OpportunityTitle: Transition to Teaching Grant Program: Local Projects CFDA 84.350A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: A State educational agency (SEA); a high-need LEA; a for-profit or nonprofit organization that has a proven record of effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers, in partnership with a high-need LEA or an SEA; an IHE in partnership with a high-need LEA or an SEA; a regional consortium of SEAs; or a consortium of high-need LEAs.        Each application must identify participating LEAs that meet the definition of ``high-need LEA&apos;&apos; in section 2102(3) of the ESEA.        Note: Section 2102(3) of the ESEA defines a high-need LEA as an LEA--      (a) That serves not fewer than 10,000 children from families with incomes below the poverty line (as that term is defined in section 9101(33) of the ESEA), or for which not less than 20 percent of the children served by the LEA are from families with incomes below the poverty line; and      (b) For which there is (1) a high percentage of teachers not teaching in the academic subjects or grade levels that the teachers were trained to teach, or (2) a high percentage of teachers with emergency, provisional, or temporary certification or licensing.    The NFP describes how applicants must demonstrate that a participating LEA meets this statutory definition of ``high-need LEA&apos;&apos; (69 FR 24002, 24006). Pursuant to the NFP, we provide the following supplementary information regarding the data an applicant uses to demonstrate eligibility as a ``high-need LEA&apos;&apos; under this competition:        As described in the NFP, absent a showing of alternative LEA data that reliably show the number of children from families with incomes below the poverty line that are served by the LEA, the eligibility of an LEA as a ``high-need LEA&apos;&apos; under component (a) of the definition must be determined on the basis of the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data. The most recent U.S. Census Bureau data can be found in the charts on the Internet at: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/district.html. The Department examines the eligibility of any LEA not listed on these charts on a case-by-case basis.
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 Transition to Teaching program encourages (1) the development and expansion of alternative routes to full State teacher certification, as well as (2) the recruitment and retention of highly qualified mid-career professionals, recent college graduates who have not majored in education, and highly qualified paraprofessionals as teachers in high-need schools operated by high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that operate as high-need LEAs. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.350A. Applications for grants under the Transition to Teaching Competition, CFDA number 84.350A, 84.350B, and 84.350C 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 Transition to Teaching at http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.350, not 84.350A). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Mailbox
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov System Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone (202) 245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Managers: &lt;br/&gt;Thelma Leenhouts, Patricia Barrett,  &lt;br/&gt;Beatriz Ceja, Anthony Sepulveda, or Salimah Shabazz &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W320, Washington, DC 20202.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 260-0223 (Thelma Leenhouts), (202) 260-7350 (Patricia  &lt;br/&gt;Barrett), (202) 205-5009 (Beatriz Ceja), (202) 260-0464 (Anthony  &lt;br/&gt;Sepulveda), or (202) 260-2434 (Salimah Shabazz), or by e-mail:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: November 13, 2008.     Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: December 15, 2008. Notice of Intent to Apply: December 15, 2008. The Department will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant   applications if it has a better understanding of the number of entities that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, the   Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending a short e-mail message indicating the applicant&apos;s   intent to submit an application for funding. The e-mail need not include information regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant&apos;s intent to submit it. The Secretary requests that this e-mail notification be sent to Thelma Leenhouts at: transitiontoteaching@ed.gov. Applicants that fail to provide this e-mail notification may still apply for funding. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: December 4, 2008. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: December 4, 2008, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the LBJ Auditorium at the U.S. Department of Education headquarters, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., in Washington, DC. The   Department is accessible by Metro on the Blue, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines at the 7th Street and Maryland Avenue exit of the L&apos;Enfant Plaza Metro station. Please contact the U.S. Department of Education contact persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section in the Notice Inviting Applications if you have any questions about the details of the pre-application meeting. Individuals interested in attending this pre-application meeting are encouraged to pre-register by e-mailing their name, organization,   and contact information to transitiontoteaching@ed.gov. There is no   registration fee for this pre-application meeting. We encourage attendance from those who will be responsible for submitting the   application or otherwise providing technical support for submitting the application electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site.    Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities at the Pre-Application Meeting    The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities, and a sign language interpreter will be available. If you will need an auxiliary aid or service other than a sign language interpreter in order to participate in the meeting (e.g., other interpreting service   such as oral, cued speech, or tactile interpreter; assistive listening device; or materials in alternate format), notify the contact person listed in this notice at least two weeks before the scheduled meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a request we receive after this date, we may not be able to make available the requested auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to arrange it.     Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 21, 2009.