Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge CFDA Number 84.412A | Apply Online

Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 083013 001

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge CFDA Number 84.412A" and is now available to receive applicants.
• This funding opportunity was created on Aug 30, 2013 and posted on Aug 30, 2013.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 16, 2013 Applications Available August 30, 2013. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply September 30, 2013. We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, the Departments strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of the applicants intent to submit an application for funding by emailing Miriam Lund at RTT [email protected]. This short email message should provide (1) The name of the State applying, (2) the contact person (name, phone number, and email), and (3) all competitive preference priorities the applicant intends to address. Applicants that do not submit an Intent to Apply email may still apply for funding. Note Submission of a notice of intent to apply is optional. Date of Technical Assistance Planning Workshop September 10, 2013. To assist States in preparing the application and to respond to questions, ED and HHS intend to host a Technical Assistance Planning Workshop with potential applicants on September 10, 2013, to review the priorities, requirements, and selection criteria for this competition. To minimize travel burdens associated with this workshop and to maximize the number of potential applicants who can participate, the Departments will also broadcast this workshop live at edstream.ed.gov. The purpose of the workshop will be to allow teams of participants responsible for developing applications to review with Federal program staff the priorities, requirements, and selection criteria for this competition and to ask questions about the RTT ELC competition. We strongly encourage all interested State applicants to participate in the workshop, either in Washington, DC. For those who cannot attend the workshop in person, a video recording of the workshop will be available on the RTT ELC Web site at www.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop earlylearningchallenge. The Departments may host additional conference calls, workshops, or Webinars to answer applicant questions and will be posting Frequently Asked Questions and responses on the RTT ELC Web site. The Departments will make available all registration information and additional details for the September 10, 2013, workshop and any other technical assistance events on the RTT ELC Web site at www.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop earlylearningchallenge. Note Please refer to the Department of Educations RTT ELC Web site (http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop earlylearningchallenge/index.html) for meeting details. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications October 16, 2013.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2024.)
• The funding agency has allocated a total of $280,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
• States must meet the following requirements (a) The State has not previously received an RTT ELC grant. (b) The Lead Agency must have executed with each Participating State Agency a memorandum of understanding or other binding agreement that the State must attach to its application, describing the Participating State Agencys level of participation in the grant. At a minimum, the MOU or other binding agreement must include an assurance that the Participating State Agency agrees to use, to the extent applicable (1) A set of statewide Early Learning and Development Standards (2) A set of statewide Program Standards (3) A statewide Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System and (4) A statewide Workforce Knowledge and Competency Framework and progression of credentials. (c) There must be an active MIECHV program in the State, either through the State under section 511(c) of Title V of the Social Security Act, as added by section 2951 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111 148), or through an eligible non profit organization under section 511(h)(2)(B).

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