OpportunityTitle: Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA): National Professional Development (NPD) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.365Z
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants:  Entities eligible to apply for NPD grants are IHEs, or public or private entities with relevant experience and capacity, in consortia with LEAs or SEAs.       To maximize student population needs and geographic diversity, the number of awards per single entity will be limited to one per DUNS number.
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 NPD program, authorized by sections 3111(c)(1)(C) and 3131 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), awards grants on a competitive basis, for a period of not more than five years, to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or public or private entities with relevant experience and capacity, in consortia with State educational agencies (SEAs) or local educational agencies (LEAs). The purpose of these grants is to provide professional development activities that will improve classroom instruction for English learners (ELs) and assist educational personnel working with such children to meet high professional standards, including standards for certification and licensure as teachers who work in language instruction educational programs or serve ELs. Assistance Listing Number 84.365Z.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Mailbox
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;Francisco J. L&#243;pez, Jr.,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 4w245,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202. &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:  (202) 401-1433. &lt;br/&gt;Email:  NPD2021@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: February 22, 2021.       Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: March 15, 2021.       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 23, 2021       Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 22, 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:  Francisco J. L&#243;pez, Jr., U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 4w245, Washington, DC 20202.  Telephone:  (202) 401-1433.  Email:  NPD2021@ed.gov.