OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): Indian Education Discretionary Grants Program: Professional Development Grants Program Assistance Listing Number 84.299B
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:(a)  An eligible applicant must be either--(1)  An IHE or a TCU;(2)  A State educational agency in consortium with an IHE or a TCU;(3)  An LEA in consortium with an IHE or a TCU;(4)  An Indian Tribe or Indian organization in consortium with an IHE or a TCU; or(5)  A BIE-funded school in consortium with at least one  IHE or TCU that meets the requirements in paragraph (b).(b)  Eligibility of an applicant that is an IHE or a TCU, or an applicant requiring a consortium with an IHE or a TCU, requires that the IHE or TCU be accredited to provide the coursework and level of degree or Native American language certificate required by the project.
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 purposes of the Indian Education Professional Development Grants program that are relevant to this competition are to increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indians, and to provide training to qualified Indian individuals to become teachers and administrators. Assistance Listing Number 84.299B.
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;Angela Hernandez,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3W113,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6335. &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:  (202) 205-1909. &lt;br/&gt;Email:  angela.hernandez@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: March 4, 2021.     Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: March 19, 2021.     Date of Pre-Application Meeting: Friday, February 26, 2021, and Thursday, March 4, 2021.     Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 3, 2021.     Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 2, 2021.     Notice of Intent to Apply:  The Department will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply.       Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an application.     To do so, please email the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line &#8220;Intent to Apply,&#8221; and include the applicant&apos;s name and a contact person&#8217;s name and email address.  Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided.     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Angela Hernandez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3W113, Washington, DC 20202-6335.  Telephone:  (202) 205-1909.  Email:  angela.hernandez@ed.gov.