OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Elementary and Secondary School Counseling (ESSC) Program CFDA Number 84.215E
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: (a) LEAs, including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law.      (b) LEAs that currently have an active grant under the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs are not eligible to apply for an award in this competition. For the purpose of this eligibility requirement, a grant is considered active until the end of the grant&apos;s project or funding period, including any extensions of those periods that extend the grantee&apos;s authority to obligate funds.
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 Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs (ESSC) is to support efforts by local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish or expand elementary school and secondary school counseling programs.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215E.Applications for grants under the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs, CFDA number 84.215E, 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 Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs 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 84.215, not 84.215E). SUMMARY: For certain applicants, the Department reopens the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs grant competition to extend the deadline for submitting applications and the deadline for intergovernmental review. On April 27 and 28, 2014, certain prospective applicants were adversely affected by severe weather in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, and Mississippi, which prevented them from submitting applications by the original deadline date of April 28, 2014.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
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;Lisa Harrison &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E255 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6450. &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: 202-453-6730 or by email: Lisa.Harrison@ed.gov or  &lt;br/&gt;Loretta McDaniel &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E242 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6450. &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: 202-453-6720 or by email: Loretta.McDaniel@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 16, 2014.