CFDA Number: 84.215J
Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants
The Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE), which is authorized by Sec. 5411 of ESEA, supports nationally
significant programs to improve the quality of elementary and secondary education at the state and local levels and
help all children meet challenging academic content and achievement standards. The Full-Service Community
Schools program, which is being carried out under FIE, encourages coordination of education, developmental,
family, health, and other services through partnerships between: (1) public elementary and secondary schools and
(2) CBOs and public-private ventures. Such collaboration will provide comprehensive education, social, and
health services for students, families, and communities.
Full-service community schools provide comprehensive academic, social, mental, physical, and vocational
programs and services to meet individual, family, and community needs. For the FY 2008 competition, these
services may include: early childhood education; remedial education and academic enrichment activities; programs
that promote parental involvement and family literacy; mentoring and other youth development programs; parent
leadership and parenting education activities; community service and service-learning opportunities; programs that
provide assistance to students who have been truant, suspended, or expelled; job training and career counseling
services; nutrition services; primary health and dental care; mental health counseling services; and adult education,
including instruction of adults in English as a second language.