Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 031414 001
Apply for ED GRANTS 031414 001
- 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 2026.)
- 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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Opportunity Summary:
The Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund Development Grants opportunity (pre-application, CFDA 84.411P) is a U.S. Department of Education discretionary grant competition built to help school districts and nonprofit partners develop and test promising education interventions, especially those aimed at persistent challenges in K-12 education. The program was created under section 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and is structured around a core idea: fund innovations, require credible evaluation, and grow what works. For Development grants in particular, the emphasis is on supporting early-stage or less-proven strategies with smaller awards so they can be refined, implemented, and independently evaluated to build stronger evidence for future scaling.
A defining feature of i3 is its multi-tier evidence framework, where the size and type of award are linked to how strong the existing research evidence is behind the proposed practice. Development grants sit on the end of that spectrum where evidence is more limited, so funding is meant to support both implementation and the initial generation of rigorous evidence. Even though Development grants are for strategies that may still be emerging, the Department still requires each funded project to contribute to the broader knowledge base about effectiveness. That is why every i3 grantee must reserve part of its grant budget for an independent evaluation (as defined in the official notice). The point is not just to run a program, but to learn whether it improves outcomes, for which students, and under what conditions, so educators and policymakers have better information about what truly delivers results.
This specific posting covers the pre-application phase for Development grants. Submitting a pre-application is required if an entity wants to be considered for an i3 Development award, and the pre-application process is designed to reduce the burden of preparing full proposals for everyone. Pre-applications are reviewed and scored by peer reviewers using selection criteria identified in the Federal Register notice. Applicants with highly rated pre-applications are expected to be invited to submit full applications, but the notice also makes clear that any entity that submits a pre-application may choose to submit a full application, even if not explicitly invited. Full applications for Development grants use a different CFDA listing (84.411C), while the pre-application uses 84.411P.
In terms of who can apply, eligibility centers on two broad applicant types: (1) a local educational agency (LEA), or (2) a partnership between a nonprofit organization and either one or more LEAs or a consortium of schools. Beyond the basic applicant categories, the program includes statutory eligibility requirements intended to ensure applicants have the capacity and track record to carry out meaningful work. These requirements include demonstrating meaningful progress such as significantly closing achievement gaps among student groups identified in ESEA section 1111(b)(2) (including economically disadvantaged students, major racial and ethnic groups, English learners, and students with disabilities) or significantly increasing achievement for all those groups. Applicants also must show significant improvement in at least one other area, such as high school graduation rates or the recruitment and placement of high-quality teachers and principals, using meaningful data. Another major eligibility expectation is that applicants have established private-sector partnerships, including philanthropic organizations, that will provide matching funds to help bring results to scale, since cost sharing or matching is required under this opportunity.
The students and outcomes targeted by i3 are also clearly constrained. Projects must be designed to improve achievement or student growth, close achievement gaps, reduce dropout rates, increase high school graduation rates, or improve college enrollment and completion for high-need students. The work must serve K-12 students at some point during the funding period. That matters for proposals that include early learning or postsecondary components: early learning projects must extend supports into kindergarten or later, and postsecondary-focused efforts must include services or supports during secondary grades or earlier. For nonprofit-led partnerships, the application must name the LEAs (or schools in a consortium) that will partner in the work. If the nonprofit expects to add additional partners later, it must describe the characteristics of the additional LEAs/schools and the process it will use to select them.
From an applicant workflow standpoint, the competition is run through Grants.gov only. Both pre-applications and full applications must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site, and applicants are expected to download the application package, complete it offline, then upload and submit through Grants.gov. The notice explicitly states that applications cannot be submitted by email. When searching Grants.gov, applicants are instructed to search by the CFDA number without the alpha suffix, meaning applicants should search for 84.411 rather than 84.411P or 84.411C.
Key dates included in the synopsis for the FY 2014 competition are as follows: pre-applications became available March 17, 2014, and the deadline to transmit pre-applications was April 14, 2014 (the same date shown as the original and current closing date for this pre-application posting). There was also a strongly encouraged, but not required, notice of intent deadline of April 3, 2014. The notice of intent was meant to help the Department plan a more efficient peer review process, and applicants were asked to submit basic organizational information and identify the single absolute priority they intended to address using a web-based form. The Department also indicated it intended to hold informational webinars to provide technical assistance across the i3 grant types, with details to be posted on the i3 program website.
The opportunity is listed as discretionary and anticipates about 10 awards under this competition, with an estimated total funding level of $134,800,000 across the broader posting. The funding instrument type includes cooperative agreement and grant, reflecting that federal education competitions sometimes include additional federal involvement depending on the award structure described in the official notice.
Finally, the synopsis emphasizes that it is not the authoritative source for all requirements, and applicants are repeatedly directed to the Federal Register notice for the official rules on eligibility, submission requirements, performance measures, priorities, definitions (such as independent evaluation, high-need students, student achievement, and student growth), and selection criteria. For support, the listing provides federal contact points including the Grants.gov technical contact and Department of Education program contacts (including the i3 program mailbox) for applicant questions about access, submission, and programmatic issues.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): OII Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund Development Grants Pre-Application (CFDA 84.411P)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This is the U.S. Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund Development Grants pre-application competition, listed under CFDA 84.411P. It is a discretionary grant competition intended to help school districts and nonprofit partners develop and test promising K-12 education interventions and build stronger evidence about what works.
2) What is the purpose of i3 Development grants specifically?
Development grants focus on early-stage or less-proven strategies. The aim is to support implementation, refinement, and an independent evaluation so the project can generate more credible evidence about effectiveness for potential future scaling.
3) Is this posting for a full application or a pre-application?
This posting covers the pre-application phase for Development grants.
4) Is submitting a pre-application required?
Yes. Submitting a pre-application is required if an entity wants to be considered for an i3 Development award.
5) What is the difference between CFDA 84.411P and 84.411C?
84.411P refers to the pre-application for Development grants. Full applications for Development grants use a different listing: 84.411C.
6) If an applicant is not invited after the pre-application, can it still submit a full application?
Yes. While applicants with highly rated pre-applications are expected to be invited to submit full applications, the notice states that any entity that submits a pre-application may choose to submit a full application, even if it is not explicitly invited.
7) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is centered on two applicant types: (1) a local educational agency (LEA), or (2) a partnership between a nonprofit organization and either one or more LEAs or a consortium of schools.
8) Are there additional eligibility requirements beyond being an LEA or an eligible nonprofit partnership?
Yes. The program includes statutory eligibility requirements intended to show capacity and a track record. These include demonstrating meaningful progress, such as significantly closing achievement gaps among student groups identified in ESEA section 1111(b)(2) (including economically disadvantaged students, major racial and ethnic groups, English learners, and students with disabilities) or significantly increasing achievement for all those groups. Applicants must also show significant improvement in at least one other area (for example, graduation rates or recruiting/placing high-quality teachers and principals) using meaningful data.
9) What kinds of student outcomes must the project target?
Projects must be designed to improve at least one of the following for high-need students: student achievement or student growth, closing achievement gaps, reducing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or improving college enrollment and completion.
10) Do projects have to serve K-12 students?
Yes. The project must serve K-12 students at some point during the funding period.
11) Can a project include early learning or postsecondary components?
Yes, but there are constraints. Early learning projects must extend supports into kindergarten or later, and postsecondary-focused efforts must include services or supports during secondary grades or earlier.
12) What is the i3 evidence framework, and where do Development grants fit?
i3 uses a multi-tier evidence framework linking award type and size to the strength of existing research evidence. Development grants sit at the end of the spectrum where evidence is more limited, and funding is intended to support both implementation and the initial generation of rigorous evidence.
13) Is an evaluation required as part of the grant?
Yes. A defining requirement is that each i3 grantee must reserve part of its grant budget for an independent evaluation (as defined in the official notice). The goal is to learn whether the intervention improves outcomes, for which students, and under what conditions.
14) Is matching or cost sharing required?
Yes. The opportunity states that cost sharing or matching is required, and applicants are expected to have private-sector partnerships, including philanthropic organizations, that provide matching funds to help bring results to scale.
15) For nonprofit-led partnerships, do the partner LEAs or schools have to be named?
Yes. For nonprofit-led partnerships, the application must name the LEAs (or the schools in a consortium) that will partner in the work.
16) What if a nonprofit expects to add additional LEA/school partners later?
If additional partners may be added later, the nonprofit must describe the characteristics of the additional LEAs/schools and the process it will use to select them.
17) How are pre-applications reviewed?
Pre-applications are reviewed and scored by peer reviewers using selection criteria identified in the Federal Register notice.
18) Where must applications be submitted?
Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov only, using the Grants.gov Apply site. Applicants are expected to download the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit through Grants.gov.
19) Can applications be submitted by email?
No. The notice explicitly states that applications cannot be submitted by email.
20) How should applicants search for this opportunity on Grants.gov?
When searching Grants.gov, applicants are instructed to search by the CFDA number without the alpha suffix. That means searching for 84.411 rather than 84.411P or 84.411C.
21) What are the key dates listed for this pre-application competition?
For the FY 2014 synopsis: pre-applications became available March 17, 2014, and the deadline to transmit pre-applications was April 14, 2014 (also shown as the original and current closing date for this pre-application posting). A notice of intent deadline of April 3, 2014 was strongly encouraged but not required.
22) Is the notice of intent required?
No. The notice of intent was strongly encouraged but not required. It was intended to help the Department plan a more efficient peer review process.
23) What information was requested in the notice of intent?
Applicants were asked to submit basic organizational information and identify the single absolute priority they intended to address, using a web-based form.
24) How many awards are anticipated and what funding level is mentioned?
The synopsis anticipates about 10 awards under this competition and mentions an estimated total funding level of $134,800,000 across the broader posting.
25) What type of funding instrument is used?
The funding instrument type includes both a cooperative agreement and a grant, reflecting that federal education competitions may include additional federal involvement depending on the structure described in the official notice.
26) Is the synopsis the authoritative source for requirements?
No. The synopsis emphasizes that it is not the authoritative source. Applicants are repeatedly directed to the Federal Register notice for official rules on eligibility, submission requirements, performance measures, priorities, definitions (including independent evaluation, high-need students, student achievement, and student growth), and selection criteria.
27) Where should applicants look for technical assistance and updates like webinars?
The Department indicated it intended to hold informational webinars to provide technical assistance across i3 grant types, with details to be posted on the i3 program website.
28) Who can applicants contact for help?
The listing provides federal contact points including the Grants.gov technical contact and Department of Education program contacts (including the i3 program mailbox) for questions about access, submission, and programmatic issues.
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