OpportunityTitle: Training and Advisory Services Program--Equity Assistance Centers (EACs) CFDA 84.004D
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: (a) A public agency (other than a State educational agency or a school board) or a private, non-profit organization.
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. 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 Training and Advisory Services Program is authorized under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000c-2000c-2, 2000c-5, and the implementing regulations at 34 CFR parts 270 and 272. This program awards grants through cooperative agreements to operate 10 regional EACs that provide technical assistance (including training) at the request of school boards and other responsible governmental agencies in the preparation, adoption, and implementation of plans for the desegregation of public schools--which in this context means plans for equity (including desegregation based on race, sex, and national origin)--and in the development of effective methods of coping with special educational problems occasioned by desegregation. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.004D. Applications for grants under the Training and Advisory Services Program, CFDA Number 84.004D, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide 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 Training and Advisory Services 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 84.004, not 84.004D). 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: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND System Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone (202) 245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager:  &lt;br/&gt;Sandra H. Brown  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E116  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6400  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 260-2638 or by e-mail:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: May 14, 2008. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 30, 2008.