Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 111308 002
Apply for ED GRANTS 111308 002
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Transition to Teaching Grant Program Local Projects CFDA 84.350A" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.350 Transition to Teaching.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 13, 2008 and posted on Nov 13, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 21, 2009 Applications Available November 13, 2008. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply December 15, 2008. Notice of Intent to Apply December 15, 2008. The Department will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if it has a better understanding of the number of entities that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending a short e mail message indicating the applicants intent to submit an application for funding. The e mail need not include information regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicants intent to submit it. The Secretary requests that this e mail notification be sent to Thelma Leenhouts at transitiontoteaching@ed.gov. Applicants that fail to provide this e mail notification may still apply for funding. Date of Pre Application Meeting December 4, 2008. Date of Pre Application Meeting December 4, 2008, from 200 p.m. to 400 p.m. in the LBJ Auditorium at the U.S. Department of Education headquarters, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., in Washington, DC. The Department is accessible by Metro on the Blue, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines at the 7th Street and Maryland Avenue exit of the LEnfant Plaza Metro station. Please contact the U.S. Department of Education contact persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section in the Notice Inviting Applications if you have any questions about the details of the pre application meeting. Individuals interested in attending this pre application meeting are encouraged to pre register by e mailing their name, organization, and contact information to transitiontoteaching@ed.gov. There is no registration fee for this pre application meeting. We encourage attendance from those who will be responsible for submitting the application or otherwise providing technical support for submitting the application electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site. Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities at the Pre Application Meeting The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities, and a sign language interpreter will be available. If you will need an auxiliary aid or service other than a sign language interpreter in order to participate in the meeting (e.g., other interpreting service such as oral, cued speech, or tactile interpreter assistive listening device or materials in alternate format), notify the contact person listed in this notice at least two weeks before the scheduled meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a request we receive after this date, we may not be able to make available the requested auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to arrange it. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications January 21, 2009.. (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 State educational agency (SEA) a high need LEA a for profit or nonprofit organization that has a proven record of effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers, in partnership with a high need LEA or an SEA an IHE in partnership with a high need LEA or an SEA a regional consortium of SEAs or a consortium of high need LEAs. Each application must identify participating LEAs that meet the definition of high need LEA in section 2102(3) of the ESEA. Note Section 2102(3) of the ESEA defines a high need LEA as an LEA (a) That serves not fewer than 10,000 children from families with incomes below the poverty line (as that term is defined in section 9101(33) of the ESEA), or for which not less than 20 percent of the children served by the LEA are from families with incomes below the poverty line and (b) For which there is (1) a high percentage of teachers not teaching in the academic subjects or grade levels that the teachers were trained to teach, or (2) a high percentage of teachers with emergency, provisional, or temporary certification or licensing. The NFP describes how applicants must demonstrate that a participating LEA meets this statutory definition of high need LEA (69 FR 24002, 24006). Pursuant to the NFP, we provide the following supplementary information regarding the data an applicant uses to demonstrate eligibility as a high need LEA under this competition As described in the NFP, absent a showing of alternative LEA data that reliably show the number of children from families with incomes below the poverty line that are served by the LEA, the eligibility of an LEA as a high need LEA under component (a) of the definition must be determined on the basis of the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data. The most recent U.S. Census Bureau data can be found in the charts on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/district.html. The Department examines the eligibility of any LEA not listed on these charts on a case by case basis.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Transition to Teaching Grant Program Local Projects (CFDA 84.350A) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Education designed to help high-need school systems bring more qualified teachers into their classrooms and keep them there. The program is aimed at two closely related goals: expanding and improving alternative routes to full state teacher certification, and recruiting and retaining highly qualified prospective teachers who do not follow the traditional education major pathway. The target recruitment pools specifically include mid-career professionals changing careers, recent college graduates who did not major in education, and highly qualified paraprofessionals. The overall focus is on staffing high-need schools operated by high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), and this includes charter schools when they qualify as high-need LEAs.
This competition was posted on November 13, 2008 (Funding Opportunity Number ED-GRANTS-111308-002) and anticipated making about 10 awards. The application package became available November 13, 2008, and the deadline to submit applications was January 21, 2009 (with the opportunity later archived on February 20, 2009). Although not mandatory, the Department strongly encouraged applicants to submit a brief notice of intent to apply by December 15, 2008 via email to transitiontoteaching@ed.gov. That email was meant to help the Department plan the review process and did not require any project details; applicants could still submit a full application even if they did not send the notice. A pre-application meeting was scheduled for December 4, 2008 at the Department of Education headquarters in Washington, DC, with optional pre-registration by email and accessibility accommodations available, including a sign language interpreter and the ability to request other auxiliary aids with advance notice.
Eligible applicants were broad, but the program structure emphasized partnerships tied directly to high-need school systems. Eligible entities included state educational agencies (SEAs); high-need LEAs; for-profit or nonprofit organizations with a proven record of recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers (when partnered with a high-need LEA or an SEA); institutions of higher education (IHEs) partnered with a high-need LEA or an SEA; regional consortia of SEAs; and consortia of high-need LEAs. Every application had to identify participating LEAs that meet the statutory definition of a “high-need LEA” under section 2102(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). In general terms, that definition requires both a poverty threshold (either serving at least 10,000 children from families below the poverty line, or having at least 20 percent of children served from families below the poverty line) and an additional indicator of staffing need (such as a high percentage of teachers teaching outside their trained subject/grade level, or a high percentage of teachers working under emergency, provisional, or temporary credentials).
The notice also clarified how applicants were expected to demonstrate that an LEA meets the poverty component of the “high-need LEA” definition. Unless an applicant could show reliable alternative LEA-level data, eligibility for that part of the definition was generally determined using the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data available through the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) district charts. LEAs not listed in those charts could be reviewed by the Department on a case-by-case basis.
Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Applicants were instructed to locate the application package by searching the CFDA number as “84.350” (without the letter suffix such as 84.350A). The process required downloading the package, completing it offline, and then uploading it to Grants.gov; emailing an application directly to the Department was not allowed. The listing provided Grants.gov helpdesk contact information (1-800-518-4726 and support@grants.gov) and identified Department contacts for both technical access issues and program questions, including multiple program managers in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, along with phone numbers and mailing address at 400 Maryland Avenue SW in Washington, DC. The opportunity did not include a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to provide matching funds as a condition of eligibility.
Transition to Teaching Grant Program Local Projects (CFDA 84.350A) - FAQs
1) What is the Transition to Teaching Grant Program Local Projects (CFDA 84.350A)?
It is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Education intended to help high-need school systems bring more qualified teachers into their classrooms and retain them.
2) What are the main goals of this grant program?
The program focuses on two closely related goals: (1) expanding and improving alternative routes to full state teacher certification, and (2) recruiting and retaining highly qualified prospective teachers who did not follow the traditional education major pathway.
3) Who is this program designed to recruit into teaching?
The target recruitment pools include mid-career professionals changing careers, recent college graduates who did not major in education, and highly qualified paraprofessionals.
4) What kinds of schools are the focus of this competition?
The overall focus is on staffing high-need schools operated by high-need local educational agencies (LEAs). Charter schools are included when they qualify as high-need LEAs.
5) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included:
- State educational agencies (SEAs)
- High-need LEAs
- For-profit or nonprofit organizations with a proven record of recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers (when partnered with a high-need LEA or an SEA)
- Institutions of higher education (IHEs) partnered with a high-need LEA or an SEA
- Regional consortia of SEAs
- Consortia of high-need LEAs
6) Are partnerships required for certain applicant types?
Yes. For-profit or nonprofit organizations needed to be partnered with a high-need LEA or an SEA, and institutions of higher education (IHEs) also needed to be partnered with a high-need LEA or an SEA.
7) Does every application have to include a high-need LEA?
Yes. Every application had to identify participating LEAs that meet the statutory definition of a "high-need LEA" under section 2102(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
8) What is the general definition of a "high-need LEA" for this opportunity?
In general terms, the definition includes a poverty threshold and an additional indicator of staffing need. The poverty component is met if the LEA either serves at least 10,000 children from families below the poverty line, or has at least 20 percent of children served from families below the poverty line. The staffing-need component can be shown through indicators such as a high percentage of teachers teaching outside their trained subject/grade level, or a high percentage of teachers working under emergency, provisional, or temporary credentials.
9) How were applicants expected to document the poverty component of the high-need LEA definition?
Unless the applicant could show reliable alternative LEA-level data, the poverty component was generally determined using the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data available through the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) district charts.
10) What if an LEA is not listed in the SAIPE district charts?
LEAs not listed in the SAIPE district charts could be reviewed by the Department on a case-by-case basis.
11) When was this competition posted and what was the funding opportunity number?
The competition was posted on November 13, 2008, and the Funding Opportunity Number was ED-GRANTS-111308-002.
12) How many awards were anticipated?
The Department anticipated making about 10 awards.
13) When was the application package available?
The application package became available on November 13, 2008.
14) What was the application deadline?
The deadline to submit applications was January 21, 2009.
15) Was there a notice of intent to apply? Was it required?
Applicants were strongly encouraged (but not required) to submit a brief notice of intent to apply by December 15, 2008 via email to transitiontoteaching@ed.gov. It was intended to help the Department plan the review process, did not require project details, and applicants could still submit a full application even if they did not send the notice.
16) Was there a pre-application meeting?
Yes. A pre-application meeting was scheduled for December 4, 2008 at the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, DC.
17) Did the pre-application meeting require registration?
Pre-registration was optional and could be done by email.
18) Were accessibility accommodations available for the pre-application meeting?
Yes. The notice indicated accessibility accommodations were available, including a sign language interpreter, and the ability to request other auxiliary aids with advance notice.
19) How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Applicants were instructed to download the application package, complete it offline, and then upload it to Grants.gov.
20) Could an applicant email the application directly to the Department of Education?
No. Emailing an application directly to the Department was not allowed.
21) How do applicants find the application package on Grants.gov for this opportunity?
Applicants were instructed to locate the package by searching the CFDA number as "84.350" (without the letter suffix, such as 84.350A).
22) What Grants.gov helpdesk contact information was provided?
The listing provided Grants.gov helpdesk contact information as 1-800-518-4726 and support@grants.gov.
23) Were there Department of Education contacts for questions?
Yes. The opportunity identified Department contacts for both technical access issues and program questions, including multiple program managers in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, and provided phone numbers and a mailing address at 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC.
24) Did the opportunity require cost sharing or matching funds?
No. The opportunity did not include a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to provide matching funds as a condition of eligibility.
25) Was this opportunity later archived?
Yes. The opportunity was later archived on February 20, 2009.
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