OpportunityTitle: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Program CFDA Number 84.351D
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: (1) One or more local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law and regulations, that may work in partnership with one or more of the following:       A State or local non-profit or governmental arts organization.       A State educational agency (SEA) or regional educational service agency.       An institution of higher education.       A public or private agency, institution, or organization, such as a community- or faith-based organization; or      (2) One or more State or local non-profit or governmental arts organizations that must work in partnership with one or more LEAs and may partner with one or more of the following:       An SEA or regional educational service agency.       An institution of higher education.       A public or private agency, institution, or organization, such as a community- or faith-based organization.        Note: If more than one LEA or arts organization wishes to form a consortium and jointly submit a single application, they must follow the procedures for group applications described in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129 of EDGAR.
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 Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) program supports the enhancement, expansion, documentation, evaluation, and dissemination of innovative, cohesive models that are based on research and have demonstrated that they effectively--(1) integrate standards-based arts education into the core elementary and middle school curriculum; (2) strengthen standards-based arts instruction in these grades; and (3) improve students&apos; academic performance, including their skills in creating, performing, and responding to the arts. Projects funded through the AEMDD program are intended to increase the amount of nationally available information on effective models for arts education that integrate the arts with standards-based education programs. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.351D. Applications for Grants under the Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination program, CFDA number 84.351D, 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 may access the electronic grant application for the Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.351, not 84.351D).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Mailbox
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Asheley McBride &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W240 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-5950.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 453-6850 or by email: artsdemo@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: February 25, 2014.     Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: March 27, 2014. Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if it has a better understanding of the number of entities that intend to apply for funding under this program. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending a short email message indicating the applicant&apos;s intent to submit an application for funding. The email need not include information regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant&apos;s intent to submit it. This email notification should be sent to Asheley McBride at artsdemo@ed.gov.      Applicants that fail to provide this email notification may still apply for funding.       Date of Pre-Application Meeting: March 18, 2014.       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 28, 2014.