OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): American Rescue Plan (ARP)-American Indian Resilience in Education (ARP-AIRE) Assistance Listing Number 84.299C
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:  TEAs, including a consortium of TEAs.            Note:  If applying as a consortium, applicants should refer to 34 CFR 75.127&#8211;75.129 for information about group applications.
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 purpose of the ARP-AIRE program is to support Tribal educational agencies (TEAs) in the provision of direct services to Indian children and youth. Projects must include one or more of the activities authorized under section 6121(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). Background: ARP-AIRE is a one-time discretionary grant competition authorized under Section 11006(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) to provide awards to TEAs for activities authorized under section 6121(c) of the ESEA in order to meet the urgent needs of students in response to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Those activities include a broad range of direct services to Indian children and youth, their teachers, and families. In accordance with the Department&#8217;s commitment to engage in regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with Indian Tribes, the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education&#8217;s (OESE) Office of Indian Education (OIE) and the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (WHIAIANE) conducted a virtual Tribal consultation session regarding the ARP-AIRE program on April 26, 2021. Consistent with the Department&#8217;s trust responsibility to Tribes and its Tribal consultation Policy, the Department consulted with elected officials of federally recognized Tribes to ensure that their views inform the Department&#8217;s policy decisions related to the priorities, requirements, and definitions that govern this competition. In addition to the virtual Tribal consultation, Tribal leaders and others had an opportunity to submit written comments to the Department by email. We solicited feedback on specific questions related to the design of this grant program during this Tribal consultation opportunity. Assistance Listing Number 84.299C.
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;Shahla Ortega,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3W245,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 453&#8211;5602.   &lt;br/&gt;Email: shahla.ortega@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available:  July 13, 2021.        Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply:  July 23, 2021.        Date of Pre-Application Webinar:  July 28, 2021.                Individuals interested in attending this webinar for prospective applicants are encouraged to pre-register by emailing their name, organization, and contact information with the subject heading &#8220;ARP-AIRE GRANTS PRE-APPLICATION WEBINAR&#8221; to shahla.ortega@ed.gov.       There is no registration fee to attend this meeting.  Information regarding pre-application webinar is available by accessing the website: https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-indian-education/.       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:  September 13, 2021.       Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:  October 12, 2021.       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:       Shahla Ortega,        U.S. Department of Education,        400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3W245,        Washington, DC 20202.        Telephone: (202) 453&#8211;5602.        Email: shahla.ortega@ed.gov.