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.