Hillsborough County Public Schools Student Services and Federal Programs
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Grant Application Submissions by the Grants and Research Operations Office, and if Approved Accept Grant Funds, 2008/2009, approximately $30,000,000 (Student Services and Federal Programs Division).

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

We request approval to submit grant Requests for Proposal (RFP) and Requests for Application (RFA) for the 2008/2009 school year to obtain grant funds that target projects that support district goals and initiatives. Because the majority of requests are released with 30-45 days notice, the Grants and Research Operations Office is not able to request the Board’s approval on individual projects. All grant applications are authored in collaboration with appropriate district staff and under the guidance of district administrators.

ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)

All district goals and critical success factors.

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No)

Based on past performance, it is estimated that grant funds received by the district through the efforts of the Grants and Research Operations Office will total over $30,000,000 during the 2008/2009 school year; these funds are included in the district’s divisional special revenue/federal programs budget.

EVALUATION

Evaluations are performed for all funded grants on a yearly basis and are performed by external evaluators unless required otherwise by the grant funding authority. The district’s Office of Assessment and Accountability provides oversight of this process and assumes the responsibility for providing external evaluators with required evaluation data. Copies of all grant evaluations are provided to the Office of Assessment and Accountability and the Grants and Research Operations Office, in addition to the grant Project Directors.

SUBMITTED BY:

Lynn R. Fell
Grants and Research Operations Officer
(813) 272-4880
Gwendolyn L. Luney
Assistant Superintendent, Student Services and Federal Programs
(813) 272-4878
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