OAR 581-017-0750: LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Plan Grant Program: Establishment

(1) There is established the LGBTQ2SIA+ Success Plan Grant Program to support Community-Based Organizations, Culturally Specific Organizations, early learning hubs, providers of early learning services, school districts, education service districts, public charter schools, Tribal governments, post-secondary institutions of education, or a consortium of these entities who are working to design, implement, improve, expand, or otherwise revise programs and services for LGBTQ2SIA+ students. (2) The programs and services to be provided under the Grant must implement one or more of the strategies included in the LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Plan. (3) Subject to available funds, the Department of Education shall award Grants based on a detailed description of proposed programming or services. The programs or services may include: (a) The scale-up of an existing program or project; and/or (b) The implementation of a new program or project. (4) The purpose of the Grant program is to provide funds to applicants that document an understanding of the unique needs of LGBTQ2SIA+ students, have the potential to become exemplar programs, and who create collaborative practices relating to strategies outlined in the LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Plan.