OpportunityTitle: Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA): Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program CFDA Number 84.365C
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: The following entities, when they operate   elementary, secondary, or postsecondary schools primarily for Native   American children (including Alaska Native children), are eligible   applicants under this program:      (a) Indian tribes.      (b) Tribally sanctioned educational authorities.      (c) Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander native   language educational organizations.      (d) Elementary schools or secondary schools that are operated or   funded by the Department of the Interior&apos;s Bureau of Indian Affairs, or   a consortium of these schools.      (e) Elementary schools or secondary schools operated under a   contract with or grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs in consortium   with another such school or a tribal or community organization.      (f) Elementary schools or secondary schools operated by the Bureau   of Indian Affairs and an IHE, in consortium with an elementary school   or secondary school operated under a contract with or a grant from the   Bureau of Indian Affairs or a tribal or community organization.        Note: Eligible applicants applying as a consortium should read   and follow the regulations in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129.        Under section 3112(c) of the ESEA, as amended by NCLB, EL students served under NAM grants must not be included in the child count submitted by a school district under section 3114(a) for purposes of receiving funding under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program.
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. The purpose of the Native American and Alaska Native Children in School (NAM) program is to award grants to eligible entities to develop and enhance capacity to provide effective instruction and support to Native American students, including Native Hawaiian and Native American Pacific Islander, who are identified as English learners (ELs). The goal of this program is to support the teaching, learning, and studying of Native American languages while also increasing the English language proficiency of students served to meet challenging State academic content and achievement standards. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.365C. Applications for grants under the NAM program, CFDA number 84.365C, 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 NAM 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 84.365, not 84.365C).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Mailbox
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;Francisco Javier Lopez,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5E112,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 401-4300. FAX: (202) 205-1229 or by email at NAM2016@ed.gov. &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: March 25, 2016.      Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 14, 2016.  We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of the applicant&apos;s intent to submit an application by emailing NAM2016@ed.gov   with the subject line ``Intent to Apply&apos;&apos; and include in the content of the email the following information: (1) The applicant organization&apos;s name and address, and (2) whether the applicant is addressing the   competitive preference priority or the invitational priority. Applicants that do not provide notice of their intent to apply may   still submit an application.  Informational Meetings: We intend to hold Webinars to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the NAM Web site athttp://  www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html.      Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 24, 2016.