Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 060612 001
Apply for ED GRANTS 060612 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Comprehensive Centers Program CFDA Number 84.283B" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.283 Comprehensive Centers.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 15, 2012 and posted on Jun 6, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 6, 2012 Applications Available June 6, 2012. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply June 26, 2012. Notice of Intent to Apply We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we have an understanding of the number of applications we are likely to receive. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to send an email notice of its intent to apply for funding to the following address OESE.compcenters@ed.gov. The notice of intent to apply is optional and should not include information about the potential applicants proposal. Applicants that do not provide us with the notice of intent to apply may still submit an application. Dates of Pre Application Briefings Applicants for Regional Centers June 19, 2012 and June 22, 2012. Applicants for Content Centers June 20, 2012 and June 22, 2012. Pre application briefings We will conduct briefings on this competition via conference calls to clarify the purposes of the program and the selection criteria and application process. Please email Fran Walter at fran.walter@ed.gov to register for a call date and time and to obtain the conference call number. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications August 6, 2012.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $50,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 22 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible Applicants Research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, or partnerships among such entities, or individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described in this notice.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Comprehensive Centers Program (CFDA 84.283B) is a U.S. Department of Education discretionary grant competition intended to fund a national network of comprehensive technical assistance centers. The core purpose is to strengthen State educational agencies (SEAs) so they can more effectively support local educational agencies (LEAs or districts) and schools, with a clear emphasis on helping low-performing districts and schools improve results. Across its activities, the program is aimed at improving educational outcomes for all students, closing achievement gaps, and raising the quality of instruction by building state-level capacity that can be sustained over time rather than providing one-time, isolated support.
A key feature of this competition is that it is designed to establish no fewer than 20 centers, and the published opportunity anticipated 22 awards. These centers are expected to deliver high-quality technical assistance aligned to state and local needs, which may include helping SEAs implement evidence-based improvement strategies, strengthen systems of support and accountability, and improve how states guide and monitor district and school improvement efforts. While the notice summarized here does not list the full set of priorities and performance measures, it repeatedly points applicants to the official Federal Register notice for the detailed requirements governing what applicants must propose, how proposals will be evaluated, and what outcomes and reporting will be expected of funded centers.
The priorities for the Comprehensive Centers were informed by Regional Advisory Committees (RACs) created under section 206 of the Education Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (ETAA). These RACs conducted educational needs assessments within the geographic regions served by the 10 Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) between June and August 2011 and delivered reports to the Secretary on November 15, 2011. Applicants were encouraged to use those RAC findings and recommendations to shape their applications, ensuring proposed services matched documented regional needs. The full RAC reports were made available online through the Department of Education, and the competition materials explicitly encourage prospective applicants to consult them as part of proposal development.
From an applicant and submission standpoint, the program required electronic submission through Grants.gov using the downloadable application package associated with CFDA 84.283 (applicants were instructed not to include the “B†suffix when searching). Applications could not be submitted by email. The Department also strongly encouraged (but did not require) an email notice of intent to apply by June 26, 2012, sent to OESE.compcenters@ed.gov, solely to help the Department plan for application review volume; the notice was not supposed to include proposal details, and applicants could still apply without submitting it. To support applicant readiness, OESE scheduled pre-application briefings via conference call, with separate dates for regional-center applicants (June 19 and June 22, 2012) and content-center applicants (June 20 and June 22, 2012). Interested parties were directed to register by emailing Fran Walter to receive call logistics.
The competition timeline reflected an application availability date of June 6, 2012 and a deadline for transmittal of applications of August 6, 2012. The opportunity was later archived on September 5, 2012. The estimated total funding available for the competition was $50,000,000, and the awards were structured as cooperative agreements, which typically means the Department expects to have substantial involvement in the funded project beyond what is typical for a standard grant (for example, coordination, oversight, or collaboration requirements), with the specific terms spelled out in the official notice and award documents. The announcement stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Eligibility was broad and included private institutions of higher education, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities as described in the notice. More specifically, the eligibility language allowed research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, partnerships among such entities, or individuals, as long as they demonstrated the ability or capacity to carry out the required activities. In practical terms, the competition was open to organizations with proven expertise in education systems support and technical assistance, and it contemplated partnerships where multiple organizations combine strengths to deliver services at the scale and complexity SEAs require.
One administrative correction is central to this particular synopsis. The Department noted that the Federal Register notice published June 6, 2012 (77 FR 33564) mistakenly included a deadline for intergovernmental review under Executive Order 12372 and 34 CFR part 79. The Secretary had decided to waive EO 12372 review for this competition in order to make grant awards on a timely basis, but the original notice did not reflect that waiver. The correction therefore removed the intergovernmental review deadline language in multiple places in the notice (including the DATES section and the submission dates section), and it removed the related sentence in the intergovernmental review section. The practical impact for applicants was that they were no longer expected to submit materials for EO 12372 intergovernmental review as part of applying.
For support and official points of contact, the announcement listed Julius Cotton as the ED Grants.gov/FIND Systems Administrator for technical access issues and Fran Walter as the Program Manager for programmatic questions and pre-briefing registration. As with most federal opportunities, applicants were repeatedly directed back to the official Federal Register application notice for the authoritative requirements, including detailed eligibility rules, selection criteria, absolute or competitive priorities, performance measures, and complete application submission instructions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the OESE Comprehensive Centers Program (CFDA 84.283B)?
The Comprehensive Centers Program (CFDA 84.283B) is a U.S. Department of Education (ED) discretionary grant competition run by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) to fund a national network of comprehensive technical assistance centers.
2. What is the main purpose of the Comprehensive Centers?
The program is designed to strengthen State educational agencies (SEAs) so they can better support local educational agencies (LEAs or districts) and schools, with a clear emphasis on helping low-performing districts and schools improve results. The overall aim is to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, and raise instructional quality by building state-level capacity that can be sustained over time.
3. Who are the primary beneficiaries of the centers' work?
The centers are intended to support SEAs directly. Through stronger SEA capacity and systems, the work is meant to improve SEA support to LEAs and schools, particularly low-performing districts and schools.
4. How many awards/centers were expected under this competition?
The competition was designed to establish no fewer than 20 centers, and the published opportunity anticipated 22 awards.
5. What types of activities or services are centers expected to provide?
Centers are expected to deliver high-quality technical assistance aligned to state and local needs. Examples described in the notice summary include helping SEAs implement evidence-based improvement strategies, strengthen systems of support and accountability, and improve how states guide and monitor district and school improvement efforts.
6. Are the detailed priorities, selection criteria, and performance measures included in this summary?
No. The summary notes that the full set of priorities and performance measures is not listed here, and applicants are repeatedly directed to the official Federal Register notice for the detailed requirements governing what applicants must propose, how proposals will be evaluated, and what outcomes and reporting will be expected.
7. What informed the priorities for the Comprehensive Centers?
The priorities were informed by Regional Advisory Committees (RACs) created under section 206 of the Education Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (ETAA). RACs conducted educational needs assessments within the geographic regions served by the 10 Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) between June and August 2011 and delivered reports to the Secretary on November 15, 2011.
8. Were applicants expected to use the RAC findings in their proposals?
Applicants were encouraged to use RAC findings and recommendations to shape their applications so proposed services matched documented regional needs. The RAC reports were made available online through the Department of Education.
9. How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications were required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the downloadable application package associated with CFDA 84.283 (applicants were instructed not to include the "B" suffix when searching).
10. Could applications be submitted by email?
No. Applications could not be submitted by email.
11. What was the application availability date?
The application availability date was June 6, 2012.
12. What was the deadline for transmittal of applications?
The deadline for transmittal of applications was August 6, 2012.
13. Was there a notice of intent to apply, and was it required?
Yes. ED strongly encouraged (but did not require) applicants to send an email notice of intent to apply by June 26, 2012 to OESE.compcenters@ed.gov. It was used only to help ED plan for application review volume, was not supposed to include proposal details, and applicants could still apply without submitting it.
14. Were there pre-application briefings?
Yes. OESE scheduled pre-application briefings via conference call with separate dates for regional-center applicants (June 19 and June 22, 2012) and content-center applicants (June 20 and June 22, 2012).
15. How did interested parties register for the pre-application briefings?
Interested parties were directed to register by emailing Fran Walter to receive conference call logistics.
16. What was the estimated total funding available?
The estimated total funding available for the competition was $50,000,000.
17. What type of award instrument was used?
Awards were structured as cooperative agreements.
18. What does it mean that awards were cooperative agreements?
This typically means the Department expects to have substantial involvement in the funded project beyond what is typical for a standard grant (for example, coordination, oversight, or collaboration requirements). The specific terms would be spelled out in the official notice and award documents.
19. Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
20. Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility included private institutions of higher education, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities as described in the notice. The eligibility language also allowed research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, partnerships among such entities, or individuals, as long as they demonstrated the ability or capacity to carry out the required activities.
21. Were partnerships allowed?
Yes. The eligibility language contemplated partnerships among eligible entities, and the summary notes the competition contemplated partnerships where multiple organizations combine strengths to deliver services at the scale and complexity SEAs require.
22. What is the key administrative correction mentioned in this opportunity?
The Department corrected the Federal Register notice because it mistakenly included a deadline for intergovernmental review under Executive Order (EO) 12372 and 34 CFR part 79. The Secretary had decided to waive EO 12372 review for this competition to make grant awards on a timely basis, but the original notice did not reflect that waiver.
23. What was the practical impact of the EO 12372 correction for applicants?
Applicants were no longer expected to submit materials for EO 12372 intergovernmental review as part of applying. The correction removed the intergovernmental review deadline language and the related sentence in the intergovernmental review section.
24. Who were the listed points of contact?
The announcement listed Julius Cotton as the ED Grants.gov/FIND Systems Administrator for technical access issues and Fran Walter as the Program Manager for programmatic questions and pre-briefing registration.
25. Where should applicants look for authoritative requirements and full details?
Applicants were repeatedly directed to the official Federal Register application notice for authoritative requirements, including detailed eligibility rules, selection criteria, absolute or competitive priorities, performance measures, and complete application submission instructions.
26. What does it mean that the opportunity was archived?
The opportunity was later archived on September 5, 2012, indicating the listing was moved into an archived status after the active competition period described in the notice.
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