Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) Investing In Innovation (I3) Fund DEVELOPMENT Grants DEVELPOMENT GRANTS PRE APPLICATION CFDA Number 84.411P | Apply Online

Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 031414 001

The Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) is offering Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund Development Grants, identified by CFDA Number 84.411P. This grant opportunity aims to support local educational agencies (LEAs) and nonprofit organizations working in partnership with LEAs or school consortia. The i3 program is designed to create and validate solutions to ongoing educational issues and facilitate the wider implementation of effective practices.

To apply, entities must first submit a pre-application, which streamlines the process for those interested in obtaining a full grant. Pre-applications will undergo peer review, and those that score well will be invited to submit complete applications. However, all pre-applicants may choose to file a full application, which will be provided to them upon their invitation, or accessed through the i3 website.

The program encourages the development of evidence-based practices in education. Grants may vary in size depending on the evidence supporting the proposed project, allowing smaller grants for initial evaluations of promising ideas and larger grants for projects with rigorous evidence backing them. Importantly, all i3 grantees must allocate a portion of their budget for independent evaluations of their projects, contributing to the overall knowledge of effective educational practices.

Applications must be submitted electronically via the Grants.gov portal, where interested applicants can download application packets and submit their proposals. It is essential to search by the CFDA number without the alpha suffix. For specific eligibility and detailed requirements, applicants should refer to the official notice published in the Federal Register.

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) Investing In Innovation (I3) Fund DEVELOPMENT Grants DEVELPOMENT GRANTS PRE APPLICATION CFDA Number 84.411P" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.411 Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 14, 2014 and posted on Mar 14, 2014.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 14, 2014 Note In order to receive an Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) Development grant, an entity must submit a pre application. The pre application is intended to reduce the burden of submitting a full application for an i3 Development grant. Pre applications will be reviewed and scored by peer reviewers using the selection criteria designated in this notice. Entities that submit a highly rated pre application will be invited to submit a full application for a Development grant however, any entity that submitted a pre application may choose to submit a full application. Dates Pre Applications Available March 17, 2014. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Submit Pre Application April 3, 2014. We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify us of the applicants intent to submit an application by completing a web based form. When completing this form, applicants will provide (1) the applicant organizations name and address and (2) the one absolute priority the applicant intends to address. Applicants may access this form online at http://go.usa.gov/BvuQ. Applicants that do not complete this form may still submit an application. Deadline for Transmittal of Pre Applications April 14, 2014. Informational Meetings The i3 program intends to hold webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants for all three types of grants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the i3 Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/index.html. Full Applications Available If you are invited to submit a full application for a Development grant, we will transmit the full application package and instructions using the contact information you provide to us in your pre application. Other pre applicants who choose to submit a full application may access these items on the i3 Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/index.html. Deadline for Transmittal of Full Applications Entities that submit a highly rated pre application, as scored by peer reviewers and as identified by the Department, will be invited to submit a full application for a Development grant. Other pre applicants may choose to submit a full application. The Department will announce on its Web site the deadline date for transmission of full applications and will also communicate this deadline to applicants in the full application package and instructions.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
• The funding agency has allocated a total of $134,800,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
• 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).
• 1. Innovations that Improve Achievement for High Need Students All grantees must implement practices that are designed to improve student achievement (as defined in this notice) or student growth (as defined in this notice), close achievement gaps, decrease dropout rates, increase high school graduation rates (as defined in this notice), or increase college enrollment and completion rates for high need students (as defined in this notice). 2. Innovations that Serve Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K 12) Students All grantees must implement practices that serve students who are in grades K 12 at some point during the funding period. To meet this requirement, projects that serve early learners (i.e., infants, toddlers, or preschoolers) must provide services or supports that extend into kindergarten or later years, and projects that serve postsecondary students must provide services or supports during the secondary grades or earlier. 3. Eligible Applicants Entities eligible to apply for i3 grants include either of the following (a) An LEA. (b) A partnership between a nonprofit organization and (1) One or more LEAs or (2) A consortium of schools. Statutory Eligibility Requirements Except as specifically set forth in the Note about Eligibility for an Eligible Applicant that Includes a Nonprofit Organization that follows, to be eligible for an award, an eligible applicant must (a)(1) Have significantly closed the achievement gaps between groups of students described in section 1111(b)(2) of the ESEA (economically disadvantaged students, students from major racial and ethnic groups, students with limited English proficiency, students with disabilities) or (2) Have demonstrated success in significantly increasing student academic achievement for all groups of students described in that section (b) Have made significant improvements in other areas, such as high school graduation rates (as defined in this notice) or increased recruitment and placement of high quality teachers and principals, as demonstrated with meaningful data (c) Demonstrate that it has established one or more partnerships with the private sector, which may include philanthropic organizations, and that organizations in the private sector will provide matching funds in order to help bring results to scale and (d) In the case of an eligible applicant that includes a nonprofit organization, provide in the application the names of the LEAs with which the nonprofit organization will partner, or the names of the schools in the consortium with which it will partner. If an eligible applicant that includes a nonprofit organization intends to partner with additional LEAs or schools that are not named in the application, it must describe in the application the demographic and other characteristics of these LEAs and schools and the process it will use to select them.

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