The Stronger Connections Grant is authorized by PL 117-159 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (June 25, 2022), the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) and Part VIII General Provisions.

Awards
Stronger Connections grant funds were awarded on a competitive basis to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) to support school-based projects.

FY23 Stronger Connections Grant awards are listed below. More information on each school’s project can be found here.

Cesar Chavez: $200,000  
Creative Minds: $76,500  
D.C. Bilingual: $198,500  
D.C. Preparatory: $1,297,183  
DC Public Schools: $1,000,000  
E.L. Haynes: $300,000  
Eagle PCS: $200,000  
Friendship  PCS: $725,502  
Hope Community Academy: $161,113  
LEARN DC: $200,000  
St. Coletta: $59,264  
Thurgood Marshall: $180,000  

US Department of Education (USED) Reporting
LEAs that receive Stronger Connections Grants will participate, as requested, in any USED [L(1] evaluation of the Stronger Connections program and will cooperate with any audit or examination of records with respect to such funds.

Additional Information
For additional information about the BSCA Stronger Connections Grant, please select the links below.

     

Contact Us

For questions or additional information about the BSCA Stronger Connections Grant, please contact [email protected].

The BSCA Stronger Connection Grant is administered by OSSE’s Office of Federal Programs and Strategic Funding within the Division of Systems and Supports, K-12.

[Date Posted: March 29, 2023]