Grantees
Grant funding is available to local education agencies (LEAs), which include school districts, charter schools, and BOCES, through a competitive application process administered by the New York State Education Department (NYSED). Applications for the McKinney-Vento Competitive Grant are available every 3 years. LEA's who successfully secure a 3-year grant may use funds to provide programs and activities that support the school success of students experiencing homelessness.
New York State Education Department Awards $8.1 Million in Federal Grants to Programs Supporting Homeless Students Authorized by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act.​
State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced that the New York State Education Department (NYSED) awarded more than $8 million in grants authorized by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act. The grants, awarded as a component of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), will impact 66 school districts and five charter schools. Thirty-two total awards were granted, with seven going to district- or BOCES-led consortiums.
Read the NYSED Press Release with the list of McKinney-Vento 2025-2028 Grantees here.
2025-2028 McKinney-Vento
Subgrant Informational Webinar
The purpose of the McKinney-Vento Education of Homeless Children and Youth Act(link is external) is to ensure that all homeless children have equal access to the same free appropriate public education, including public preschool education, provided to children and youth who are permanently housed.
Previous McKinney-Vento Grantees can be found below.
SIRS Data on Student Homelessness – 3 Year Summary
This spreadsheet contains data on the number of students who experienced homelessness at any point in the school years 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24. The data were collected by the New York State Education Department in the Student Information Repository System (SIRS) and reflect students enrolled in New York State School Districts and New York State Charter Schools.
If you have questions about the current grant cycle and/or cohort, please contact Jane Fronheiser at NYSED.
For general information about the McKinney-Vento Grant program, visit the Resource Library and then the “McKinney-Vento Grant” page.