OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Well-Rounded Education Programs: Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education (Javits) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.206A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:  To be considered for an award under this competition, an applicant must be one or more of the following:     (1) State educational agency;  (2) Local educational agency;  (3) Bureau of Indian Education;  (4) IHE;  (5) Other public agency; or  (6) Other private agency 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. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2021. Purpose of Program: The Javits program supports evidence-based[1] research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar activities designed to build and enhance the ability of elementary schools and secondary schools nationwide to identify gifted and talented students and meet their special educational needs. A major emphasis of the program is on identifying and serving students traditionally underrepresented in gifted and talented programs (including economically disadvantaged individuals, individuals who are English learners, and children with disabilities), including the training of personnel in the identification and education of gifted and talented students and in the use, where appropriate, of gifted and talented services, materials, and methods, for all students. Assistance Listing Number (ln) 84.206A. [1] Terms defined in this notice are italicized.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius C Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;M. Jeanette Horner-Smith,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3E252,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6450.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 453-6661.   &lt;br/&gt;Email:  Mildred.Horner-Smith@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt; or,  &lt;br/&gt;Jennifer Brianas,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3E239, &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6450.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 401-0299.   &lt;br/&gt;Email:  Jennifer.Brianas@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available:  February 16, 2022.     Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply:  March 8, 2022.     Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:  April 11, 2022.     Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:  June 10, 2022.     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  M. Jeanette Horner-Smith, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3E252, Washington, DC 20202-6450.  Telephone: (202) 453-6661.  Email:  Mildred.Horner-Smith@ed.gov or, Jennifer Brianas, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3E239, Washington, DC 20202-6450.  Telephone: (202) 401-0299.  Email:  Jennifer.Brianas@ed.gov.      Pre-Application Meeting Information:  The Department will hold a pre-application meeting via Microsoft Teams for prospective applicants.  For information about the pre-application meeting, visit the Javits website at:  https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/well-rounded-education-programs/jacob-k-javits-gifted-and-talented-students-education-program/.     Notice of Intent to Apply:  The Department will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply.  Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an application.  To do so, please email the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line &#8220;Intent to Apply,&#8221; and include the applicant&apos;s name and a contact person&#8217;s name and email address.  Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided.