CLOSED: High School Graduation Initiative Grants, Due July 28

Mentoring programs part of a broader drop-out prevention strategy may be interested in this grant from the US Department of Education for local and state educational agencies:

Grant: High school graduation initiative - To implement effective, sustainable and coordinated dropout prevention and re-entry programs in schools that serve students in grades 6 through 12 and that have above-average dropout rates or are middle schools whose students will attend such schools.
Funder: U.S. Department of Education.
Eligibility: Local and state educational agencies.
Deadline: July 28.
Amount: $45 million for 50 awards averaging $900,000 each.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-14732.pdf

(also http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-14732.htm)