Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 060816 001
Apply for ED GRANTS 060816 001
- The ED in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Comprehensive Centers Program: National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities CFDA Number 84." and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.283.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 08, 2016 and posted on Jun 08, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 25, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,475,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity is a discretionary federal grant competition from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) under the Comprehensive Centers Program, specifically to establish and operate the National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities. The opportunity is grounded in Section 2244 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which directs the Secretary of Education to create a comprehensive center focused on students who are at risk of not reaching full literacy skills because of a disability. While Comprehensive Centers are usually run through the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), this particular center is funded by OESE but jointly administered by OESE and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) due to its focus on students with disabilities.
The grant is listed under CFDA number 84.283D and was offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the Department of Education anticipated having an ongoing, active role in the work rather than simply providing funds with minimal involvement. The overall intent is to build a national-level technical assistance and support hub that can help education systems and stakeholders improve literacy outcomes for students with disabilities, especially those most likely to struggle with reading and writing proficiency without targeted, evidence-based supports.
In practical terms, applicants were expected to propose how they would design and deliver a national comprehensive center that strengthens policy, practice, and implementation capacity around literacy for students with disabilities. Although the synopsis does not spell out the required activities, Comprehensive Centers typically provide high-quality technical assistance, develop and disseminate resources and tools, support the use of research-based practices, and help states and districts build coherent systems for implementation and continuous improvement. Because this center is explicitly focused on literacy and disability, the work would be expected to sit at the intersection of general literacy improvement efforts and special education/related services, aligning approaches with both ESEA/ESSA priorities and disability-related requirements and best practices supported by OSERS.
Eligibility was open to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and other entities as described in the official notice (the listing points applicants to the Federal Register notice for the precise eligibility language and any additional conditions). The competition anticipated making a single award, with an annual award ceiling of $1,475,000, and the expected number of awards was one, indicating ED intended to fund one national center operator for this work.
Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov, and the Department emphasized that applications could not be submitted by email. Applicants were instructed to locate the application package by searching the CFDA number without the alpha suffix (search for 84.283 rather than 84.283D). The opportunity number associated with the posting was ED GRANTS 060816 001. The posting date and creation date were June 8, 2016, and the application deadline was July 25, 2016.
The synopsis repeatedly stresses that it is only a high-level summary and that the controlling, official requirements are in the Federal Register application notice. That official notice would contain the detailed priorities, selection criteria, performance measures, pre-application or application requirements, submission instructions, and contact information that applicants would need in order to prepare a compliant and competitive proposal.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary federal grant competition from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) under the Comprehensive Centers Program to establish and operate the National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities.
What is the purpose of the National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities?
The purpose is to create a national-level technical assistance and support hub focused on improving literacy outcomes for students with disabilities, especially students who are at risk of not reaching full literacy skills because of a disability.
What law or authority is this opportunity based on?
The opportunity is grounded in Section 2244 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This section directs the Secretary of Education to establish a comprehensive center focused on literacy for students at risk of not reaching full literacy skills due to a disability.
Which parts of the U.S. Department of Education are involved in this grant?
This center is funded by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) and jointly administered by OESE and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) because of its focus on students with disabilities.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed for this grant is 84.283D.
What type of award is it?
It was offered as a cooperative agreement, which means ED anticipated an ongoing, active role in the work rather than providing funds with minimal involvement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
Based on the synopsis, a cooperative agreement indicates that the Department of Education expected to be actively involved on an ongoing basis in the funded project, rather than acting only as a pass-through funder.
What is the overall intent of the project?
The intent is to strengthen policy, practice, and implementation capacity around literacy for students with disabilities by operating a national comprehensive center that supports education systems and stakeholders with evidence-based approaches.
What kinds of activities would the center be expected to do?
The synopsis does not list required activities in detail, but it describes the center as a national comprehensive center and notes typical Comprehensive Center functions. These commonly include providing high-quality technical assistance, developing and disseminating resources and tools, supporting the use of research-based practices, and helping states and districts build coherent systems for implementation and continuous improvement.
How is this center different from other Comprehensive Centers?
While Comprehensive Centers are usually run through OESE, this center is jointly administered by OESE and OSERS because it specifically targets literacy improvement for students with disabilities and is expected to operate at the intersection of general literacy improvement and special education/related services.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was open to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and other entities as described in the official notice. The posting points applicants to the Federal Register notice for the precise eligibility language and any additional conditions.
Where do applicants find the official eligibility rules and other requirements?
The synopsis emphasizes that it is only a high-level summary and that the Federal Register application notice is the controlling source for the official requirements, including eligibility language, priorities, selection criteria, performance measures, and submission instructions.
How many awards did ED expect to make?
The competition anticipated a single award. The expected number of awards was one, indicating ED intended to fund one national center operator.
What was the maximum annual funding amount?
The annual award ceiling was $1,475,000.
How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. The Department emphasized that applications could not be submitted by email.
How do applicants locate the application package on Grants.gov?
Applicants were instructed to search by the CFDA number without the alpha suffix. In other words, search for 84.283 rather than 84.283D to find the application package.
What is the opportunity number associated with this posting?
The opportunity number associated with the posting is ED GRANTS 060816 001.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date and creation date were both June 8, 2016.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was July 25, 2016.
What should applicants rely on if the synopsis is missing details?
The synopsis states that it is only a summary. Applicants were expected to rely on the Federal Register application notice for the detailed priorities, selection criteria, performance measures, application requirements, submission instructions, and contact information.
What topic area is the center expected to address?
The center is focused on improving literacy (including reading and writing proficiency) for students with disabilities, with an emphasis on evidence-based supports for students most likely to struggle without targeted interventions.
How does this work relate to both general education and special education?
The synopsis indicates the work would be expected to align with ESEA/ESSA priorities while also incorporating disability-related requirements and best practices supported by OSERS, reflecting the intersection of literacy improvement and special education/related services.
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