OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program: Enhanced Assessment Instruments (English Language Proficiency (ELP Competition) CFDA Number 84.368A-1
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 the Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grant program, also called the Enhanced Assessment Grants (EAG) program, is to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and systems used by States for measuring the academic achievement of elementary and secondary school students. In 2012, the Department is holding two separate competitions for FY 2011 EAG funds. The competition announced in this notice (EAG ELP Competition) (CFDA No. 84.368A-1) will support the development of a system of English language proficiency assessments aligned with a common set of English language proficiency standards that correspond to a common set of college- and career-ready standards in English language arts and mathematics, and, in so doing, will give priority to collaborative efforts among States in developing these assessments. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, we are publishing a notice inviting applications for a separate competition for FY 2011 EAG funds to be awarded in 2012 (EAG Accessibility Competition) (CFDA No. 84.368A-2). The Department may use any unused funds from the competition announced in this notice to make awards in the EAG Accessibility Competition. Conversely, the Department may use any unused funds from the EAG Accessibility Competition to make awards in the competition announced in this notice. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.368A-1. Applications for grants under the Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program ELP Competition, CFDA number 84.368A-1, 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 should submit applications to this competition, the EAG ELP Competition, under CFDA number 84.368A-1; do not submit applications for this competition under CFDA number 84.368A- 2, which is the number for the EAG Accessibility Competition. You may access the electronic grant application for the Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable applicationpackage for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.368, not 84.368A).
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, 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 by email:  &lt;br/&gt;Collette.Roney@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: April 30, 2012.     Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: May 30, 2012. We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we have a better understanding of the number of applicants that intend to apply for funding under this competition.   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 the applicant organization&apos;s name and address. The Secretary requests that this email be sent to Collette.Roney@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. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 14, 2012.