OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE);  Advanced Placement Incentive Program CFDA Number 84.330C
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants        (a) SEAs;      (b) LEAs, including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law; or      (c) National nonprofit educational entities with expertise in advanced placement services.        Note:  In the case of an eligible entity that is an SEA, the SEA may use API grant funds to award subgrants to LEAs to enable those LEAs to carry out authorized activities that support the absolute priorities for this competition.
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 Advanced Placement Incentive (API) program awards competitive grants designed to increase the successful participation of low-income students in advanced placement courses and tests. The program expands opportunities for low-income students to take college-level classes and earn college credit while still in high school. The program also supports efforts to raise the rigor of the academic curriculum for all students attending high-poverty schools. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.330C. Applications for grants under the API program, CFDA number 84.330C, 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 e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the API program at http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.330, not 84.330C).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Mailbox
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Ivonne Jaime &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW. &lt;br/&gt;LBJ Building, room 3E310 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6200 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 260-1519 or by e-mail:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: March 16, 2011. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 15, 2011. 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 entities that intend to apply for funding. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to send a notification of its intent to apply for funding to AdvancedPlacementProgram@ed.gov by April 15, 2011. The notification of intent to apply for funding is optional. Applicants that do not supply this e-mail notification may still apply for funding. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 16, 2011.