OpportunityTitle: Indian Education--Demonstration Grants for Indian Children CFDA 84.299A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants for this program are State educational agencies (SEAs); local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law; Indian tribes; Indian organizations; federally supported elementary or secondary schools for Indian students; Indian institutions (including Indian institutions of higher education); or a consortium of any of these entities.      An application from a consortium of eligible entities must meet the requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129. An application from a consortium of eligible entities must include a signed consortium agreement with the application. Letters of support do not meet the requirement for a consortium agreement.      Applicants applying in consortium with or as an &quot;Indian organization&apos;&apos; must demonstrate eligibility by showing how the &quot;Indian organization&quot; meets all of the criteria outlined in 34 CFR 263.20.      The term &quot;Indian institution of higher education&quot; means an accredited college or university within the United States cited in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), any other institution that qualifies for funding under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and Dine College (formerly Navajo Community College), authorized in the Navajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 640a et seq.).
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 Demonstration Grants for Indian Children program is to provide financial assistance to projects that develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of services and programs to improve the educational opportunities and achievement of preschool, elementary, and secondary Indian students.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.299A.Applications for grants under the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children competition, CFDA number 84.299A must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department&apos;s e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Lana Shaughnessy &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E231 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6335 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 205-2528 or by e-mail:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: December 3, 2009. On December 3, 2009, we published in the Federal Register (74 FR 63398) a notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2010. The notice specified a deadline date of February 18, 2010 for the submission of applications. Since publication, however, we have learned that the Department&apos;s e-Application system will be shut down for a system update from February 10, 2010 through February 15, 2010. Therefore, in order to give applicants adequate time to submit their application packages, we are changing the deadline for the submission of applications to February 25, 2010. With this change in the deadline date, we are also changing the deadline date for intergovernmental review. The specific changes to be made are as follows:      On page 63398, first column, the date listed for Deadline for Transmittal of Applications is changed to read &quot;February 25, 2010.&quot; On page 63398, first column, the date listed for Deadline for Intergovernmental Review is changed to read &quot;April 26, 2010.&quot; On page 63399, second column, the date listed for Deadline for Transmittal of Applications is changed to read &quot;February 25, 2010.&quot; On page 63399, second column, the date listed for Deadline for Intergovernmental Review is changed to read &quot;April 26, 2010.&quot;