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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement,
and Academic Achievement for
Limited English Proficient Students;
Overview Information; Native American
and Alaska Native Children in School
Program; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.365C.
Dates: Applications Available:
December 5, 2005.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply:
December 30, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: January 18, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: March 18, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: The following
entities, when they operate elementary,
secondary, and postsecondary schools
primarily for Native American children
(including Alaska Native children), are
eligible applicants under this program:
Indian tribes; tribally sanctioned
educational authorities; Native
Hawaiian or Native American Pacific
Islander native language educational
organizations; elementary schools or
secondary schools that are operated or
funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA), or a consortium of such schools;
elementary schools or secondary
schools operated under a contract with
or grant from the BIA in consortium
with another such school or a tribal or
community organization; and
elementary schools or secondary
schools operated by the BIA and an
institution of higher education (IHE), in
consortium with elementary schools or
secondary schools operated under a
contract with or a grant from the BIA or
a tribal or community organization.
Note: Any eligible entity that receives
Federal financial assistance under this
program is not eligible to receive a subgrant
under section 3114 of Title III of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 107–
110)(NCLB).
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Note: Eligible applicants seeking to apply
as a consortium should read and follow the
regulations in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129.
Estimated Available Funds:
$4,950,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$100,000–$175,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$150,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 33.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
this program is to provide grants for
eligible entities to develop high levels of
academic attainment in English among
limited English proficient (LEP)
children, and to promote parental and
community participation in language
instruction educational programs.
Priorities: Under this competition we
are particularly interested in
applications that address the following
priorities.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2006
these priorities are invitational
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we
do not give an application that meets
these invitational priorities a
competitive or absolute preference over
other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1. Applications
that propose to prepare teachers to more
effectively involve parents and
community groups in school
improvement.
Invitational Priority 2. Applications
that propose instructional services at the
secondary school level that are designed
to reduce the high school drop-out rate
of LEP students.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C.
6821(c)(1)(A)–6822.
Applicable Regulations: The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, and 99.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to IHEs only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$4,950,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$100,000–$175,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$150,000.
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Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
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Estimated Number of Awards: 33.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: The following
entities, when they operate elementary,
secondary, and postsecondary schools
primarily for Native American children
(including Alaska Native children), are
eligible applicants under this program:
Indian tribes; tribally sanctioned
educational authorities; Native
Hawaiian or Native American Pacific
Islander native language educational
organizations; elementary schools or
secondary schools that are operated or
funded by the BIA, or a consortium of
such schools; elementary schools or
secondary schools operated under a
contract with or grant from the BIA in
consortium with another such school or
a tribal or community organization; and
elementary schools or secondary
schools operated by the BIA and an IHE,
in consortium with elementary schools
or secondary schools operated under a
contract with or a grant from the BIA or
a tribal or community organization.
Note: Any eligible entity that receives
Federal financial assistance under this
program is not eligible to receive a subgrant
under section 3114 of Title III of the ESEA,
as amended by NCLB.
Note: Eligible applicants applying as a
consortium should read and follow the
regulations in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
competition does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Patrice Swann, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave, SW., Potomac Center Plaza, room
10070, Washington, DC 20202–6510.
Telephone: (202) 245–7130, or by email: patrice.swann@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the program
contact person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
program.
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Notice of Intent to Apply: If you
intend to apply for a grant under this
competition, contact Patrice Swann:
Telephone: (202) 245–7130 or by e-mail:
patrice.swann@ed.gov.
Note: We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements. However, we will consider an
application submitted by the deadline date
for transmittal of applications, even if the
applicant did not provide us notice of its
intent to apply. Page Limit: The application
narrative (Part III of the application) is where
you, the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your
application. You must limit Part III to the
equivalent of no more than 35 pages using
the following standards.
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5’’ x 11’’, on one side
only, with 1’’ margins at the top,
bottom, and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions, as well as all
text in charts, tables, figures, and
graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
The page limit does not apply to Part
I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget
section, including the narrative budget
justification; Part IV, the assurances and
certifications; or the one-page abstract.
However, you must include all of the
application narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if—
• You apply these standards and
exceed the page limit; or
• You apply other standards and
exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: December 5,
2005.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply:
December 30, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: January 18, 2006.
Applications for grants under this
program may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Web
site (Grants.gov), or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery. For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically, or by mail or hand
delivery, please refer to section IV. 6.
Other Submission Requirements in this
notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: March 18, 2006.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
programs under Executive Order 12372
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is in the application package for this
competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
competition may be submitted
electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications. We have been accepting
applications electronically through the
Department’s e-Application system
since FY 2000. In order to expand on
those efforts and comply with the
President’s Management Agenda, we are
continuing to participate as a partner in
the new government wide Grants.gov
Apply site in FY 2006. The Native
American and Alaska Native Children
in School Program-CFDA Number
84.365C is one of the programs included
in this project. We request your
participation in Grants.gov.
If you choose to submit your
application electronically, you must use
the Grants.gov Apply site at https://
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 e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us.
You may access the electronic grant
application for The Native American
and Alaska Native Children in School
Program at: https://www.Grants.gov. You
must search for the downloadable
application package for this program by
the CFDA number. Do not include the
CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your
search.
Please note the following:
• Your participation in Grants.gov is
voluntary.
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
through the site, as well as the hours of
operation.
• Applications received by Grants.gov
are time and date stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and
submitted and must be date/time
stamped by the Grants.gov system no
later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date.
Except as otherwise noted in this
section, we will not consider your
application if it is date/time stamped by
the Grants.gov system later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. When we
retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it
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was date/time stamped by the
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
• The amount of time it can take to
upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors
including the size of the application and
the speed of your Internet connection.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the application
process through Grants.gov.
• You should review and follow the
Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through
Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this competition
to ensure that you submit your
application in a timely manner to the
Grants.gov system. You can also find the
Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov at https://eGrants.ed.gov/help/
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf
• To submit your application through
Grants.gov, you must complete the steps
in the Grants.gov registration process
(see https://www.Grants.gov/GetStarted)
and provide on your application the
same D–U–N–S number used with the
registration. Please note that the
registration process may take five or
more business days to complete.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you submit your
application in paper format.
• You may submit all documents
electronically, including all information
typically included on the Application
for Federal Education Assistance (ED
424), Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all
necessary assurances and certifications.
If you choose to submit your application
electronically, you must attach any
narrative sections of your application as
files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich
text) or .PDF (Portable Document)
format. If you upload a file type other
than the three file types specified above
or submit a password protected file, we
will not review that material.
• Your electronic application must
comply with any page limit
requirements described in this notice.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgement from
Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. The Department will
retrieve your application from
Grants.gov and send you a second
confirmation by e-mail that will include
a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your
application).
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• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on forms at a later
date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of System Unavailability:
If you are prevented from
electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because of technical problems with
the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
an extension until 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, the following
business day to enable you to transmit
your application electronically, or by
hand delivery. You also may mail your
application by following the mailing
instructions as described elsewhere in
this notice. If you submit an application
after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the deadline date, please contact the
person listed elsewhere in this notice
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, and provide an explanation of
the technical problem you experienced
with Grants.gov, along with the
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number
(if available). We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the
Grants.gov system and that that problem
affected your ability to submit your
application by 4:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date. The Department will contact you
after a determination is made on
whether your application will be
accepted.
Note: Extensions referred to in this section
apply only to the unavailability of or
technical problems with the Grants.gov
system. We will not grant you an extension
if you failed to fully register to submit your
application to Grants.gov before the deadline
date and time or if the technical problem you
experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov
system.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail. If you submit your application
in paper format by mail (through the
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial
carrier), you must mail the original and
two copies of your application, on or
before the application deadline date, to
the Department at the applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.365C), 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–
4260.
or
By mail through a commercial carrier:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center—Stop 4260,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.365C),
7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD
20785–1506.
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Regardless of which address you use,
you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery. If you submit your
application in paper format by hand
delivery, you (or a courier service) must
deliver the original and two copies of
your application by hand, on or before
the application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.365C), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, except Saturdays, Sundays and
Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper
Applications: If you mail or hand deliver
your application to the Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the Department—in
Item 4 of the Application for Federal
Education Assistance (ED 424) the CFDA
number—and suffix letter, if any—of the
competition under which you are submitting
your application.
(2) The Application Control Center will
mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive
the grant application receipt
acknowledgment within 15 business days
from the application deadline date, you
should call the U.S. Department of Education
Application Control Center at (202) 245–
6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are from 34
CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and section 3115
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of the ESEA, as amended by NCLB. The
maximum score for all of these criteria
is 100 points. The maximum score for
each criterion is indicated in
parentheses.
(a) Project activities. (15 points) The
Secretary reviews each application to
determine how well the applicant
proposes to carry out activities that
will—
(1) Increase the English language
proficiency of LEP children by
providing high-quality language
instruction educational programs that
are based on scientifically based
research demonstrating the effectiveness
of the programs in increasing English
proficiency and student academic
achievement in core academic subjects;
(2) Provide high-quality professional
development to classroom teachers
(including teachers in classroom
settings of language instruction
educational programs), principals,
administrators, and other school or
community-based organizational
personnel, that is—
(i) Designed to improve the quality of
instruction to and assessment of LEP
children;
(ii) Designed to enhance the ability of
such teachers to understand and use
curricula, assessment measures, and
instructional strategies for LEP children;
and
(iii) Based on scientifically based
research demonstrating the effectiveness
of the professional development in
substantially increasing these teachers’
subject matter knowledge, teaching
knowledge, and teaching skills.
(b) Need for project. (10 points) The
Secretary considers the need for the
proposed project. In determining the
need for the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following
factors:
(1) The magnitude or severity of the
problem to be addressed by the
proposed project.
(2) The magnitude of the need for the
services to be provided or the activities
to be carried out by the proposed
project.
(3) The extent to which the proposed
project will provide services or
otherwise address the needs of students
at risk of educational failure.
(c) Significance. (5 points) The
Secretary considers the significance of
the proposed project. In determining the
significance of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the importance or
magnitude of the results or outcomes
likely to be attained by the proposed
project, especially improvements in
teaching and student achievement.
(d) Quality of the project design. (15
points) The Secretary considers the
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quality of the design of the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the
design of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following
factors:
(1) The extent to which the goals,
objectives, and outcomes to be achieved
by the proposed project are clearly
specified and measurable.
(2) The extent to which the design of
the proposed project is appropriate to,
and will successfully address, the needs
of the target population or other
identified needs.
(3) The extent to which the proposed
project is designed to build capacity and
yield results that will extend beyond the
period of Federal financial assistance.
(4) The extent to which the design of
the proposed project reflects up-to-date
knowledge from research and effective
practice.
(5) The extent to which the proposed
project is part of a comprehensive effort
to improve teaching and learning and to
support rigorous academic standards for
students.
(6) The quality of the proposed
demonstration design and procedures
for documenting project activities and
results.
(7) The extent to which the proposed
project encourages parental
involvement.
(8) The quality of the methodology to
be employed in the proposed project.
(e) Quality of project personnel. (10
Points) The Secretary considers the
quality of the personnel who will carry
out the proposed project. In determining
the quality of project personnel, the
Secretary considers the extent to which
the applicant encourages applications
for employment from persons who are
members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented
based on race, color, national origin,
gender, age, or disability. In addition,
the Secretary considers the following
factors:
(1) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of the
project director.
(2) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of key
project personnel.
(3) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of
project consultants or subcontractors.
(f) Adequacy of resources. (10 points)
The Secretary considers the adequacy of
resources for the proposed project. In
determining the adequacy of resources
for the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the budget is
adequate to support the proposed
project.
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(2) The extent to which the costs are
reasonable in relation to the objectives,
design, and potential significance of the
proposed project.
(3) The extent to which the costs are
reasonable in relation to the number of
persons to be served and to the
anticipated results and benefits.
(g) Quality of the management plan.
(15 points) The Secretary considers the
quality of the management plan for the
proposed project. In determining the
quality of the management plan for the
proposed project, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(1) The adequacy of the management
plan to achieve the objectives of the
proposed project on time and within
budget, including clearly defined
responsibilities, timelines, and
milestones for accomplishing project
tasks.
(2) The extent to which the time
commitments of the project director and
other key project personnel are
appropriate and adequate to meet the
objectives of the proposed project.
(3) The adequacy of procedures for
ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the
proposed project.
(h) Quality of the project evaluation.
(20 points) The Secretary considers the
quality of the evaluation to be
conducted of the proposed project. In
determining the quality of the
evaluation, the Secretary considers the
following factors:
(1) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and
appropriate to the goals, objectives, and
outcomes of the proposed project.
(2) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation include the use of
objective performance measures that are
clearly related to the intended outcomes
of the project and will produce
quantitative and qualitative data to the
extent possible.
(3) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation provide for examining the
effectiveness of project implementation
strategies.
(4) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation will provide timely
guidance for quality assurance.
(5) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation will provide performance
feedback and permit periodic
assessment of progress toward achieving
intended outcomes.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN). We may also notify you
informally.
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If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the
most current performance and financial
expenditure information as specified by
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.
4. Performance Measures: The
performance measures for the Native
American and Alaska Native Children
in School Program are:
(1) The percentage of limited English
proficiency (LEP) students in the
program who make gains in English.
(2) The percentage of LEP students in
the program who make gains in core
academic subjects.
Grantees will be expected to report on
progress in meeting these performance
measures for the Native American and
Alaska Native Children in School
Program in their Annual Performance
Report and in their Final Performance
Report.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Trini Torres, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., Potomac Center Plaza, room 1082,
Washington, DC 20202–6510.
Telephone: (202) 245–7134, or by email: trinidad.torres-carrion@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person
listed in this section.
VIII. Other Information
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all other documents of this Department
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Dated: November 30, 2005.
Kathleen Leos,
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Office of English Language Acquisition,
Language Enhancement, and Academic
Achievement for Limited English Proficient
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etc.
Notice Announcing Technical
Assistance Workshops for fiscal year
(FY) 2006 Gaining Early Awareness and
Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
(GEAR UP) program.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department expects to
hold competitions for new State and
Partnership grants under the GEAR UP
program in FY 2006. This notice
provides information about four one-day
technical assistance workshops to assist
institutions of higher education, local
educational agencies, and States
interested in preparing grant
applications for FY 2006 new awards
under the Gaining Early. Program staff
will present information about the
purpose of the GEAR UP Program,
selection criteria, application content,
submission procedures, and reporting
requirements.
Although the Department has not yet
announced an application deadline date
in the Federal Register for the FY 2006
competitions, the Department is holding
these workshops to give potential
applicants guidance for preparing
applications for the competitions we
expect to conduct in FY 2006. Specific
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and
Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students; Overview
Information; Native American and Alaska Native Children in School
Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.365C.
Dates: Applications Available: December 5, 2005.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: December 30, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 18, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: March 18, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: The following entities, when they operate
elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools primarily for Native
American children (including Alaska Native children), are eligible
applicants under this program: Indian tribes; tribally sanctioned
educational authorities; Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific
Islander native language educational organizations; elementary schools
or secondary schools that are operated or funded by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA), or a consortium of such schools; elementary
schools or secondary schools operated under a contract with or grant
from the BIA in consortium with another such school or a tribal or
community organization; and elementary schools or secondary schools
operated by the BIA and an institution of higher education (IHE), in
consortium with elementary schools or secondary schools operated under
a contract with or a grant from the BIA or a tribal or community
organization.
Note: Any eligible entity that receives Federal financial
assistance under this program is not eligible to receive a subgrant
under section 3114 of Title III of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 107-110)(NCLB).
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Note: Eligible applicants seeking to apply as a consortium
should read and follow the regulations in 34 CFR 75.127 through
75.129.
Estimated Available Funds: $4,950,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000-$175,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $150,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 33.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide
grants for eligible entities to develop high levels of academic
attainment in English among limited English proficient (LEP) children,
and to promote parental and community participation in language
instruction educational programs.
Priorities: Under this competition we are particularly interested
in applications that address the following priorities.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2006 these priorities are
invitational priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an
application that meets these invitational priorities a competitive or
absolute preference over other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1. Applications that propose to prepare
teachers to more effectively involve parents and community groups in
school improvement.
Invitational Priority 2. Applications that propose instructional
services at the secondary school level that are designed to reduce the
high school drop-out rate of LEP students.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6821(c)(1)(A)-6822.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, and 99.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $4,950,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000-$175,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $150,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 33.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: The following entities, when they operate
elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools primarily for Native
American children (including Alaska Native children), are eligible
applicants under this program: Indian tribes; tribally sanctioned
educational authorities; Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific
Islander native language educational organizations; elementary schools
or secondary schools that are operated or funded by the BIA, or a
consortium of such schools; elementary schools or secondary schools
operated under a contract with or grant from the BIA in consortium with
another such school or a tribal or community organization; and
elementary schools or secondary schools operated by the BIA and an IHE,
in consortium with elementary schools or secondary schools operated
under a contract with or a grant from the BIA or a tribal or community
organization.
Note: Any eligible entity that receives Federal financial
assistance under this program is not eligible to receive a subgrant
under section 3114 of Title III of the ESEA, as amended by NCLB.
Note: Eligible applicants applying as a consortium should read
and follow the regulations in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Patrice Swann, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave, SW., Potomac Center Plaza,
room 10070, Washington, DC 20202-6510. Telephone: (202) 245-7130, or by
e-mail: patrice.swann@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact
person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
Notice of Intent to Apply: If you intend to apply for a grant under
this competition, contact Patrice Swann: Telephone: (202) 245-7130 or
by e-mail: patrice.swann@ed.gov.
Note: We do not consider an application that does not comply
with the deadline requirements. However, we will consider an
application submitted by the deadline date for transmittal of
applications, even if the applicant did not provide us notice of its
intent to apply. Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of
the application) is where you, the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must
limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 35 pages using the
following standards.
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part
IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract.
However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if--
You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or
You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the
page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: December 5,
2005.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: December 30, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 18, 2006.
Applications for grants under this program may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Web site (Grants.gov), or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and
times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by mail
or hand delivery, please refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission
Requirements in this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: March 18, 2006.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal programs under Executive Order
12372
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is in the application package for this competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications. We have been accepting
applications electronically through the Department's e-Application
system since FY 2000. In order to expand on those efforts and comply
with the President's Management Agenda, we are continuing to
participate as a partner in the new government wide Grants.gov Apply
site in FY 2006. The Native American and Alaska Native Children in
School Program-CFDA Number 84.365C is one of the programs included in
this project. We request your participation in Grants.gov.
If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must
use the Grants.gov Apply site at https://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 e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
You may access the electronic grant application for The Native
American and Alaska Native Children in School Program at: https://
www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application
package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA
number's alpha suffix in your search.
Please note the following:
Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary.
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are time and date
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must
be date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application
if it is date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we
retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it was date/time stamped by the
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors including the size of the
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the application process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this competition to ensure that
you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov
system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov at https://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf
To submit your application through Grants.gov, you must
complete the steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see https://
www.Grants.gov/GetStarted) and provide on your application the same D-
U-N-S number used with the registration. Please note that the
registration process may take five or more business days to complete.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you submit your application in paper format.
You may submit all documents electronically, including all
information typically included on the Application for Federal Education
Assistance (ED 424), Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED
524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. If you choose to
submit your application electronically, you must attach any narrative
sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich
text) or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type
other than the three file types specified above or submit a password
protected file, we will not review that material.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgement from Grants.gov that contains a
Grants.gov tracking number. The Department will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send you a second confirmation by e-
mail that will include a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying
number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System
Unavailability:
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline date because of technical
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension
until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically, or by hand
delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing
instructions as described elsewhere in this notice. If you submit an
application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the deadline date,
please contact the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, and provide an explanation of the
technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number (if available). We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with
the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to
submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a
determination is made on whether your application will be accepted.
Note: Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the
unavailability of or technical problems with the Grants.gov system.
We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register
to submit your application to Grants.gov before the deadline date
and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to
the Grants.gov system.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail. If you submit your
application in paper format by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or
a commercial carrier), you must mail the original and two copies of
your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.365C), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260.
or
By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center--Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.365C), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
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Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery. If you submit
your application in paper format by hand delivery, you (or a courier
service) must deliver the original and two copies of your application
by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department
at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application
Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.365C), 550 12th Street, SW.,
Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays,
Sundays and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you
mail or hand deliver your application to the Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by
the Department--in Item 4 of the Application for Federal Education
Assistance (ED 424) the CFDA number--and suffix letter, if any--of
the competition under which you are submitting your application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition are
from 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and section 3115 of the ESEA, as amended by
NCLB. The maximum score for all of these criteria is 100 points. The
maximum score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses.
(a) Project activities. (15 points) The Secretary reviews each
application to determine how well the applicant proposes to carry out
activities that will--
(1) Increase the English language proficiency of LEP children by
providing high-quality language instruction educational programs that
are based on scientifically based research demonstrating the
effectiveness of the programs in increasing English proficiency and
student academic achievement in core academic subjects;
(2) Provide high-quality professional development to classroom
teachers (including teachers in classroom settings of language
instruction educational programs), principals, administrators, and
other school or community-based organizational personnel, that is--
(i) Designed to improve the quality of instruction to and
assessment of LEP children;
(ii) Designed to enhance the ability of such teachers to understand
and use curricula, assessment measures, and instructional strategies
for LEP children; and
(iii) Based on scientifically based research demonstrating the
effectiveness of the professional development in substantially
increasing these teachers' subject matter knowledge, teaching
knowledge, and teaching skills.
(b) Need for project. (10 points) The Secretary considers the need
for the proposed project. In determining the need for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The magnitude or severity of the problem to be addressed by the
proposed project.
(2) The magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or
the activities to be carried out by the proposed project.
(3) The extent to which the proposed project will provide services
or otherwise address the needs of students at risk of educational
failure.
(c) Significance. (5 points) The Secretary considers the
significance of the proposed project. In determining the significance
of the proposed project, the Secretary considers the importance or
magnitude of the results or outcomes likely to be attained by the
proposed project, especially improvements in teaching and student
achievement.
(d) Quality of the project design. (15 points) The Secretary
considers the quality of the design of the proposed project. In
determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
(2) The extent to which the design of the proposed project is
appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target
population or other identified needs.
(3) The extent to which the proposed project is designed to build
capacity and yield results that will extend beyond the period of
Federal financial assistance.
(4) The extent to which the design of the proposed project reflects
up-to-date knowledge from research and effective practice.
(5) The extent to which the proposed project is part of a
comprehensive effort to improve teaching and learning and to support
rigorous academic standards for students.
(6) The quality of the proposed demonstration design and procedures
for documenting project activities and results.
(7) The extent to which the proposed project encourages parental
involvement.
(8) The quality of the methodology to be employed in the proposed
project.
(e) Quality of project personnel. (10 Points) The Secretary
considers the quality of the personnel who will carry out the proposed
project. In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary
considers the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for
employment from persons who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability. In addition, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(1) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of the project director.
(2) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of key project personnel.
(3) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of project consultants or subcontractors.
(f) Adequacy of resources. (10 points) The Secretary considers the
adequacy of resources for the proposed project. In determining the
adequacy of resources for the proposed project, the Secretary considers
the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project.
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(2) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the
objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed project.
(3) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the
number of persons to be served and to the anticipated results and
benefits.
(g) Quality of the management plan. (15 points) The Secretary
considers the quality of the management plan for the proposed project.
In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks.
(2) The extent to which the time commitments of the project
director and other key project personnel are appropriate and adequate
to meet the objectives of the proposed project.
(3) The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the proposed project.
(h) Quality of the project evaluation. (20 points) The Secretary
considers the quality of the evaluation to be conducted of the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the
proposed project.
(2) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and
qualitative data to the extent possible.
(3) The extent to which the methods of evaluation provide for
examining the effectiveness of project implementation strategies.
(4) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
timely guidance for quality assurance.
(5) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward
achieving intended outcomes.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides the most current performance
and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in
34 CFR 75.118.
4. Performance Measures: The performance measures for the Native
American and Alaska Native Children in School Program are:
(1) The percentage of limited English proficiency (LEP) students in
the program who make gains in English.
(2) The percentage of LEP students in the program who make gains in
core academic subjects.
Grantees will be expected to report on progress in meeting these
performance measures for the Native American and Alaska Native Children
in School Program in their Annual Performance Report and in their Final
Performance Report.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Trini Torres, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., Potomac Center Plaza, room 1082, Washington, DC 20202-6510.
Telephone: (202) 245-7134, or by e-mail: trinidad.torres-
carrion@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
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Dated: November 30, 2005.
Kathleen Leos,
Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited
English Proficient Students.
[FR Doc. E5-7011 Filed 12-6-05; 8:45 am]
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