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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
ED-GRANTS-061109-001
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jun 11, 2009
Creation Date:
Jun 11, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Aug 10, 2009
Applications Available: June 11, 2009. Deadline for Notice of Intent To Apply: July 1, 2009. Deadline for Notice of Intent To Apply: We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we have a
better understanding of the number of applications we will receive. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to send an e-mail notice of its intent to apply for funding by July 1, 2009. The notice of intent to apply is optional; you may still submit an
application if you have not notified us of your intention to apply. Send the e-mail to: StrivingReaders@ed.gov. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: The application package on the
Striving Readers Web site at http://www.ed.gov/programs/
strivingreaders/index.html includes specific dates and times for technical assistance workshops that will instruct applicants in completing the application package. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: The application package on the
Striving Readers Web site at http://www.ed.gov/programs/
strivingreaders/index.html includes specific dates and times for technical assistance workshops that will instruct applicants in completing the application package. Instructions in the form of a PowerPoint and Frequently Asked Questions will also be available on the Striving Readers Web site. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 10, 2009.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Aug 10, 2009
Applications Available: June 11, 2009. Deadline for Notice of Intent To Apply: July 1, 2009. Deadline for Notice of Intent To Apply: We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we have a
better understanding of the number of applications we will receive. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to send an e-mail notice of its intent to apply for funding by July 1, 2009. The notice of intent to apply is optional; you may still submit an
application if you have not notified us of your intention to apply. Send the e-mail to: StrivingReaders@ed.gov. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: The application package on the
Striving Readers Web site at http://www.ed.gov/programs/
strivingreaders/index.html includes specific dates and times for technical assistance workshops that will instruct applicants in completing the application package. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: The application package on the
Striving Readers Web site at http://www.ed.gov/programs/
strivingreaders/index.html includes specific dates and times for technical assistance workshops that will instruct applicants in completing the application package. Instructions in the form of a PowerPoint and Frequently Asked Questions will also be available on the Striving Readers Web site. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 10, 2009.
Archive Date:
Sep 09, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
7
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$7,200,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
84.371
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Striving Readers
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicant: A State educational agency (SEA) that applies on behalf of itself and one or more LEAs, including charter schools considered to be LEAs in accordance with State law, that have governing authority over the eligible schools (as defined elsewhere in this notice) that the applicant proposes to include in the project.
To be considered for an award under this competition, an eligible applicant must include in the application the following with respect to each school it proposes to include in the project:
(a) The school's name, location, and enrollment disaggregated by grade level for the 2008-09 school year.
(b) State or other assessment data that demonstrate that, during each of the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years (or the most recent two years for which data are available), a minimum of 75 students in the grades to be served by the supplemental literacy intervention were struggling readers (as defined elsewhere in this notice).
(c) Evidence that the school is eligible to receive funds under part A of title I of the ESEA, pursuant to section 1113 of the ESEA.
(d) A letter from the superintendent of the LEA that has governing authority over the school and the principal of the school that they--
(1) Agree to implement the proposed supplemental literacy intervention during the 2010-11, 2011-12, and 2012-13 school years,
adhering strictly to the design of the intervention;
(2) Agree to allow eligible struggling readers to be randomly assigned (by lottery) to either the supplemental literacy intervention curriculum or to other activities in which they would otherwise participate, such as a study hall, electives, or other activity that does not involve supplemental reading instruction; and
(3) Agree to participate in the evaluation, including in the evaluator's collection of data on student outcomes and program implementation.
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 purposes of the Striving Readers program are to raise the literacy levels of adolescent students in schools that are eligible for assistance under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), and that enroll significant numbers of students reading below grade level and to build a strong, scientific research base for identifying and replicating strategies that improve adolescent literacy instruction.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.371A.
If you choose to submit your application to us electronically, you must use e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
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:
Marcia J. Kingman
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 3E106
Washington, DC 20202-6400
Telephone: (202) 401-0003 or by e-mail:
e-Mail: Program Manager
Synopsis Modification History
There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.
