OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF): TIF Competition with a Focus on STEM CFDA Number 84.374B
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: (a) LEAs, including charter schools that are LEAs. (b) States that apply with one or more LEAs. (c) Nonprofit organizations that apply in partnership with an LEA or an LEA and State.
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 purpose of the TIF program is to support the development and implementation of sustainable performance-based compensation systems (PBCSs) for teachers, principals, and other personnel in high-need schools in order to increase educator effectiveness and student achievement in those schools. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.374B. Applications for grants under the Teacher Incentive Fund, CFDA number 84.374A, the General TIF Competition and 84.374B, the TIF Competition with a Focus on STEM, 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 Teacher Incentive Fund competitions 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 84.374, not 84.374A).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Mailbox
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager:  &lt;br/&gt;Miriam Lund  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E245  &lt;br/&gt;LBJ Building  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6200.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 205-5224 or by email: TIF4@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: June 14, 2012. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 26, 2012. Notice of Intent to Apply: We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we understand the number of applicants that intend to apply for funding under these competitions. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify us of the applicant&apos;s intent to submit an application for funding by sending a short email message. This short email should provide (1) the applicant organization&apos;s name and address, (2) the competition for which the applicant intends to apply (i.e., the TIF General Competition or the TIF Competition with a Focus on STEM), and (3) all competitive preference priorities the applicant intends to address. The Secretary requests that this email notification be sent to tif4@ed.gov with ``Intent to Apply&apos;&apos; in the email subject line. Applicants that do not provide this email notification may still apply for funding. Dates of Pre-Application Workshops: Visit the Teacher Incentive Fund&apos;s Web site at: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/teacherincentive/applicant.html for more information about TIF Pre-Application Workshops. Pre-application workshops will be held for this competition in June. The workshops are intended to provide technical assistance to all interested grant applicants. Detailed information regarding the pre-application workshops times, and on-line registration form, can be found on the Teacher Incentive Fund&apos;s Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/0teacherincentive/applicant.html. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 27, 2012.