Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 060608 001
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- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Small, Rural Achievement (SRSA) Program CFDA 84.358A" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.358 Rural Education.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 9, 2008 and posted on Jun 9, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 30, 2008 Application Deadline June 30, 2008, 430 p.m. Washington, DC time.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Which LEAs Are Eligible for an Award Under the SRSA Program An LEA is eligible for an award under the SRSA program if (a) The total number of students in average daily attendance at all of the schools served by the LEA is fewer than 600, or each county in which a school served by the LEA is located has a total population density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile and (b) All of the schools served by the LEA are designated with a school locale code of 7 or 8 by the Departments National Center for Education Statistics (using the NCES school locale methodology in place at the time of NCLBs enactment), or the Secretary has determined, based on a demonstration by the LEA and concurrence of the SEA, that the LEA is located in an area defined as rural by a governmental agency of the State. Which Eligible LEAs Must Submit an Application To Receive a FY 2008 SRSA Grant Award An eligible LEA must submit an application to receive a FY 2008 SRSA grant award if it falls under any of the following categories 1. The LEA never submitted an application for SRSA funds in any prior year 2. The LEA received an SRSA grant award for FY 2005 and, as of February 15, 2008, had not drawn down from the Departments Grant Administration and Payment System any of its FY 2005 SRSA funds or 3. The LEA received an SRSA grant award for FY 2006 and, as of March 31, 2008, had not drawn down from the Departments Grant Administration and Payment System any of its FY 2006 SRSA funds. Under the regulations in 34 CFR 75.104(a), the Secretary makes grants only to an eligible party that submits an application. Given the limited purpose served by the application under the SRSA program, the Secretary considers the application requirement to be met if the LEA submitted an SRSA application for any prior year and does not fall under any of the categories listed above requiring the submission of a new application. In this circumstance, unless the LEA advises the Secretary by the application deadline that it is withdrawing its application, the Secretary deems the application that the LEA previously submitted to remain in effect for FY 2008 funding, and the LEA does not have to submit an additional application. We intend to provide, by May 23, 2008, a list of LEAs eligible for FY 2008 funds on the Departments Web site at http://www.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/index.html under the Eligibility hyperlink. The Web site will also indicate which of these eligible LEAs must submit a new application to the Department to receive their FY 2008 SRSA grant award, and which eligible LEAs are considered already to have met the application requirement. Eligible LEAs that must submit a new application in order to receive FY 2008 SRSA funds must do so electronically by the deadline established in this notice.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program, CFDA 84.358A, is a U.S. Department of Education formula grant program designed to help eligible rural local educational agencies (LEAs) address the particular challenges that come with operating small and geographically isolated school districts. Rather than being a discretionary competition, SRSA awards are made on a formula basis to LEAs that meet the program's rural and small-size criteria, with the overall purpose of giving rural districts added flexibility and resources to support students where capacity, staffing, transportation distance, and limited local tax bases can make it harder to offer the same breadth of services as larger systems. The notice summarized here mainly establishes the application deadline and explains which otherwise-eligible districts must actually submit a new application for FY 2008 in order to receive funds.
For FY 2008, the Department set an electronic application deadline of June 30, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. Washington, DC time. Applications had to be submitted online using the Department's Electronic Grant Application System (e-Application) through the e-Grants portal at http://e-grants.ed.gov. The notice emphasizes that submitting electronically is the required method for those LEAs that must apply, and it points applicants to the online system for the exact instructions on what information to include. Technical support for the submission system was available through the e-Grants Helpdesk at 1-888-336-8930, reflecting that the key compliance issue for this notice is timely and correct electronic submission.
Eligibility under SRSA depends on both size/density and rural designation. An LEA qualifies if it meets one of the size or population-density thresholds and also meets one of the rural-locale requirements. On the size/density side, the LEA must either serve fewer than 600 students in average daily attendance across all schools it serves, or be located in counties where each county containing a school served by the LEA has a population density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile. On the rural designation side, all schools served by the LEA must be coded by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) with locale codes 7 or 8 under the NCES locale methodology in place when No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was enacted, or the Secretary must determine the area is rural based on an LEA demonstration with the concurrence of the State educational agency (SEA), using a State governmental agency's rural definition. In plain terms, SRSA is aimed at districts that are both small (or extremely sparsely situated) and clearly rural by federal locale coding or a documented state-recognized rural status.
A major point in the notice is that not every eligible LEA had to submit a new application every year. The Department explains that, because SRSA is formula-based and the application serves a limited purpose, an LEA that applied in a prior year generally could be treated as having an application already on file for FY 2008, unless it fell into specific categories that trigger a new application requirement. An eligible LEA had to submit a new FY 2008 application if it had never applied for SRSA in any prior year, or if it had received an SRSA award for FY 2005 but, as of February 15, 2008, had not drawn down any of its FY 2005 SRSA funds from the Department's Grant Administration and Payment System (GAPS), or if it had received an SRSA award for FY 2006 but, as of March 31, 2008, had not drawn down any of its FY 2006 SRSA funds. These triggers are essentially compliance and participation checks: if a district is new to the program, or if it previously received funds but did not access them within the referenced timeframes, the Department required a fresh application submission to proceed with FY 2008 funding.
The notice also references the Department's regulatory basis for requiring an application, citing 34 CFR 75.104(a), which states the Secretary makes grants only to an eligible party that submits an application. To reduce unnecessary paperwork, the Department treats a previously submitted SRSA application as continuing in effect for FY 2008 for districts that do not fall into the "must reapply" categories, unless the LEA affirmatively tells the Secretary by the deadline that it is withdrawing its application. This means many continuing participants effectively remained active without having to resubmit, while the Department still maintained a clear legal and administrative record that an application existed for each funded grantee.
To help districts determine their status, the Department indicated it intended to post by May 23, 2008 a list of LEAs eligible for FY 2008 funds on its SRSA program webpage (http://www.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/index.html) under an "Eligibility" link. That posting would also specify which eligible LEAs needed to submit a new application for FY 2008 and which LEAs were considered already to have satisfied the application requirement through a prior submission. This step matters because eligibility alone did not automatically translate into payment; districts in the reapplication categories still had to submit the electronic application by the stated deadline to receive their FY 2008 award.
Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as mandatory (reflecting formula-based distribution rather than competitive selection), uses the grant funding instrument, falls under the Education funding activity category, and does not require cost sharing or matching. The funding opportunity was posted June 9, 2008, with the closing date and application deadline on June 30, 2008, and an archive date of July 30, 2008. The funding opportunity number is ED-GRANTS-060608-001, and the CFDA listing is 84.358 (Rural Education), with the SRSA program specifically referenced as 84.358A.
For contacts, the notice provides both administrative and program points of contact. If someone could not access the full announcement electronically, Julius Cotton is listed as the ED Grants.gov FIND System Administrator (phone 202-245-6140; email julius.cotton@ed.gov). The program manager contact is Mr. Eric Schulz at the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E108, Washington, DC 20202, telephone 202-401-0039, with an additional reference to a program email mailbox. The notice repeatedly advises readers that it is only a synopsis and that the authoritative requirements and details are in the official Federal Register application notice, including any pre-application or application requirements, performance measures, priorities, submission instructions, and other compliance conditions.
Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program (CFDA 84.358A) - FAQs (FY 2008 Notice)
What is the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program?
SRSA is a U.S. Department of Education formula grant program (CFDA 84.358A) designed to help eligible rural local educational agencies (LEAs) address challenges associated with operating small and geographically isolated school districts.
Is SRSA a competitive grant program?
No. SRSA awards are made on a formula basis to LEAs that meet the program's eligibility criteria. The notice described here focuses on the FY 2008 application deadline and which eligible LEAs must submit a new application to receive funds.
What is the purpose of SRSA funding?
The program is intended to provide rural districts with added flexibility and resources to support students where limited capacity, staffing constraints, long transportation distances, and smaller local tax bases can make it difficult to provide the same range of services as larger districts.
Who is eligible for SRSA?
Eligibility depends on meeting both: (1) a size or population-density requirement and (2) a rural designation requirement.
What are the size or population-density requirements for eligibility?
An LEA meets the size/density requirement if it either:
- Serves fewer than 600 students in average daily attendance across all schools it serves; or
- Is located in counties where each county containing a school served by the LEA has a population density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile.
What are the rural designation requirements for eligibility?
An LEA meets the rural designation requirement if either:
- All schools served by the LEA are coded by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) with locale codes 7 or 8 under the NCES locale methodology in place when the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act was enacted; or
- The Secretary determines the area is rural based on an LEA demonstration (with concurrence of the State educational agency (SEA)) using a State governmental agency's rural definition.
Do all eligible LEAs have to submit a new SRSA application every year?
No. The Department noted that many eligible LEAs that applied in a prior year could be treated as having an application already on file for FY 2008, unless they fell into specific categories that required a new application.
Which eligible LEAs had to submit a new application for FY 2008?
An eligible LEA had to submit a new FY 2008 application if any of the following applied:
- The LEA had never applied for SRSA in any prior year; or
- The LEA received an SRSA award for FY 2005 but, as of February 15, 2008, had not drawn down any FY 2005 SRSA funds from the Department's Grant Administration and Payment System (GAPS); or
- The LEA received an SRSA award for FY 2006 but, as of March 31, 2008, had not drawn down any FY 2006 SRSA funds.
Why did some LEAs have to reapply if SRSA is formula-based?
The notice describes reapplication triggers tied to participation and compliance (for example, being new to SRSA, or having previously received funds but not drawing them down within the referenced timeframes). The Department also cited the regulatory requirement that grants are made only to an eligible party that submits an application (34 CFR 75.104(a)).
What happens if an LEA previously applied and does not fall into the "must reapply" categories?
The Department indicated it would treat a previously submitted SRSA application as continuing in effect for FY 2008 for LEAs not required to reapply, unless the LEA affirmatively told the Secretary by the deadline that it was withdrawing its application.
What was the application deadline for FY 2008 SRSA submissions?
The electronic application deadline was June 30, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. Washington, DC time.
How were FY 2008 SRSA applications required to be submitted?
Applications had to be submitted electronically using the Department's Electronic Grant Application System (e-Application) through the e-Grants portal at http://e-grants.ed.gov.
Where could applicants find instructions about what to include in the application?
The notice pointed applicants to the online e-Application system for the specific instructions and the exact information required for submission.
What technical support was available for the electronic submission system?
Technical support was available through the e-Grants Helpdesk at 1-888-336-8930.
How could an LEA confirm whether it was eligible and whether it needed to submit a new application for FY 2008?
The Department indicated it intended to post, by May 23, 2008, a list of LEAs eligible for FY 2008 SRSA funds on the SRSA program webpage (http://www.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/index.html) under an "Eligibility" link. The posting would also specify which eligible LEAs needed to submit a new application and which were considered to have already satisfied the application requirement through a prior submission.
Does eligibility alone guarantee an LEA will receive FY 2008 funds?
No. The notice explains that eligibility did not automatically translate into payment for LEAs that were required to reapply; those LEAs still had to submit the electronic application by the stated deadline to receive their FY 2008 award.
What is the funding opportunity number for this FY 2008 notice?
The funding opportunity number is ED-GRANTS-060608-001.
What CFDA listing is associated with SRSA?
The notice references CFDA 84.358 (Rural Education) and identifies the Small, Rural School Achievement program specifically as CFDA 84.358A.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity indicates that cost sharing or matching is not required.
How is this opportunity categorized (competitive vs. mandatory) and what funding instrument is used?
The notice categorizes the opportunity as mandatory (reflecting formula-based distribution) and indicates the funding instrument is a grant. It is listed under the Education funding activity category.
When was this funding opportunity posted, and what were the close and archive dates?
The opportunity was posted June 9, 2008. The closing date and application deadline were June 30, 2008. The archive date was July 30, 2008.
Who should be contacted if someone cannot access the full announcement electronically?
Julius Cotton is listed as the ED Grants.gov FIND System Administrator (phone 202-245-6140; email julius.cotton@ed.gov).
Who is the program contact for SRSA (as listed in the notice)?
The program manager contact listed is Mr. Eric Schulz, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E108, Washington, DC 20202, telephone 202-401-0039. The notice also references a program email mailbox.
Is the synopsis the authoritative source of all requirements?
No. The notice emphasizes it is only a synopsis and that authoritative requirements and details are contained in the official Federal Register application notice, including any pre-application or application requirements, performance measures, priorities, submission instructions, and other compliance conditions.
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