OpportunityTitle: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Assistance for Arts Education Programs: Professional Development for Arts Educators Grants CFDA Number84.351C
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: An LEA in which 20 percent or more of the students served by the LEA are from families with an income below the Federal poverty line, and which may be a charter school that is considered an LEA under State law and regulations, and that works in partnership with one or more of the following:      (a) A Regional Service Agency;      (b) An SEA      (c) An institution of higher education; or      (d) A museum or cultural institution, or another private agency, institution, or organization.
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 Assistance for Arts Education program is authorized under Title IV, Part F, Subpart 4 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).\1\ It is intended to enrich the academic experiences by promoting arts education for students, including disadvantaged students and students who are children with disabilities. The Professional Development for Arts Educators grant (PDAE) specifically supports the implementation of high-quality model professional development programs for arts educators and other instructional staff in the areas of music, dance, drama, media arts, and visual arts, including folk arts, for students in kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) in which 50 percent or more of the students are from low-income families. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Unless otherwise indicated, all references to the ESEA are to the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.351C. Applications for grants under Assistance for Arts Education--PDAE, CFDA number 84.351C, 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 the PDAE competition 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 84.351, not 84.351C).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Mailbox
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;Bonnie Carter,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 4W223,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6200.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 401-3576 or by email: PDAEFY17Competition@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: March 28, 2017.       Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 27, 2017. Notice of Intent To Apply: We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we can anticipate the number of applicants that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of the applicant&apos;s intent to submit an application for funding by sending a short email message. This short email should provide (1) the applicant organization&apos;s name and address; and (2) whether the applicant intends to address the competitive preference priority. Please send this email notification to PDAEFY17Competition@ed.gov with ``Intent to Apply&apos;&apos; in the email subject line. Applicants that do not provide this email notification may still apply for funding and are not required to, or prohibited from, addressing the competitive preference priority.         Date of Pre-Application Webinar: For information about the pre-application Webinar, visit the Arts in Education (AIE) Web site at:   https://innovation.ed.gov/what-we-do/arts/. A pre-application Webinar will be held for this competition shortly after this notice&apos;s publication in the Federal Register. The Webinar is intended to provide technical assistance to all interested grant applicants. For information about the pre-application Webinar, visit the AIE Web site at: https://innovation.ed.gov/what-we-do/arts/.         Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 30, 2017.