Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 012114 001
Apply for ED GRANTS 012114 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) Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies CFDA Number 84.060A" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.060 Indian EducationGrants to Local Educational Agencies.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 22, 2014 and posted on Jan 22, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 30, 2014 Part I of the Formula Grant Electronic Application System for Indian Education (EASIE) Applications Available January 27, 2014. Deadline for Transmittal of Part I Applications February 28, 2014. Part II of the Formula Grant EASIE Applications Available March 31, 2014 Deadline for Transmittal of Part II Applications May 30, 2014. Note Applicants must meet the deadlines for both EASIE Part I and Part II to receive a grant. Any application not meeting the Part I and Part II deadlines will not be considered for funding. Failure to submit the required supplemental documentation, described in section IV. 2 Content and Form of Application Submission, by the EASIE Parts I and II deadlines will result in an incomplete application that will not be considered for funding. The Office of Indian Education recommends uploading the documentation 20 days prior to each closing date to ensure that any potential submission issues are resolved prior to the deadlines.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $105,921,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1,300 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible Applicants Certain LEAs, including charter schools authorized as LEAs under State law, as prescribed by section 7112(b) of the ESEA, certain schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education of the U.S. Department of the Interior, as prescribed by section 7113(d) of the ESEA, and Indian tribes under certain conditions, as prescribed by section 7112(c) of the ESEA.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060A) is a U.S. Department of Education funding opportunity run through the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Office of Indian Education (OIE). Its core purpose is to provide formula-based grant funding that helps local educational agencies and other eligible entities strengthen and improve elementary and secondary programs serving American Indian and Alaska Native students. The emphasis is on comprehensive educational supports that both raise academic outcomes and reflect students lived realities, meaning programs are expected to help Indian students meet the same state academic content standards and achievement standards required of all students while also responding to language and cultural needs. Allowable program approaches are broad and can include, for example, culturally responsive instruction and services, academic interventions, and professional development for educators who serve Indian students.
A distinctive feature of this program is that it is rooted in consultation and community voice, not just technical compliance. Applicants must design the project in open consultation with parents and teachers of Indian students and, when appropriate, with Indian secondary students as well. The notice highlights that public hearings should be used to give the community a real opportunity to understand the program and offer recommendations. Applicants must also involve a parent committee formed under the requirements of section 7114(c)(4) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and the application must have that parent committee written approval. In practice, this means the grant is not simply something a district central office can draft in isolation; it must be shaped with documented parent participation and formal sign-off.
The program also includes an option tied to section 7116 of ESEA that can increase flexibility for recipients serving Indian students. If an applicant submits an acceptable plan for the integration of education and related services, the Secretary of Education, working in cooperation with other relevant federal agencies, may authorize the recipient to consolidate eligible federal formula funds that are used exclusively for Indian students. The mechanics for submitting this integration plan are handled within the same electronic application environment used for the grant, and it is meant to support more coordinated, less fragmented services across programs when multiple funding streams affect the same student population.
Eligibility is focused on entities that directly operate K-12 education programs serving Indian students. The notice identifies certain LEAs (including charter schools that qualify as LEAs under state law), certain Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-funded schools, and Indian tribes under specific conditions described in ESEA. The opportunity is categorized as mandatory (formula) grant funding rather than a competitive discretionary grant, which generally means awards are driven by statutory formulas and verified counts rather than narrative scoring alone. The expected number of awards listed is about 1,300, with an estimated total funding amount of approximately $105.9 million for the referenced cycle.
Applications must be submitted electronically through the Formula Grant EASIE system (Electronic Application System for Indian Education), rather than through a traditional paper process. EASIE is structured in two required parts. Part I is the student count component, where the applicant enters its eligible Indian student count totals and indicates whether project objectives and related activities will be set annually or planned across a period of up to four years. Part II is the program and budget component, where the applicant describes coordination of services for American Indian/Alaska Native students, lays out specific and measurable project objectives aimed at culturally responsive education and improved academic outcomes, identifies data sources that will be used to track progress, and submits a budget aligned to the estimated award amount calculated by EASIE from the Part I count.
The notice underscores that meeting deadlines is non-negotiable because both parts are required for an award. For the referenced FY 2014 cycle, Part I became available January 27, 2014, and was due February 28, 2014; Part II became available March 31, 2014, and was due May 30, 2014. Applicants had to submit both Part I and Part II by their respective deadlines, and required supplemental documentation also had to be uploaded by those deadlines, or the application would be considered incomplete and not funded. The Office of Indian Education recommended uploading documentation roughly 20 days before each closing date to avoid last-minute technical issues.
Because funding is based on counts and formula calculations, the notice also explains what happens when award amounts change after initial calculations, such as when applications are withdrawn or student counts are reduced. If an applicant’s award increases or decreases by more than $1,000, the applicant must submit a revised budget before receiving the grant award, but does not need to re-certify the entire application. If the change is less than $1,000, no further action is required. If the applicant is notified of an increased award after submitting the original budget, the additional funds must be placed only into budget categories that were already approved, even if the increase is more than $1,000.
To participate, entities must register for access to EASIE at www.easie.org. Registration is described as an early step that activates or re-activates access and helps ensure key organizational identifiers (such as NCES and DUNS numbers, as referenced in the notice) are correctly pre-populated for the application process. Registration itself is not the application, but it is a prerequisite step that current, former, and first-time applicants must complete to submit in EASIE. The notice directs applicants with EASIE or document-upload questions to the EDFacts Partner Support Center, and it provides program and systems contacts within the Department of Education for application access issues and programmatic questions.
Overall, this opportunity is designed to fund locally designed, community-approved education programs for Indian students, with accountability tied to clear objectives and data sources, and with application processing streamlined through a two-part electronic formula grant system that begins with an Indian student count and ends with a coordinated services plan and a budget aligned to the calculated award.
FAQs: Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060A)
What is the Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060A)?
This is a U.S. Department of Education formula-grant program administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Office of Indian Education (OIE). It provides formula-based funding to help strengthen and improve K-12 programs serving American Indian and Alaska Native students.
What is the main purpose of this grant?
The purpose is to support comprehensive educational services that improve academic outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native students while also responding to students' language and cultural needs. Programs are expected to help Indian students meet the same state academic content and achievement standards required of all students.
Is this a competitive grant or a formula grant?
This opportunity is categorized as a mandatory (formula) grant rather than a discretionary competitive grant. Awards are driven by statutory formulas and verified counts rather than being based only on narrative scoring.
Who administers the program within the Department of Education?
The program is run through OESE, Office of Indian Education (OIE), within the U.S. Department of Education.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility focuses on entities that directly operate K-12 education programs serving Indian students. The notice identifies certain local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that qualify as LEAs under state law, certain Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-funded schools, and Indian tribes under specific conditions described in ESEA.
What kinds of activities or approaches can be supported with grant funds?
The notice describes allowable approaches broadly. Examples include culturally responsive instruction and services, academic interventions, and professional development for educators serving Indian students.
How important is consultation with parents, teachers, and students?
Consultation is a central feature of this program. Applicants must design the project in open consultation with parents and teachers of Indian students and, when appropriate, with Indian secondary students. The notice emphasizes that the grant should not be developed in isolation by a district central office.
Are public hearings required?
The notice highlights the use of public hearings to give the community a meaningful opportunity to understand the program and offer recommendations as part of the consultation and community voice process.
What is the parent committee requirement and what role does it play?
Applicants must involve a parent committee formed under the requirements of section 7114(c)(4) of ESEA. The application must include written approval from that parent committee, meaning the project must have documented parent participation and formal sign-off.
Where and how do applicants submit the application?
Applications must be submitted electronically through the Formula Grant EASIE system (Electronic Application System for Indian Education) at www.easie.org. The process is not described as a traditional paper submission.
What is EASIE?
EASIE (Electronic Application System for Indian Education) is the electronic application environment used for this formula grant. It is also where applicants submit the optional integration plan described under section 7116 of ESEA, if applicable.
What are the two required parts of the EASIE application?
EASIE is structured in two required parts:
- Part I (Student Count): The applicant enters eligible Indian student count totals and indicates whether objectives/activities will be set annually or planned for up to four years.
- Part II (Program and Budget): The applicant describes coordination of services, sets specific and measurable objectives tied to culturally responsive education and improved academic outcomes, identifies data sources for progress tracking, and submits a budget aligned to the estimated award amount calculated by EASIE based on Part I.
Can an applicant plan objectives annually or across multiple years?
Yes. In Part I, the applicant indicates whether project objectives and related activities will be set annually or planned across a period of up to four years.
What must be included in Part II besides a budget?
Part II requires a description of coordination of services for American Indian/Alaska Native students, specific and measurable project objectives, identification of data sources that will be used to track progress, and a budget aligned to the estimated award amount calculated by EASIE.
What happens if Part I or Part II is late or missing?
The notice states that deadlines are non-negotiable because both parts are required for an award. If both Part I and Part II are not submitted by their respective deadlines, and if required supplemental documentation is not uploaded by those deadlines, the application is considered incomplete and not funded.
What were the deadlines mentioned for the referenced FY 2014 cycle?
For the referenced FY 2014 cycle, Part I became available January 27, 2014 and was due February 28, 2014. Part II became available March 31, 2014 and was due May 30, 2014.
Does the notice recommend uploading documentation early?
Yes. The Office of Indian Education recommended uploading documentation roughly 20 days before each closing date to reduce the risk of last-minute technical issues.
Why might an award amount change after initial calculations?
The notice explains that award amounts can change after initial calculations in situations such as when applications are withdrawn or student counts are reduced.
When is a revised budget required if the award amount changes?
If an applicant's award increases or decreases by more than $1,000, the applicant must submit a revised budget before receiving the grant award. The applicant does not need to re-certify the entire application in that case.
What if the award changes by less than $1,000?
If the change is less than $1,000, no further action is required, according to the notice.
If an applicant is notified of an increased award after submitting the original budget, can they add new budget categories?
No. If the applicant is notified of an increased award after submitting the original budget, the additional funds must be placed only into budget categories that were already approved, even if the increase is more than $1,000.
What is the section 7116 integration plan option?
The notice describes an option tied to section 7116 of ESEA. If an applicant submits an acceptable plan for the integration of education and related services, the Secretary of Education, working in cooperation with other relevant federal agencies, may authorize the recipient to consolidate eligible federal formula funds used exclusively for Indian students. The integration plan is submitted within the same EASIE environment.
Is registration in EASIE required even for returning applicants?
Yes. The notice describes registration as an early prerequisite step for current, former, and first-time applicants to activate or re-activate access in EASIE.
Is EASIE registration the same as submitting an application?
No. Registration is not the application. It is a prerequisite step that enables access to submit the required parts of the application in EASIE.
What organizational identifiers are referenced for EASIE registration?
The notice references ensuring that key identifiers such as NCES and DUNS numbers are correctly pre-populated for the application process.
Approximately how many awards and how much total funding were expected for the referenced cycle?
The notice lists an expected number of awards of about 1,300 and an estimated total funding amount of approximately $105.9 million for the referenced cycle.
Where can applicants get help with EASIE or document-upload questions?
The notice directs applicants with EASIE or document-upload questions to the EDFacts Partner Support Center and notes that the Department of Education provides program and systems contacts for application access issues and programmatic questions.
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