Award Contract EDGAR Grant Grantee Local educational agency Nonprofit Private Project Public Secretary State educational agency (c) Other definitions. The following definitions also apply to this part: Act means the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Pub. L. 100–77, 42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.). Adult means an individual who has attained 16 years of age or who is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance under the applicable State law. Basic skills remediation and literacy training mean adult education for homeless adults whose inability to speak, read, or write the English language constitutes a substantial impairment of their ability to get or retain employment commensurate with their real ability, that is designed to help eliminate this inability and raise the level of education of those individuals with a view to making them less likely to become dependent on others, to improving their ability to benefit from occupational training and otherwise increasing their opportunities for more productive and profitable employment, and to making them better able to meet their adult responsibilities. Eligible recipients means public or private agencies, institutions, or organizations, including religious or charitable organizations, eligible to apply for a contract from a State educational agency to operate projects, services, or activities. Outreach means activities designed to— (1) Identify and inform adult homeless individuals of the availability and benefits of the Adult Education for the Homeless Program; and (2) Assist those homeless adults, by providing active recruitment and reasonable and convenient access, to participate in the program. (Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11421)
Title 34: Education
PART 491—ADULT EDUCATION FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM
Subpart A—General
§ 491.1 What is the Adult Education for the Homeless Program?
§ 491.2 Who may apply for an award?
§ 491.3 What activities may the Secretary fund?
§ 491.4 What regulations apply?
§ 491.5 What definitions apply?
