Recent grant opportunities from the U.S. Department of
     Education (ED) include...
 
       *  Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee Program -- CFDA# 84.330B
 
     Below are excerpts from the "notice inviting applications" for
     each grant opportunity.  For more complete information, please
     see the full notice inviting applications in the Federal
     Register.  We try to ensure that the web version and the
     Federal Register notice are the same; however, the Federal
     Register notice should be consulted for complete and
     authoritative information.
 
     For application packages and other information related to ED
     funding opportunities, please see:
 
               http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml.
               http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/announce/
 
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  Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee Program (Federal Register:
  September 11, 2009 [CFDA# 84.330B])
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Purpose of Program: The AP Test Fee program awards grants to
eligible State educational agencies (SEAs) to enable them to pay
all or a portion of advanced placement test fees on behalf of
eligible low-income students who (1) are enrolled in an advanced
placement course and (2) plan to take an advanced placement exam.
The program is designed to increase the number of low-income
students who take advanced placement tests and receive scores for
which college academic credit is awarded.
    Applications Available: September 11, 2009.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 10, 2009.
    Eligible Applicants: SEAs in any State, including the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and the freely associated states of the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia, and (subject to continued eligibility) the Republic of
Palau.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $10,200--$4,378,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $366,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 42.
 
Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2009-3/091109b.html