OpportunityTitle: Office of EnglishLanguage Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students; Overview Information; National Professional Development Program CFDA 84.365Z
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: IHEs, in consortia with local educational agencies (LEAs) or State educational agencies (SEAs).
Description: Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Purpose of Program: Section 3131 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), provides for a National Professional Development (NPD) program that will award grants on a competitive basis, for a period of not more than 5 years, to institutions of higher education (in consortia with State educational agencies or local educational agencies). These grants support professional development activities that are designed to improve classroom instruction for English Learners (ELs) and will assist educational personnel working with such children to meet high professional standards, including standards for certification and licensure as teachers who work in language instruction educational programs or serve ELs. Applications for grants under the NPD program, CFDA number 84.195N, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the National Professional Development program at http://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 84.195, not 84.195N).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: email-Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Joyce Mays &lt;br/&gt;Management Analyst  &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6122 &lt;br/&gt;joyce.mays@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Ana Garcia &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW. Room 5C147 Washington, DC 20202 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:(202) 401-1440, or by e-mail:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: March 18, 2011.  Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 9, 2011.