OpportunityTitle: Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE): Improved Reentry Education (IRE) CFDA Number 84.191D
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants:    (a) An application must be submitted by an eligible applicant, as described in paragraph (b) of this section, on behalf of a partnership that involves the required partners in subparagraph (c)(i) of this section, and any optional partners in subparagraph (c)(ii) of this section.    (b) Eligible applicant means one of the following organizations that currently provide adult education and literacy activities:    (i) correctional institutions;    (ii) community correction facilities or organizations;    (iii) intermediary prisoner reentry service providers;    (iv) community-based educational service providers;    (v) other community-based or faith-based organizations;    (vi) volunteer literacy organizations;    (vii) institutions of higher education, including community college or technical colleges;    (viii) public or private nonprofit agencies;    (ix) libraries;    (x) occupational training providers;    (xi) public housing authorities; or    (xii) nonprofit institutions not described above that provide adult education and literacy activities in correctional institutions or community settings.    (c) The partnership on whose behalf the application is submitted--    (i) Must include--    (A) The eligible applicant submitting the application, and    (B) One or more correctional institutions, as identified in the list of eligible applicants in paragraph (b)(i) of this section, at least one of which must currently offer adult basic education services or English literacy programs; and    (ii) May also include one or more of the other eligible applicants identified above in paragraph (b) of this section.
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 IRE program is to support demonstration projects in prisoner reentry education that develop evidence of reentry education&apos;s effectiveness. IRE seeks to demonstrate that high-quality, appropriately designed, integrated, and well- implemented educational and related services provided in institutional and community settings are critical in supporting educational attainment and reentry success for individuals who have been incarcerated.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.191D.Applications for grants under this competition 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 IRE 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 84.191, not 84.191D).
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;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Tammi Fergusson,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 11009,  &lt;br/&gt;Potomac Center Plaza (PCP),  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 245-7706 or by email:  &lt;br/&gt;Tammi.Fergusson@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: July 13, 2015.    Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July 20, 2015.    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 12, 2015.