February 9, 2001
According to the officials at the Department of Education, they believe the Physical Education for Progress (PEP) grant guidelines will be announced sometime in March and school districts will have six weeks to submit proposals. The winning grants will be announced the first week of June, 2001 and recipients will have 12 months to complete their projects.
Grants are to help initiate, expand and improve physical education programs for kindergarten through grade 12 students. Funds can be used to purchase equipment, develop curriculum, hire and/or train physical education staff, and support other initiatives designed to enable students to participate in physical education activities.
The success of the programs funded by this first $5 million will be important in efforts to get the rest of the $400 million authorized by the legislation, appropriated.
UPDATE (4/12/2001) . . .
There has been a holdup in PEP funding due to
budget delays. The IHSA office does not have
any involvement with PEP funding. Questions
regarding PEP funding should be directed, via
email, to Connie
Deshpande at the Department of Education.