OpportunityTitle: Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program--Enhanced Assessment Instruments CFDA Number 84.368A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs) as defined in section 9101(41) of the ESEA and consortia of such SEAs.
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 this program is to enhance the quality and validity of assessment instruments and systems used by States for measuring the achievement of all students. The grant funds may be used for the development of new assessment products or procedures, such as innovative test formats, empirical analysis of variations in test formats or procedures, or statistical models useful for combining data from multiple measures, or charting student progress over time. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.368A. Applications for grants under the Enhanced Assessment Instruments Competition--CFDA Number 84.368A must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department&apos;s e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.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.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Collette Roney &lt;br/&gt;Enhanced Assessment Grants Program &lt;br/&gt;Office of Elementary and Secondary Education &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3W210 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6132 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 401-5245, or e-mail:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: April 12, 2010.     Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 27, 2010.