OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.351A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:  To be considered for an award under this competition, an applicant must-- (a)  Be one of the following: (1)  An LEA in which 20 percent or more of the students served by the local educational agency are from families with an income below the poverty line ; (2)  A consortium of such LEAs;  (3)  An SEA;  (4)  An IHE;  (5)  A museum or cultural institution;  (6)  The Bureau of Indian Education;    (7)  An eligible national nonprofit organization; or (8)  Another private agency, institution, or organization.      Note:  If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing:  (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant&apos;s certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
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 Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program: The AAE program promotes arts education for students, including disadvantaged students and students who are children with disabilities, through activities such as (a) professional development for arts educators, teachers, and principals; (b) development and dissemination of accessible instructional materials and arts-based educational programming, including online resources, in multiple arts disciplines; and (c) community and national outreach activities that strengthen and expand partnerships among schools, local educational agencies (LEAs), communities, or centers for the arts, including national centers for the arts. Assistance Listing Number 84.351A.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius C Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Bonnie Carter,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3E308,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6450.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:  (202) 401-3576.  Email:  Bonnie.Carter@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: January 15, 2021.      Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: February 16, 2021.      Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 16, 2021.        Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 17, 2021.      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 their intent to submit an application.    To do so, please email the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line &#8220;Intent to Apply,&#8221; and include the applicant&apos;s name and a contact person&#8217;s name and email address.      Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided.   Pre-Application Webinar Information:  The Department will hold a pre-application meeting via webinar for prospective applicants.        For information about the pre-application webinar, visit the Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) programs&#8217; websites at: https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/well-rounded-education-programs/arts-in-education-national-program/; https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/well-rounded-education-programs/arts-in-education-model-development-and-dissemination-grants-program/; and https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/well-rounded-education-programs/arts-in-education-professional-development-for-arts-educators/.        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Bonnie Carter, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3E308, Washington, DC 20202-6450.  Telephone:  (202) 401-3576.  Email:  Bonnie.Carter@ed.gov.       The Department of Education published a document in the Federal Register of January 15, 2021, inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) program competition, Assistance Listing Number 84.351A. The Department is amending the NIA by removing one of the competitive preference   priorities and extending the deadline date for transmittal of   applications to April 15, 2021, and the deadline for intergovernmental review to June 14, 2021.