OpportunityTitle: Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Statewide, Longitudinal Data Systems Program CFDA Number 84.372A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are limited to SEAs. An SEA is the agency primarily responsible for the State supervision of elementary schools and secondary schools. See 20 U.S.C. 9601 (which incorporates by reference the definition of SEA set out in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. 7801). The SEAs of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible.      SEAs that received SLDS grants in June 2010 from funds appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) will not be considered for 2012 SLDS grants under this competition. Their ARRA SLDS grants, awarded in FY 2010, will still be underway when the 2012 grants are awarded.
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 Statewide, Longitudinal Data Systems program awards grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data. The Department&apos;s long-term goal in operating the program is to help all States create comprehensive P-20W (early learning through workforce) systems that foster the generation and use of accurate and timely data, support analysis and informed decision-making at all levels of the education system, increase the efficiency with which data may be analyzed to support the continuous improvement of education services and outcomes, facilitate research to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps, support education accountability systems, and simplify the processes used by SEAs to make education data transparent through Federal and public reporting. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.372A. Applications for grants under the Statewide, Longitudinal Data Systems competition, CFDA Number 84.372A, must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at http://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 Statewide, Longitudinal Data Systems competition at http://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 84.372, not 84.372A).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
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;Tate Gould &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;National Center for Education Statistics &lt;br/&gt;1990 K Street, NW., room 9023 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20006-5651 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 219-7080 or by e-mail: Tate.Gould@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Request for Applications (RFA) Available: September 15, 2011. Application Package Available: September 26, 2011. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 15, 2011.