OpportunityTitle: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) Grant Program CFDA Number 84.367D
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: As established in the SEED NFP (78 FR 9815), to be eligible for a SEED program grant, an entity must be a National Not-for-profit Organization. Each applicant must provide in its application documentation that it is a National Not-for-Profit 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. Purpose of Program: The SEED program provides funding for grants to National Not-for-Profit Organizations for projects that support teacher or principal training or professional enhancement activities and that are supported by at least Moderate Evidence of Effectiveness. The purpose of the program is to increase the number of Highly Effective Teachers and Principals by developing or expanding the implementation of practices that are demonstrated to have an impact on improving student achievement or Student Growth. These grants will allow eligible entities to develop, expand, and evaluate practices that can serve as models of best practices that can be sustained and disseminated. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.367D Applications for grants under the SEED program, CFDA number 84.367D, 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 SEED program at 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 84.367, not 84.367D).
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 Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Richard Wilson &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W237 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-5960. &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 453-6709, or by email: SEED@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: February 10, 2015.      Deadline for Notice of Intent To Apply: March 12, 2015. Notice of Intent to Apply: March 12, 2015. 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 Department 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. The Department requests that this email notification be sent to the SEED program inbox at: SEED@ed.gov.      Eligible entities that fail to provide this email notification may still apply for funding.        Dates of Informational Webinars: The SEED program intends to hold Webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the SEED Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/edseed/index.html.      Dates of Informational Webinars: The SEED program intends to hold webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the SEED Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/edseed/index.html.          Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 13, 2015.