OAR 581-017-0855: Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Student Success Plan Grant Program: Establishment

(1) There is established the Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Student Success Plan Grant Program to support early learning hubs, providers of early learning services, school districts, education service districts, post-secondary institutions of education, community-based organizations, Tribal governments, or a consortium of these entities. (2) Programs and services provided under a Grant must address one or more of the strategies or objectives included in the Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 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 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students, have the potential to become exemplar programs, and who create collaborative practices relating to strategies outlined in the Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Student Success Plan.