OpportunityTitle: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Magnet Schools Assistance Program CFDA-84.165A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: LEAs or consortia of LEAs.
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 Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) provides grants to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) and consortia of LEAs to support magnet schools that are part of an approved desegregation plan. Through the implementation of magnet schools, these program resources can be used in pursuit of the objectives of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which supports State and local efforts to enable all elementary and secondary students to achieve to high standards and holds schools, LEAs, and States accountable for ensuring that their students do so. In particular, the MSAP provides an opportunity for eligible entities to focus on expanding their capacity to provide public school choice to students who attend schools identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under Title I, Part A of the ESEA.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.165A. Applications for grants under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program--CFDA Number 84.165A must be submitted electronically using Grants.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Magnet Schools Assistance Program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP 84.165) by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.165, not 84.165A). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: E-Mail:  Program Mailbox
GrantorContactText: Joyce Mays &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6122 &lt;br/&gt;joyce.mays@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Anna Hinton &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W229 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-5970 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 260-1108 or by e-mail: &lt;br/&gt;MSAP.team@ed.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: December 31, 2012.     Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: February 1, 2013. 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 completing the intent to apply form that is located on the MSAP web page at www.ed.gov/programs/magnet. Applicants that do not complete an intent to apply form may still apply for funding. Date of Pre-Application webinar: January 17, 2013. The Department will hold a pre-application webinar for prospective applicants on January 17, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.  Interested parties are invited to participate in this webinar to discuss the purpose of the MSAP, competitive preference priorities, selection criteria, application content, submission requirements, and reporting requirements. Registration information for the webinar will be posted on the MSAP website by January 9, 2013.  For further information contact Rosie Kelley, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement, room 4W221, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 260-0911 or by e-mail: MSAP.team@ed.gov. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 1, 2013.