Indian Education Professional Development Grants CFDA 84.299B | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Indian Education Professional Development Grants program (CFDA 84.299B) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Education designed to strengthen the pipeline of qualified Indian professionals working in fields that directly serve Indian students and communities. At its core, the program focuses on building and expanding the number of trained Indian individuals in education-related roles, preparing participants for specific school and student-support careers, and improving the effectiveness of Indian professionals already working in education settings. The overall intent is practical and workforce-oriented: to increase access to high-quality training so that schools serving Indian students can recruit and retain well-prepared teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and other related educational personnel.

The grant supports a range of professional development approaches, and the notice makes clear that applicants have flexibility in how they design training as long as it aligns with the program purpose. Allowable activities can include continuing education programs and structured training efforts, as well as symposia, workshops, and conferences. The program also allows direct financial support, which typically means that a project may be structured to help participants complete required coursework, credentials, licensure steps, or other career-entry requirements, depending on the project design described in the official application notice. While the synopsis lists examples of activities, it emphasizes that the full requirements, priorities, and performance measures are contained in the Federal Register notice, which is the controlling source for how projects must be planned, documented, and evaluated.

For the FY 2009 competition described in the synopsis, the Department anticipated making about 9 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $3,280,000 and an award ceiling of $400,000. The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching, which can reduce barriers for applicants that may have limited non-federal funds to contribute. The posting date and application availability date were January 23, 2009, and the deadline for transmittal of applications was March 3, 2009, with the archive date listed as April 2, 2009. The funding opportunity number associated with this competition was ED-GRANTS-012309-001, and the opportunity category was discretionary, using the grant funding instrument type under the education activity category.

Eligibility is framed around partnerships with institutions of higher education, reflecting the program’s emphasis on structured training and credential attainment. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education (including Indian institutions of higher education), as well as State educational agencies (SEAs) or local educational agencies (LEAs) when they apply in consortium with an institution of higher education. Indian tribes or organizations may also apply, but similarly must do so in consortium with an institution of higher education. Schools funded by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Education may apply as part of a consortium with an institution of higher education as well. The synopsis also notes that LEAs include charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law. In the broader applicant category listing, eligible entities include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, with the key caveat that the official notice should be consulted for the precise eligibility rules and any required consortium structure.

Applications for this program were required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Applicants were expected to download the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit through the Grants.gov system, with email submission explicitly not allowed. The instructions highlighted an important technical detail for locating the package: applicants needed to search by the CFDA number without the letter suffix, meaning they should search for 84.299 rather than 84.299B. The synopsis provided the Grants.gov Helpdesk contact information (1-800-518-4726 and support@grants.gov) for technical submission issues. It also pointed applicants to the Federal Register notice as the definitive source for pre-application and application requirements, submission instructions, program priorities, performance measures, and program contact details.

For direct assistance, the synopsis listed contacts within the Department of Education, including a Grants.gov system administrator contact for access issues and a program manager contact for program-related questions. The listed program manager was Lana Shaughnessy at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC, with a phone number for inquiries, and the system contact was Julius Cotton, with both phone and email provided in the synopsis. The announcement repeatedly stresses that the short description is only a synopsis and that applicants should rely on the Federal Register notice for authoritative guidance on what must be included in the application and how proposals will be reviewed and measured.

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