Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 122012 001
Apply for ED GRANTS 122012 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Office of Indian Education (OIE) Demonstration Grants for Indian Children CFDA Number 84.299A" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.299 Indian Education Special Programs for Indian Children.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 20, 2012 and posted on Dec 20, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 19, 2013 Applications Available December 20, 2012. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications February 19, 2013.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,347,789.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible Applicants Eligible applicants for this program are State educational agencies (SEAs) local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law Indian tribes Indian organizations federally supported elementary or secondary schools for Indian students (including Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Education funded schools) Indian institutions (including Indian institutions of higher education) or a consortium of any of these entities. An application from a consortium of eligible entities must meet the requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129. An application from a consortium of eligible entities must include a signed consortium agreement with the application. Letters of support do not meet the requirement for a consortium agreement. Applicants applying in a consortium with or as an Indian organization must demonstrate that they meet the definition of Indian organization in 34 CFR 263.20. The term Indian institution of higher education means an accredited college or university within the United States cited in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), any other institution that qualifies for funding under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and Dine College (formerly Navajo Community College) authorized in the Navajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 640a et seq.).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), through the Office of Indian Education (OIE), offered the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299A) as a discretionary grant opportunity aimed at improving educational opportunities and achievement for Indian preschool, elementary, and secondary students. The central goal of the program is to fund projects that do more than simply provide services; applicants are expected to develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of innovative or promising approaches that can strengthen outcomes for Indian students. In other words, the program is designed to support demonstration-style work that can show measurable results and provide models that could be replicated or scaled.
This competition was posted on December 20, 2012, with applications made available the same day and a deadline for submission of February 19, 2013. The opportunity anticipated making about 8 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $2,347,789. Individual awards were capped at $300,000, and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which typically lowers the barrier to entry for eligible organizations that may not have access to significant non-federal resources.
A fairly broad range of applicants were eligible. Eligible entities included State educational agencies (SEAs); local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that qualify as LEAs under state law; Indian tribes; Indian organizations; federally supported elementary or secondary schools serving Indian students (including schools funded by the Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Education); Indian institutions, including Indian institutions of higher education; and consortia made up of any of these entities. For consortium applications, the notice emphasized formal compliance with federal consortium rules (34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129). A key practical point is that a consortium had to submit a signed consortium agreement with the application; letters of support were explicitly not enough to satisfy that requirement. If an applicant was applying as, or in partnership with, an Indian organization, it also needed to be able to demonstrate that it met the formal regulatory definition of an Indian organization (34 CFR 263.20). The notice also clarified what counts as an Indian institution of higher education, referencing specific federal statutes and recognized institutions under those laws.
Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov, and the Department of Education made clear that applications could not be submitted by email. Applicants were instructed to locate the package by searching the CFDA number without the alpha suffix (searching for 84.299 rather than 84.299A), download the application, complete it offline, then upload and submit through the Grants.gov portal. The public synopsis also stressed that the brief description is not a substitute for the official Federal Register notice, which contains the controlling requirements, including any pre-application or application rules, priorities, performance measures, and other submission instructions.
For support, the posting listed both a Grants.gov systems contact (Julius Cotton) for technical access issues and a program manager (Lana Shaughnessy) at the U.S. Department of Education for program-related questions, along with phone numbers and email addresses. The full and authoritative program details were provided through an additional information link to the Federal Register notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2013.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children program, offered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) through the Office of Indian Education (OIE). The CFDA number listed is 84.299A.
2) What is the main purpose of the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children program?
The central purpose is to improve educational opportunities and achievement for Indian preschool, elementary, and secondary students by funding projects that develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of innovative or promising approaches.
3) What does "demonstration" mean in the context of this program?
Based on the program description, applicants are expected to do more than provide services. Projects should be designed to show measurable results and demonstrate approaches that can serve as models that may be replicated or scaled.
4) Who offered this grant opportunity?
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), through the Office of Indian Education (OIE), offered this discretionary grant opportunity.
5) When was this competition posted?
The competition was posted on December 20, 2012.
6) When were applications made available?
Applications were made available on December 20, 2012.
7) What was the application deadline?
The deadline for submission was February 19, 2013.
8) How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated making about 8 awards.
9) What was the estimated total funding amount for this competition?
The estimated total funding level was $2,347,789.
10) What was the maximum award amount per grant?
Individual awards were capped at $300,000.
11) Was there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The notice indicated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
12) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible entities included:
- State educational agencies (SEAs)
- Local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that qualify as LEAs under state law
- Indian tribes
- Indian organizations
- Federally supported elementary or secondary schools serving Indian students (including schools funded by the Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Education)
- Indian institutions, including Indian institutions of higher education
- Consortia made up of any of the eligible entities listed above
13) Are charter schools eligible to apply?
Yes, charter schools were included as eligible applicants if they qualify as LEAs under state law.
14) Can a consortium apply?
Yes. Consortia made up of eligible entities were allowed to apply.
15) If applying as a consortium, are letters of support enough?
No. The notice emphasized that a consortium had to submit a signed consortium agreement with the application, and that letters of support were explicitly not sufficient to meet that requirement.
16) What consortium rules applied?
The posting referenced federal consortium rules at 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129 and emphasized formal compliance with those rules.
17) What if an applicant is applying as (or in partnership with) an Indian organization?
The applicant needed to be able to demonstrate that it met the formal regulatory definition of an Indian organization at 34 CFR 263.20.
18) Does the notice clarify what counts as an Indian institution of higher education?
Yes. The notice stated that it clarified what counts as an Indian institution of higher education by referencing specific federal statutes and recognized institutions under those laws.
19) How had applications to be submitted?
Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.
20) Could applications be submitted by email?
No. The Department of Education stated that applications could not be submitted by email.
21) How do applicants find the application package on Grants.gov?
Applicants were instructed to search by the CFDA number without the alpha suffix. In other words, search for 84.299 rather than 84.299A to locate the package.
22) What was the basic Grants.gov workflow described in the posting?
The instructions described downloading the application package, completing it offline, and then uploading and submitting it through the Grants.gov portal.
23) Is the public synopsis the official source for all requirements?
No. The synopsis stressed that the brief description is not a substitute for the official Federal Register notice, which contains the controlling requirements (including any pre-application/application rules, priorities, performance measures, and submission instructions).
24) Where were the authoritative program requirements and details provided?
The posting indicated that full and authoritative details were provided through an additional information link to the Federal Register notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2013.
25) Who should be contacted for Grants.gov technical issues?
The posting listed a Grants.gov systems contact for technical access issues: Julius Cotton (with phone number and email address provided in the posting).
26) Who should be contacted for program-related questions?
The posting listed a program manager at the U.S. Department of Education for program-related questions: Lana Shaughnessy (with phone number and email address provided in the posting).
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