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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
ED-GRANTS-022013-001
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Feb 20, 2013
Creation Date:
Feb 20, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 22, 2013
Applications Available: February 20, 2013. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: March 22, 2013. Notice of Intent to Apply: 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 program. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending a short email message indicating the applicant's intent to submit an application for funding. The email need not include information regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant's intent to submit it. This email notification should be sent to Diane Austin at artsdemo@ed.gov.
Applicants that fail to provide this email notification may still apply for funding. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 22, 2013.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 22, 2013
Applications Available: February 20, 2013. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: March 22, 2013. Notice of Intent to Apply: 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 program. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending a short email message indicating the applicant's intent to submit an application for funding. The email need not include information regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant's intent to submit it. This email notification should be sent to Diane Austin at artsdemo@ed.gov.
Applicants that fail to provide this email notification may still apply for funding. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 22, 2013.
Archive Date:
May 22, 2013
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
6
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$2,047,326
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
84.351
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Arts in Education
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
1. Eligible Applicants: (1) One or more local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law and regulations, that may work in partnership with one or more of the following:
A State or local non-profit or governmental arts organization.
A State educational agency (SEA) or regional educational service agency.
An institution of higher education.
A public or private agency, institution, or organization, such as a community- or faith-based organization; or
(2) One or more State or local non-profit or governmental arts organizations that must work in partnership with one or more LEAs and may partner with one or more of the following:
An SEA or regional educational service agency.
An institution of higher education.
A public or private agency, institution, or organization, such as a community- or faith-based organization.
Note: If more than one LEA or arts organization wishes to form a consortium and jointly submit a single application, they must follow the procedures for group applications described in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129 of EDGAR.
Agency Name
Department of Education
Description
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.
Purpose of Program: The Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) program supports the enhancement, expansion, documentation, evaluation, and dissemination of innovative, cohesive models that are based on research and have demonstrated that they effectively-- (1) Integrate standards-based arts education into the core elementary and middle school curriculum; (2) strengthen standards-based arts instruction in these grades; and (3) improve students' academic performance, including their skills in creating, performing, and responding to the arts. Projects funded through the AEMDD program are intended to increase the amount of nationally available information on effective models for arts education that integrate the arts with standards-based education programs.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.351D.
Applications for Grants under the Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination program, CFDA number 84.351D, must be
submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload
and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
You may access the electronic grant application for the Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application
package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.351, not
84.351D).
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement
electronically, please contact:
Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Phone 202-245-6140
julius.cotton@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Diane Austin
U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W245,
Washington, DC 20202-5950.
Telephone: (202) 260-1280 or by email: artsdemo@ed.gov.
