Expelled and At-Risk Student Services (EARSS) Request for Proposals

The Colorado Department of Education is currently accepting new grant proposals for the Expelled and At-Risk Student Services Program. For instructions to apply, eligibility criteria, program purposes, allowable uses of funds, etc., refer to the Request for Proposal and related items posted below. Funding will be available for four-year grants, pending the adoption of the State FY 14 budget and annual appropriations for the following three years. Awarded grantees will submit continuation applications and budgets each year, with approval contingent upon established criteria.

Application forms to complete and submit:

• Appendix B: Letter of Intent (Word) - Due Feb. 15, 2013

Request for Proposal - Due April 2, 2013

• Request for Proposal (RFP) PDF Format
• Request for Proposal (RFP) Word Format
• Budget (Excel)

Additional materials referenced in the proposal:

• Appendix A: Currently Funded Fiscal Agents (PDF) - Not eligible to apply in this competition
• End of Year Performance Report (PDF) - Questions and Data to be Collected
• Sample Budget Worksheets: District and Non-District Funding (PDF) and Budget Detail (PDF)
• Colorado Revised Statute: Compulsory School Attendance Law (PDF)
• Colorado Revised Statute: Expulsion Prevention Programs (PDF)

Webinar

Registration for RFP Webinar: E-mail Nicole Dake, Competitive Grants Office, at Dake_N@cde.state.co.us. The same webinar will be offered at two optional times:

• Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 - 2:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 - 9 a.m.

Program Contact(s)

Janelle Krueger
Phone: 303-866-6750
E-mail: Krueger_j@cde.state.co.us