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 Arts Education and School Improvement Resources for Local and State Leaders -- April 1997 (Updated March 1999)

SCHOOL-TO-WORK URBAN AND RURAL OPPORTUNITIES GRANTS

(202) 401-6222

These grants enable urban and rural areas with high rates of poverty to develop and implement School-to-Work initiatives. These initiatives will offer young Americans access to programs designed to prepare them for a first job in high-skill, high-wage careers, and to increase their opportunities for further education. The partnership must demonstrate that a sound planning and development base for a School-to-Work Opportunities Initiative has been built and that implementation is ready to begin.

Program Office: National School-to-Work Office

Legislation: School-to-Work Opportunities Act, Title III, Sec. 301(2)-307, 20 U.S.C. 6171-6177

Type of Assistance: competitive grants

Who May Apply: Local partnerships that intend to implement school-to-work programs in high poverty areas and that have not already received a high poverty area grant


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Last Updated -- March 10, 1999, (pjk)