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Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant
Program (Federal Register: January 14, 2008 [CFDA# 84.351D])
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Purpose of Program: The Arts in Education Model Development and
Dissemination Grant (AEMDD) program supports the enhancement,
expansion, documentation, evaluation, and dissemination of
innovative, cohesive models that are based on research and have
demonstrated that they effectively: (1) integrate standards-based
arts education into the core elementary and middle school
curriculum; (2) strengthen standards-based arts instruction in
these grades; and (3) improve students' academic performance,
including their skills in creating, performing, and responding to
the arts. Projects funded through the AEMDD program are intended
to increase the amount of nationally available information on
effective models for arts education that integrate the arts with
standards-based education programs.
Applications Available: January 14, 2008.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: February 13, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 14, 2008.
Eligible Applicants: (1) One or more local educational agencies
(LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under
State law and regulations, that may work in partnership with one or
more of the following: A State or local non-profit or governmental
arts organization, a State educational agency (SEA) or regional
educational service agency, an institution of higher education, or
a public or private agency, institution, or organization, such as a
community- or faith-based organization; or (2) one or more State or
local non-profit or governmental arts organizations that must work
in partnership with one or more LEAs and may partner with one or
more of the following: An SEA or regional educational service
agency, an institution of higher education, or a public or private
agency, institution, or organization, such as a community- or
faith-based organization.
Estimated Available Funds: $3,500,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $225,000-$275,000 for the first year
of the project. Funding for the second, third, and fourth years is
subject to the availability of funds and the approval of
continuation awards (see 34 CFR 75.253).
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $250,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 14.
Additional Information: Applicable regulations, priorities, and
other information are available in the Federal Register notice.
Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-1/011408b.h
tml
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Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (Federal
Register: January 22, 2008 [CFDA# 84.364A])
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Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to improve
student reading skills and academic achievement by providing
students with increased access to up-to-date school library
materials; well-equipped, technologically advanced school library
media centers; and well-trained, professionally certified school
library media specialists.
Applications Available: January 22, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 7, 2008.
Eligible Applicants: LEAs in which at least 20 percent of the
students served by the LEA are from families with incomes below the
poverty line based on the most recent satisfactory data available
from the U.S. Census Bureau at the time this notice is published.
These data are Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for school
districts for income year 2005. A list of LEAs with their family
poverty rates (based on these Census Bureau data) is posted on our
Web site at:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/eligibility.html.
Estimated Available Funds: $18,570,261. Contingent upon the
availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make
additional awards in FY 2009 from the list of unfunded applicants
from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $30,000--$500,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $250,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 80.
Additional Information: Applicable regulations, priorities, and
other information are available in the Federal Register notice.
Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-1/012208a.html
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Schools/Healthy Students Program (Federal Register: January 24,
2008 [CFDA# 84.184L])
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Purpose of Program: The Safe Schools/Healthy Students program
(SS/HS) supports the implementation and enhancement of integrated,
comprehensive community-wide plans that create safe and drug-free
schools and promote healthy childhood development.
Applications Available: January 24, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 14, 2008.
Eligible Applicants: LEAs, including charter schools that are
considered LEAs under State law, and consortia of LEAs.
Estimated Available Funds: $72,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: Up to $750,000 for an LEA with fewer
than 5,000 students; up to $1,500,000 for an LEA with at least
5,000 students but fewer than 35,000 students; and up to $2,250,000
for an LEA with at least 35,000 students.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $750,000 for an LEA with
fewer than 5,000 students; $1,500,000 for an LEA with at least
5,000 students but fewer than 35,000 students; and $2,250,000 for
an LEA with at least 35,000 students.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $750,000 for an LEA with
fewer than 5,000 students; $1,500,000 for an LEA with at least
5,000 students but fewer than 35,000 students; and $2,250,000 for
an LEA with at least 35,000 students.
Estimated Number of Awards: 55.
Additional Information: Applicable regulations, priorities, and
other information are available in the Federal Register notice.
Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-1/012408c.h
tml
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Alaska Native Education Program (Federal Register: January 25,
2008 [CFDA# 84.356A])
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Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to develop and
support supplemental educational programs to benefit Alaska
Natives. Permissible activities under this program include the
following: (1) Development and implementation of plans, methods,
and strategies to improve the education of Alaska Natives; (2)
development of curricula and educational programs that address the
educational needs of Alaska Native students; (3) professional
development activities for educators; (4) development and operation
of home instruction programs for Alaska Native preschool children,
to ensure the active involvement of parents in their children's
education from the earliest ages; (5) family literacy services; (6)
development and operation of student enrichment programs in science
and mathematics; (7) research and data collection activities to
determine the educational status and needs of Alaska Native
children and adults; (8) other research and evaluation activities
related to programs carried out under Alaska Native education
programs; (9) remedial and enrichment programs to assist Alaska
Native students in performing at a high level on standardized
tests; (10) education and training of Alaska Native students
enrolled in a degree program that will lead to certification or
licensing as teachers; (11) parenting education for parents and
caregivers of Alaska Native children to improve parenting and
caregiving skills (including skills relating to discipline and
cognitive development and parenting education provided through in-
home visitation of new mothers); (12) activities carried out
through Even Start programs under subpart 3 of part B of Title I of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended
(ESEA), and Head Start programs under the Head Start Act, including
the training of teachers for Even Start and Head Start programs;
(13) other early learning and preschool programs; (14) dropout
prevention programs; (15) career preparation activities to enable
Alaska Native children and adults to prepare for meaningful
employment, including programs providing "tech-prep," mentoring,
training, and apprenticeship activities; (16) provision of
operational support and purchasing of equipment to develop regional
vocational schools in rural areas of Alaska, including boarding
schools, for Alaska Native students in grades 9 through 12, or at
higher levels of education, to provide the students with necessary
resources to prepare for skilled employment opportunities; (17)
construction of facilities that support the operation of Alaska
Native education programs; and (18) other activities, consistent
with the purposes of this program, to meet the educational needs of
Alaska Native children and adults.
Applications Available: January 25, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 10, 2008.
Eligible Applicants: (a) Alaska Native organizations; (b)
Educational entities with experience in developing or operating
Alaska Native programs or programs of instruction conducted in
Alaska Native languages; (c) Cultural and community-based
organizations with experience in developing or operating programs
to benefit Alaska Natives; and (d) Consortia of organizations and
entities described in this paragraph to carry out activities that
meet the purposes of this program.
Estimated Available Funds: $7,500,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $300,000-$700,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $500,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 11-18.
Additional Information: Applicable regulations, priorities, and
other information are available in the Federal Register notice.
Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-1/012508a.h
tml
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Native Hawaiian Education Program (Federal Register: January 25,
2008 [CFDA# 84.362A])
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Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Native Hawaiian Education
program is to support innovative projects that enhance the
educational services provided to Native Hawaiian children and
adults. These projects may include those activities authorized
under section 7205(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA).
Applications Available: January 25, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 10, 2008.
Eligible Applicants: Native Hawaiian educational organizations;
Native Hawaiian community-based organizations; public and private
nonprofit organizations, agencies, and institutions with experience
in developing or operating Native Hawaiian programs or programs of
instruction in the Native Hawaiian language; and consortia of the
previously mentioned organizations, agencies, and institutions.
Estimated Available Funds: $9,683,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000-$950,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $421,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 23.
Additional Information: Applicable regulations, priorities, and
other information are available in the Federal Register notice.
Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-1/012508b.html
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