OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Native Hawaiian Education Program CFDA Number 84.362A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: (a) Native Hawaiian educational organizations (as defined in this notice); (b) Native Hawaiian community-based organizations (as defined in this notice); (c) public and private nonprofit organizations, agencies, and institutions with experience in developing or operating Native Hawaiian programs or programs of instruction in the Native Hawaiian language (as defined in this notice); (d) charter schools (as defined in this notice); (e) consortia of the eligible applicants listed in (a) through (c).
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 primary purpose of the Native Hawaiian Education (NHE) program is to support innovative projects that enhance the educational services provided to Native Hawaiian (as defined in this notice) children and adults. These projects may include one or more of the activities authorized under section 6205(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 7515(a)(3)).\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ In December 2015, Congress enacted the ESSA, which reauthorized the ESEA, including the NHE program. Therefore, for purposes of this notice, all references to the ``ESEA&apos;&apos; are to the ``ESEA, as amended by the ESSA.&apos;&apos; Note: The construction of facilities that support the operation of Native Hawaiian education programs will be a permissible activity only if Congress specifically authorizes the use of FY 2017 funds for that purpose. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 84.362A. Applications for grants under the Native Hawaiian Education Program, CFDA number 84.362A, 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 NHE program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.362, not 84.362A).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Joanne Osborne,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E306,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6200.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 401-1265 or by email: Joanne.Osborne@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: May 24, 2017.       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 23, 2017.