OpportunityTitle: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) Supporting Effective Educator Development Program CFDA Number 84.423A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants:    (a) An Institution of Higher Education that provides course materials or resources that are evidence-based in increasing academic achievement, graduation rates, or rates of postsecondary education matriculation;    (b) A National Nonprofit Organization with a demonstrated record of raising student academic achievement, graduation rates, and rates of higher education attendance, matriculation, or completion, or of effectiveness in providing preparation and professional development activities and programs for teachers, principals, or other school leaders;    (c) The Bureau of Indian Education; or    (d) A partnership consisting of--    (i) One or more entities described in paragraph (a) or (b); and    (ii) A for-profit entity.
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 SEED Program, established under section 2242 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 6672),\1\ provides funding to increase the number of highly effective educators by supporting the implementation of Evidence-Based \2\ practices that prepare, develop, or enhance educators. These grants will allow eligible entities to develop, expand, and evaluate practices that can serve as models that can be sustained and disseminated.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Unless otherwise indicated, all references to the ESEA are to the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA. \2\ Throughout this notice, all defined terms are denoted with capitals.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.423A. Applications for grants under the SEED competition, CFDA number 84.423A, 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 SEED competition at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.423, not 84.423A).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Mailbox
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;Richard Wilson,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W111,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-5960.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 453-6709 or by email: SEED@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: April 20, 2017.     Deadline for Notice of Intent To Apply: May 5, 2017. Notice of Intent To Apply: The Department will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if it has a better understanding of the number of entities that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, the Department strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending a short email message indicating the applicant&apos;s intent to submit an application for funding. The email need not include information regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant&apos;s intent to submit it. The Department requests that this email notification be sent to the SEED program inbox at: SEED@ed.gov.     Date of Informational Webinar: The SEED program intends to hold a webinar designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. Detailed information regarding this webinar will be provided on the SEED Web site at http://innovation.ed.gov/what-we-do/teacher-quality/supporting-effective-educator-development-grant-program/.          On April 20, 2017, we published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications for new awards (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 2017 for the Supporting Effective Educator Development program. On May 8, 2017, we published in the Federal Register a notice extending the deadlines for transmittal of applications and intergovernmental review.      This notice of correction removes one of the selection criteria from the NIA and extends the deadlines for transmittal of applications and intergovernmental review. All other requirements and conditions stated in the notice inviting applications remain the same.    DATES:       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 23, 2017.      Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 22, 2017.