OpportunityTitle: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Investing in Innovation Fund (I3): Scale-up Grants CFDA Number 84.411A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Innovations that Improve Achievement for High-Need Students: All grantees must implement practices that are designed to improve student   achievement (as defined in this notice) or student growth (as defined in this notice), close achievement gaps, decrease dropout rates,   increase high school graduation rates (as defined in this notice), or increase college enrollment and completion rates for high-need students   (as defined in this notice).
Description: &#149;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. Purpose of Program: The Investing in Innovation Fund (i3), established under section 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides funding to support (1) local educational agencies (LEAs), and (2) nonprofit organizations in partnership with (a) one or more LEAs or (b) a consortium of schools. Applications for grants under the i3 program, CFDA number 84.411A (Scale-up grants), must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov.You may access the electronic grant application for the i3 program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.411, not 84.411A). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Manager: email
GrantorContactText: Joyce Mays &lt;br/&gt;Management Analyst  &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6122 &lt;br/&gt;joyce.mays@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Kelly Terpak &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W111 Washington, DC 20202-5930 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:(202)453-7122 &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: April 25, 2014.  Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 24, 2014.