OpportunityTitle: Promoting Rigorous Career and Technical Education Programs of Statewide or Multi-State Articulation Agreements CFDA 84.051C
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: The following entities are eligible to apply under this competition:      (a) A State board designated or created consistent with State law as the sole State agency responsible for the administration of CTE in the State or for the supervision of the administration of CTE in the State.      (b) A consortium of State boards identified in paragraph (a) of this section in the notice inviting Applications. Eligible applicants proposing to develop a multi-State   articulation agreement must apply for funds as a consortium and must comply with the regulations in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129, which address group applications.
Description: &#149;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 the Program: Section 114(c)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Act), 20 U.S.C. 2324(c)(1), authorizes the Secretary to carry out research, development, dissemination, evaluation and assessment, capacity building, and technical assistance with regard to the career and technical education (CTE) programs under the Act. Under that authority, the Secretary plans to support State efforts to offer rigorous CTE programs of study and to institutionalize those rigorous CTE programs of study using articulation agreements. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.051C. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://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 e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Promoting Rigorous Career and Technical Programs of Study Through Statewide Articulation Agreements competition 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 84.051, not 84.051C). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND System Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone (202) 245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Scott Hess &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 11073 &lt;br/&gt;Potomac Center Plaza,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-7241 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 245-7772, or by e-mail:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: May 20, 2008.     Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: May 30, 2008. 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 competition. Therefore, the Secretary strongly   encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending a short e-mail message indicating the applicant&apos;s intent to submit an   application for funding. The e-mail should include only the applicant&apos;s intent to submit an application; it does not need to include   information regarding the content of the proposed application. This e-mail notification should be sent no later than May 30, 2008 to Scott Hess at: scott.hess@ed.gov. We will consider an application submitted by the deadline date for   transmittal of applications even if the applicant did not provide notice of its intent to apply.  Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 7, 2008.