OpportunityTitle: Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Partnerships in Character Education Program; CFDA 84.215S
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility Information      1. Eligible Applicants:      (a) An SEA in partnership with--      (1) One or more LEAs; or      (2) One or more--      (i) LEAs; and      (ii) Nonprofit organizations or entities, including faith-based and  community organizations, and an institution of higher education (IHE);(b) An LEA or consortium of LEAs; or (c) An LEA in partnership with one or more nonprofit organizations or entities, including faith-based and community organizations, and an IHE. Charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law are also  eligible to apply.
Description: &#149;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. Purpose of Program: Under this program we support Federal grants to design and implement character education programs that can be integrated into classroom instruction and that are consistent with State academic content standards. Such programs may be carried out in conjunction with other educational reform efforts, and must take into consideration the views of the parents of the students to be taught under the program and the views of the students. Each application must describe how parents, students, students with disabilities (including those with mental or physical disabilities), and other members of the community, including members of private and nonprofit organizations and faith-based and community organizations, will be involved in the design and implementation of the program and how the eligible entity will work with the larger community to increase the reach and promise of the program. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use 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 Partnerships in Character Education 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 84.215, not 84.215S). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Joyce Mays &lt;br/&gt;Management Analyst &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6122 &lt;br/&gt;joyce.mays@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Sharon J. Burton &lt;br/&gt;U.S.Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 10102, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP) &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 245-7867 or &lt;br/&gt;by e-mail:  &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: December 22, 2008.  Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 24, 2009.