Notices Inviting Applications (November 30, 2007)
Recent grant opportunities from the U.S. Department of
Education (ED) include...
* Smaller Learning Communities Program -- CFDA# 84.215L
* Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for
Children with Disabilities -- multiple CFDA#s
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.
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Smaller Learning Communities Program (Federal Register: November
26, 2007 [CFDA# 84.215L])
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Purpose of Program: The Smaller Learning Communities (SLC) program
awards discretionary grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to
support the implementation of SLCs and activities to improve
student academic achievement in large public high schools with
enrollments of 1,000 or more students. SLCs include structures
such as freshman academies, multi-grade academies organized around
career interests or other themes, "houses" in which small groups of
students remain together throughout high school, and autonomous
schools-within-a-school, as well as personalization strategies,
such as student advisories, family advocate systems, and mentoring
programs.
Applications Available: November 26, 2007.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: January 10, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 25, 2008.
Eligible Applicants: Local educational agencies (LEAs),
including educational service agencies and BIE schools, applying on
behalf of one or more large high schools.
Estimated Available Funds: $88,323,609.
Estimated Range of Awards: $1,250,000-$14,000,000. The
following ... provides the ranges of awards per high school size:
1,000-2,000 students, award ranges per school $1,000,000-
$1,250,000; 2,001-3,000 students, award ranges per school
$1,000,000-$1,500,000; and 3,001-up, award ranges per school
$1,000,000-$1,750,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 40.
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/2007-4/112607a.html
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Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for
Children with Disabilities (Federal Register: November 27, 2007
[CFDA#s 84.325D, 84.325K, 84.325R, and 84.325T])
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Purpose of Program: The purposes of this program are to (1) help
address State-identified needs for highly qualified personnel -- in
special education, related services, early intervention, and
regular education -- to work with infants, toddlers and children
with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the
necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have
been determined through scientifically based research and
experience, to be successful in serving those children.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs).
==> Preparation of Leadership Personnel -- 84.325D
Applications available: 11/27/07
Deadline for transmittal of applications: 01/04/08
Estimated Range of Awards: $171,969-$200,000
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $196,200
Estimated Number of Awards: 25
==> Combined Personnel Preparation -- 84.325K
Focus Area a: Training Personnel to Serve Infants, Toddlers,
and Pre-school Age Children with Disabilities.
Applications available: 11/27/07
Deadline for transmittal of applications: 01/11/08
Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$200,000
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $175,000
Estimated Number of Awards: 14
Focus Area b: Training Personnel to Serve School Age Children
with Low Incidence Disabilities.
Applications available: 11/27/07
Deadline for transmittal of applications: 01/11/08
Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$200,000
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $175,000
Estimated Number of Awards: 23
Focus Area c: Training Personnel to Provide Related Services,
Speech/Language Services, and Adapted Physical Education to
Infants, Toddlers, and Children with Disabilities.
Applications available: 11/27/07
Deadline for transmittal of applications: 01/11/08
Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$200,000
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $175,000
Estimated Number of Awards: 14
Focus Area d: Training Personnel in Minority Institutions to
Serve Infants, Toddlers, and Children with Disabilities.
Applications available: 11/27/07
Deadline for transmittal of applications: 01/11/08
Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$200,000
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $175,000
Estimated Number of Awards: 14
==> National Outreach and Technical Assistance Center on
Discretionary Awards for Minority Institutions -- 84.325R
Applications available: 11/27/07
Deadline for transmittal of applications: 01/11/08
Estimated Range of Awards: $1,500,000
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $1,500,000
Estimated Number of Awards: 1
==> Special Education Preservice Training Improvement Grants --
84.325T
Applications available: 11/27/07
Deadline for transmittal of applications: 01/18/08
Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000-$150,000
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $125,000
Estimated Number of Awards: 21
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/2007-4/112707b.html