Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 031011 001
Apply for ED GRANTS 031011 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Training and Advisory Services Equity Assistance Centers (EAC) program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.004 Civil Rights Training and Advisory Services.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 11, 2011 and posted on Mar 11, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 25, 2011 Deadline for Transmittal of Applications April 25, 2011. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review June 20, 2011.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible Applicants A public agency (other than a State educational agency or a school board) or a private, non profit organization.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Training and Advisory Services Equity Assistance Centers (EAC) program is a U.S. Department of Education discretionary grant opportunity, offered through cooperative agreements, to fund and operate a national network of 10 regional Equity Assistance Centers. The program is rooted in Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000c through 2000c-5) and its implementing regulations (34 CFR parts 270 and 272). Its central goal is to provide targeted technical assistance and training, but only when requested by school boards and other responsible governmental agencies, to help them plan for and carry out equitable public-school practices. In the language of the program, this work is framed as support for desegregation of public schools, understood broadly to include equity efforts and desegregation issues connected to race, sex, and national origin.
At a practical level, the EACs are meant to function as regional capacity-builders for districts and agencies that are dealing with the real-world challenges that can arise when implementing desegregation or equity plans. The assistance is designed to help agencies prepare, adopt, and implement those plans, and to develop effective ways of addressing "special educational problems occasioned by desegregation." That phrasing refers to the kinds of student, staff, school climate, community, and instructional challenges that can accompany major equity-focused changes in schools, including issues tied to access, treatment, and opportunity across different student groups.
The notice highlights three broad categories of services EACs may provide. First, centers disseminate information about effective methods for addressing educational problems related to desegregation and equity, meaning they collect, package, and share usable knowledge with the field. Second, they provide direct assistance and advice to help school systems cope with these issues, which can include consultation and hands-on technical support tailored to local needs. Third, they deliver training intended to strengthen the ability of educators and stakeholders to respond effectively to these challenges. The training audience is explicitly broad and can include teachers, supervisors, counselors, parents, community members, and other elementary or secondary school personnel, reflecting an emphasis on building shared understanding and skill across both school staff and the wider community connected to the schools.
In terms of who can apply, eligibility is limited to either a public agency other than a State educational agency (SEA) or a school board, or a private nonprofit organization. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 84.004 (Civil Rights Training and Advisory Services), with the specific competition referenced as 84.004D in the synopsis, and it does not require cost sharing or matching funds. The program anticipated making 10 awards, aligning with the model of one center per region.
Applications were required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov, using the downloadable application package located by searching the CFDA number without the letter suffix (search "84.004" rather than "84.004D"). The original and current closing date for transmittal of applications in this archived announcement was April 25, 2011, with an intergovernmental review deadline of June 20, 2011. The funding opportunity number listed is ED-GRANTS-031011-001, and it was posted March 11, 2011, later archived May 25, 2011. For support with electronic submission, the Grants.gov helpdesk contact information is included (1-800-518-4726 and support@grants.gov), and the notice also provides agency contacts at the Department of Education for program and application-access questions (including Joyce Mays and program manager Fran Walter).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the OESE Training and Advisory Services Equity Assistance Centers (EAC) program?
The Equity Assistance Centers (EAC) program is a U.S. Department of Education discretionary grant opportunity, offered through cooperative agreements, to fund and operate a national network of 10 regional Equity Assistance Centers.
2. What is the legal authority for the EAC program?
The program is rooted in Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000c through 2000c-5) and its implementing regulations (34 CFR parts 270 and 272).
3. What is the central goal of the EAC program?
The central goal is to provide targeted technical assistance and training, but only when requested by school boards and other responsible governmental agencies, to help them plan for and carry out equitable public-school practices.
4. Does an Equity Assistance Center provide help automatically, or only when requested?
Assistance is provided only when requested by school boards and other responsible governmental agencies.
5. How does the program define or frame its equity work?
In the language of the program, the work is framed as support for desegregation of public schools, understood broadly to include equity efforts and desegregation issues connected to race, sex, and national origin.
6. What role are the 10 Equity Assistance Centers intended to play in practice?
The EACs are intended to function as regional capacity-builders for districts and agencies facing real-world challenges that can arise when implementing desegregation or equity plans.
7. What kinds of activities can EACs support related to local plans?
EAC assistance is designed to help agencies prepare, adopt, and implement desegregation or equity plans, and to develop effective ways of addressing special educational problems occasioned by desegregation.
8. What does the phrase "special educational problems occasioned by desegregation" refer to?
It refers to student, staff, school climate, community, and instructional challenges that can accompany major equity-focused changes in schools, including issues tied to access, treatment, and opportunity across different student groups.
9. What are the three broad categories of services EACs may provide?
The notice highlights three categories: (1) disseminating information about effective methods for addressing educational problems related to desegregation and equity, (2) providing direct assistance and advice to help school systems cope with these issues, and (3) delivering training intended to strengthen the ability of educators and stakeholders to respond effectively.
10. What does it mean for a center to "disseminate information" under this program?
It means the centers collect, package, and share usable knowledge with the field about effective methods for addressing desegregation- and equity-related educational problems.
11. What is included in "direct assistance and advice"?
Direct assistance and advice can include consultation and hands-on technical support that is tailored to local needs.
12. Who can be included in the training audience?
The training audience is explicitly broad and can include teachers, supervisors, counselors, parents, community members, and other elementary or secondary school personnel.
13. Why does the program include parents and community members in training?
The notice reflects an emphasis on building shared understanding and skill across both school staff and the wider community connected to the schools.
14. How many awards were anticipated under this opportunity?
The program anticipated making 10 awards, aligning with the model of one center per region.
15. What type of funding instrument is used?
The opportunity is offered through cooperative agreements.
16. Who is eligible to apply for this grant opportunity?
Eligibility is limited to (1) a public agency other than a State educational agency (SEA) or a school board, or (2) a private nonprofit organization.
17. Are State educational agencies (SEAs) eligible applicants?
Eligibility is limited to a public agency other than an SEA or a school board, or a private nonprofit organization, which means SEAs are excluded as eligible applicants under the public-agency category described.
18. What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 84.004 (Civil Rights Training and Advisory Services).
19. What is the specific competition reference mentioned in the synopsis?
The synopsis references the competition as 84.004D.
20. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching funds.
21. How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications were required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.
22. How do applicants find the correct application package on Grants.gov?
The downloadable application package was located by searching the CFDA number without the letter suffix (search "84.004" rather than "84.004D").
23. What was the closing date for transmittal of applications?
The original and current closing date for transmittal of applications in this archived announcement was April 25, 2011.
24. What was the intergovernmental review deadline?
The intergovernmental review deadline listed was June 20, 2011.
25. What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number listed is ED-GRANTS-031011-001.
26. When was this opportunity posted and when was it archived?
It was posted March 11, 2011, and later archived May 25, 2011.
27. Who should applicants contact for help with electronic submission through Grants.gov?
The notice includes the Grants.gov helpdesk contact information: 1-800-518-4726 and support@grants.gov.
28. Who are the Department of Education contacts listed for program or application-access questions?
The notice provides agency contacts at the Department of Education, including Joyce Mays and program manager Fran Walter, for program and application-access questions.
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