OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and secondary Education (OESE): Office for School Support and Accountability: Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CGSA) program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.368A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:  SEAs, as defined in section 8101(49) of the ESEA, of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and consortia of such SEAs.
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 7, 2022. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the CGSA program is to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and assessment systems used by States for measuring the academic achievement and growth of elementary and secondary school students. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.368A.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Mailbox
GrantorContactText: Julius C Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Donald Peasley,  &lt;br/&gt;Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 4B113,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6132.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:  (202) 453-7982.   &lt;br/&gt;Email:  ESEA.Assessment@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available:  May 8, 2024.     Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply:  April 8, 2024.     Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:  May 24, 2024.     Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:  July 23, 2024.     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 the applicant&#8217;s intent to submit an application for funding and which absolute priority the applicant intends to address.  This notification should be brief and identify the SEA applicant and, in the case of consortia applicants, the SEA that it will designate as the fiscal agent for an award.  Submit this notification by email to ESEA.Assessment@ed.gov with &#8220;Intent to Apply&#8221; in the email subject line.  Applicants that do not provide this notification may still apply for funding.       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Donald Peasley, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 4B113, Washington, DC 20202-6132.  Telephone:  (202) 453-7982.  Email:  ESEA.Assessment@ed.gov.