OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): State Tribal Education Partnership Program CFDA Number 84.415A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: (a) A TEA that is from an eligible Indian tribe and authorized by its tribe to administer this program; or (b) a consortium of such TEAs.      To be eligible for an award, an applicant must include, as a part of its application, certification by the eligible Indian tribe that the applicant is the agency, department, or instrumentality of the eligible Indian tribe that is primarily responsible for supporting the elementary and secondary education of the tribe&apos;s students.
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. Purposes of Program: The purposes of this program are to: (1) Promote increased collaboration between tribal education agencies (TEAs) and the State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) that serve students from the affected tribes; and (2) build the capacity of TEAs to conduct certain administrative functions under certain Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) formula grant programs for eligible schools, as determined by the TEA, SEA, and LEA. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.415A. Electronic Submission of Applications. Applications for grants under STEP, CFDA number 84.415A, 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 STEP at 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 84.415, not 84.415A).
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;Shahla Ortega, &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education, &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W223,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6450.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 453-5602 or by email: shahla.ortega@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: April 16, 2015.      Date of Pre-Application Webinar: April 30, 2015. Pre-Application Webinar: The Department intends to hold a pre-application webinar designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. Information about webinar times and instructions for registering are on the Department Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/STEP/index.html.        Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: May 21, 2015. Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, the Assistant Secretary   strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an application for funding no later than May 21, 2015.   To do so, please email shahla.ortega@ed.gov with the subject line ``Intent to Apply,&apos;&apos; and include the following information:      1. Applicant&apos;s name, mailing address, and phone number;      2. Contact person&apos;s name and email address;      3. Name of SEA; and      4. Whether the applicant intends to apply as a single TEA or a consortium of TEAs.      Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to   apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided.        Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 15, 2015.      Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 14, 2015.      Deadline for Submission of Final Agreement: March 31, 2016.