OpportunityTitle: Teachers  for a Competitive Tomorrow (TCT): Programs for Master&apos;s Degrees in  Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or Critical Foreign Language Education CFDA Number 84.381B
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: An institution of higher education on behalf of a department of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or a critical foreign language, or on behalf of a department or school with a competency-based degree program (in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or a critical foreign language) that includes teacher certification. Eligible applicants must enter into a partnership that shall include:      i. The eligible recipient;      ii. (a) A department within the eligible applicant that provides a program of study in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or a critical foreign language; and (b) a school, department, or program of education within the eligible applicant, or a two-year institution of higher education that has a teacher preparation offering or a dual enrollment program with the eligible applicant; or      iii. A department or school within the eligible applicant with a competency-based degree program (in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or a critical foreign language) that includes teacher certification; and      iv. Not less than one high-need LEA and a public school or a consortium of public schools served by the agency. A partnership may include a nonprofit organization that has a demonstrated record of providing expertise or support to meet the purposes of this initiative.
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 purpose of the TCT program is to enable partnerships served by eligible recipients to develop and implement 2-or 3-year part-time master&apos;s degree programs in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or critical foreign language education for teachers in order to enhance the teachers&apos; content knowledge and pedagogical skills; or to develop and implement programs for professionals in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or critical foreign language education that lead to a master&apos;s degree in teaching that results in teacher certification. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.381B. Applications for grants under the TCT Programs for Master&apos;s Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or Critical Foreign Language Education, CFDA number 84.381B, must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department&apos;s e-Grants Web site at http://e-Grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
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;Andrea Baird &lt;br/&gt;Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow: Programs for Master&apos;s Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or Critical Foreign Language Education &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;1990 K Street, NW., room 6143,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20006-8526 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 502-7797 or e-mail
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: June 30, 2010.     Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 30, 2010.