OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program CFDA NUmber 84.041C
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Consistent with the requirements of the Absolute Priority, an LEA is eligible to receive an emergency grant under the first priority of section 8007(b) of the Act if it--      (a) Is eligible to receive formula construction funds for the fiscal year under section 8007(a) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 7707(a)) because it enrolls a high percentage (at least 50 percent) of federally connected children in average daily attendance (ADA) who either reside on Indian lands or who have a parent on active duty in the U.S. uniformed services.      (b)(1) Has no practical capacity to issue bonds (as defined in 34 CFR 222.176);      (2) Has minimal capacity to issue bonds (as defined in 34 CFR 222.176) and has used at least 75 percent of its bond limit; or      (3) Is eligible to receive funds for the fiscal year for heavily impacted districts under section 8003(b)(2) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 7707(b)(2)); and      (c) Has a school facility emergency that the Secretary has determined poses a health or safety hazard to students and school personnel. In making emergency grant awards, the Secretary must also consider the LEA&apos;s total assessed value of real property that may be taxed for school purposes, its use of available bonding capacity, and the nature and severity of the school facility emergency.
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 Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant program provides grants for emergency repairs and modernization of school facilities to certain local educational agencies (LEAs) that receive Impact Aid formula funds. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.041C. Applications for grants under the Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program, CFDA 84.041C, must be submitted electronically using the G5 system, accessible through the Department&apos;s G5 site (www.G5.gov). While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
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;Nyonu Wi Akamefula &lt;br/&gt;Impact Aid Program &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 3C121 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6244. &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 260-2410 or by e-mail: Impact.Aid@ed.gov. &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Dates: Applications Available: May 15, 2012.     Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 13, 2012.