OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Migrant Education (OME): Migrant Education Program (MEP) Consortium Incentive Grant (CIG) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.144F
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:  SEAs receiving MEP Basic State Formula Grants, in a consortium with one or more other SEAs or other appropriate entities.  An application for an incentive grant must be submitted by an SEA that will act as the &#8220;lead SEA&#8221; for the proposed consortium.
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 Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the MEP CIG program is to provide incentive grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) that participate in a consortium with one or more other SEAs or other appropriate entities to improve the delivery of services to migratory children whose education is interrupted. Through this program, the Department provides financial incentives to SEAs that receive Title I, Part C (MEP) funding to participate in high-quality consortia to improve the intrastate and interstate coordination of migrant education programs by addressing key needs of migratory children whose education is interrupted. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.144F.
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;Michael Meltzer,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:  (202) 987-1657.   &lt;br/&gt;Email:  Michael.Meltzer@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available:  February 27, 2023.       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:  April 24, 2023.       Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:  June 23, 2023.       Pre-Application Webinar Information:  The Department will hold a pre-application workshop via webinar for prospective applicants on March 7, 2023.        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Michael Meltzer, U.S. Department of Education.  Telephone:  (202) 987-1657.  Email:  Michael.Meltzer@ed.gov.