OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE):: Turnaround School Leaders Program CFDA Number 84.377B
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: (1) An LEA or consortium of LEAs with at least five SIG schools and/or SIG-eligible schools; (2) A State educational agency (SEA) in partnership with an LEA or consortium of LEAs with at least five SIG schools and/or SIG-eligible schools; (3) An institution of higher education (IHE) in partnership with an LEA or consortium of LEAs with at least five SIG schools and/or SIG-eligible schools; (4) Another public or private nonprofit or for-profit organization in partnership with an LEA and/or consortium of LEAs with at least five SIG schools and/or SIG-eligible schools; and, (5) A combination of the above eligible applicants in partnership. Eligible applicants seeking to apply as a consortium or partnership must comply with the regulations in 34 CFR 75.127-75.129, which address group applications.
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 Turnaround School Leaders Program supports projects to develop and implement or enhance and implement a leadership pipeline that selects, prepares, places, supports, and retains school leaders (which may include leadership teams) for School Improvement Grant (SIG) schools (as defined in this notice) and/or SIG-eligible schools (as defined in this notice) in a local educational agency (LEA) or consortium of LEAs. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.377B. Applications for grants under the Turnaround School Leaders Program, CFDA number 84.377B, 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 Turnaround School Leaders Program 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 84.326, not 84.326A).
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 Managers: &lt;br/&gt;Janine Rudder &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W252 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 205-3785, or by email: leadership.pipeline@ed.gov. or &lt;br/&gt;Christopher Tate &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W231 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202. &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 260-8103, or by  &lt;br/&gt;email: leadership.pipeline@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: March 28, 2014. Date of Pre-Application Webinar: April 9, 2014. Further information will be available at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/sif/index.html.     Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply (optional): April 25, 2014. Notice of Intent to Apply: 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 program. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending a short email message indicating the applicant&apos;s intent to submit an application for funding. The email need not include information regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant&apos;s intent to submit it. This email notification should be sent to the Office of School Turnaround at: leadership.pipeline@ed.gov. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 23, 2014.