§7272 Definitions

Summary

Defines who can get grants and explains key program words used in the program. Eligible entity is who can apply for grants. For one type of grant, that includes a college or university, an Indian tribe or tribal group, or nonprofit groups working with at least one partner such as a high-need local school district, a college, the office of a city or county elected leader, or an Indian tribe. For another type of grant, it means a team made up of one or more local school districts or the Bureau of Indian Education together with one or more community groups, nonprofits, or other public or private partners. Full-service community school is a public elementary or secondary school that works with community partners to coordinate education, family, health, and other supports and makes those services available at school during the year, before and after school, on weekends, and in the summer. Pipeline services are coordinated supports from birth through entering and succeeding in college and careers. They must at least include high-quality early childhood programs; strong in- and out-of-school programs; help with school-to-school and school-to-college or work transitions (including readiness checks); family and community engagement; job training, internships, and career help; community supports to keep students connected; health, nutrition, and mental health services; and juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation.