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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Innovation and Improvement;
Overview Information; Arts in
Education Model Development and
Dissemination Program; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.351D.
Dates:
Applications Available: January 15,
2010.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply:
February 16, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 16, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 17, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Arts in
Education Model Development and
Dissemination (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 standardsbased arts education into the core
elementary and middle school
curriculum; (2) strengthen standardsbased 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.
Priorities: This competition includes
one absolute priority, one competitive
preference priority, and five invitational
priorities.
Absolute Priority: This priority is from
the notice of final priority,
requirements, and definitions for this
program, published in the Federal
Register on March 30, 2005 (70 FR
16234). For FY 2010 and any
subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
This priority supports projects that
enhance, expand, document, evaluate,
and disseminate innovative, cohesive
models that are based on research and
have demonstrated their effectiveness in
(1) Integrating standards-based arts
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education into the core elementary or
middle school curriculum, (2)
strengthening standards-based arts
instruction in the elementary or middle
school grades, and (3) improving the
academic performance of students in
elementary or middle school grades,
including their skills in creating,
performing, and responding to the arts.
In order to meet this priority, an
applicant must demonstrate that the
model project for which it seeks funding
(1) serves only elementary school or
middle school grades, or both, and (2)
is linked to State and national standards
intended to enable all students to meet
challenging expectations and to improve
student and school performance.
Note: National standards refer to the arts
standards developed by the Consortium of
National Arts Education Association. The
standards outline what students should know
and be able to do in the arts. These are not
Department standards.
Competitive Preference Priority: This
priority is from the notice of final
priority for Scientifically Based
Evaluation Methods published in the
Federal Register on January 25, 2005
(70 FR 3586). For FY 2010 and any
subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this
priority is a competitive preference
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i)
we award up to an additional 20 points
to an application, depending on how
well the application meets this
competitive preference priority. These
points are in addition to any points the
application earns under the selection
criteria.
When using the priority to give
competitive preference to an
application, we will review the
applications using a two-stage review
process. In the first stage, we will
review the applications without taking
the competitive preference priority into
account. In the second stage of the
process, we will review the applications
rated highest in the first stage of the
process to determine whether they will
receive the competitive preference
points. We will consider awarding
additional (competitive preference)
points only to those applicants with topranked scores based on the selection
criteria. We expect that approximately
50 applicants will receive these
additional competitive preference
points.
This priority is:
The Secretary establishes a priority
for projects proposing an evaluation
plan that is based on rigorous
scientifically based research methods to
assess the effectiveness of a particular
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intervention. The Secretary intends that
this priority will allow program
participants and the Department to
determine whether the project produces
meaningful effects on student
achievement or teacher performance.
Evaluation methods using an
experimental design are best for
determining project effectiveness. Thus,
when feasible, the project must use an
experimental design under which
participants—e.g., students, teachers,
classrooms, or schools—are randomly
assigned to participate in the project
activities being evaluated or to a control
group that does not participate in the
project activities being evaluated.
If random assignment is not feasible,
the project may use a quasiexperimental design with carefully
matched comparison conditions. This
alternative design attempts to
approximate a randomly assigned
control group by matching
participants—e.g., students, teachers,
classrooms, or schools—with nonparticipants having similar pre-program
characteristics.
In cases where random assignment is
not possible and participation in the
intervention is determined by a
specified cut-off point on a quantified
continuum of scores, regression
discontinuity designs may be employed.
For projects that are focused on
special populations in which sufficient
numbers of participants are not
available to support random assignment
or matched comparison group designs,
single-subject designs such as multiple
baseline or treatment-reversal or
interrupted time series that are capable
of demonstrating causal relationships
can be employed.
Proposed evaluation strategies that
use neither experimental designs with
random assignment nor quasiexperimental designs using a matched
comparison group nor regression
discontinuity designs will not be
considered responsive to the priority
when sufficient numbers of participants
are available to support these designs.
Evaluation strategies that involve too
small a number of participants to
support group designs must be capable
of demonstrating the causal effects of an
intervention or program on those
participants.
The proposed evaluation plan must
describe how the project evaluator will
collect—before the project intervention
commences and after it ends—valid and
reliable data that measure the impact of
participation in the program or in the
comparison group.
Points awarded under this priority
will be determined by the quality of the
proposed evaluation method. In
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determining the quality of the
evaluation method, we will consider the
extent to which the applicant presents
a feasible, credible plan that includes
the following:
(1) The type of design to be used (that
is, random assignment or matched
comparison). If matched comparison,
include in the plan a discussion of why
random assignment is not feasible.
(2) Outcomes to be measured.
(3) A discussion of how the applicant
plans to assign students, teachers,
classrooms, or schools to the project and
control group or match them for
comparison with other students,
teachers, classrooms, or schools.
(4) A proposed evaluator, preferably
independent, with the necessary
background and technical expertise to
carry out the proposed evaluation. An
independent evaluator does not have
any authority over the project and is not
involved in its implementation.
In general, depending on the
implemented program or project, under
a competitive preference priority,
random assignment evaluation methods
will receive more points than matched
comparison evaluation methods.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2010
and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, 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 support activities to enable students
to achieve proficiency or advanced
proficiency in mathematics.
Invitational Priority 2. Applications
that support activities to enable students
to achieve proficiency or advanced
proficiency in reading.
Invitational Priority 3. Applications
that support activities to enable students
attending schools in corrective action or
restructuring under Title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) to
achieve proficiency or advanced
proficiency in reading and mathematics.
Invitational Priority 4. Applications
that focus on increasing access to arts
education for students who attend rural
schools, as defined by the National
Center for Education Statistics.
Invitational Priority 5. Applications
that provide for the development and
dissemination of grant products and
results through Open Educational
Resources (OER). OER are teaching,
learning, and research resources that
reside in the public domain or have
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been released under an intellectual
property license that permits their free
use or repurposing by others. This
invitational priority encourages
applications that describe how the
applicants will make their AEMDD
grant products and resources freely
available online, in an effort to share
arts content, proven teaching strategies,
and lessons learned in implementing
AEMDD projects with the wider
community of educators.
Note: Each applicant addressing this
priority is encouraged to include plans for
how the applicant will disseminate
resources, for example through a Web site
that is freely available to all users. Each of
these applicants is also encouraged to
include plans specifying how the project will
identify quality resources, such as lesson
plans, primary source activities, reading lists,
teacher reflections, and video of quality arts
education teaching and student learning in
action, for presentation to the wider
community.
While we will not score applicants
based on the invitational priorities, we
encourage applicants to take advantage
of the competitive preference priority if
their model allows them to do so.
Application Requirement
To be eligible for AEMDD funds,
applicants must propose to address the
needs of low-income children by
carrying out projects that serve at least
one elementary or middle school in
which 35 percent or more of the
children enrolled are from low-income
families (based on data used in meeting
the poverty criteria in Title I, Section
1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended by the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001 (ESEA)).
Definitions
As used in the absolute priority in
this notice—
Arts includes music, dance, theater,
media arts, and visual arts, including
folk arts.
Integrating means (i) encouraging the
use of high-quality arts instruction in
other academic/content areas and (ii)
strengthening the place of the arts as a
core academic subject in the school
curriculum.
Based on research, when used with
respect to an activity or a program,
means that, to the extent possible, the
activity or program is based on the most
rigorous theory, research, and
evaluation data available and is effective
in improving student achievement and
performance and other program
objectives.
As used in the competitive preference
priority in this notice—
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Scientifically based research (section
9101(37) of the ESEA, 20 U.S.C.
7801(37)):
(A) Means research that involves the
application of rigorous, systematic, and
objective procedures to obtain reliable
and valid knowledge relevant to
education activities and programs; and
(B) Includes research that—
(i) Employs systematic, empirical
methods that draw on observation or
experiment;
(ii) Involves rigorous data analyses
that are adequate to test the stated
hypotheses and justify the general
conclusions drawn;
(iii) Relies on measurements or
observational methods that provide
reliable and valid data across evaluators
and observers, across multiple
measurements and observations, and
across studies by the same or different
investigators;
(iv) Is evaluated using experimental or
quasi-experimental designs in which
individuals, entities, programs, or
activities are assigned to different
conditions and with appropriate
controls to evaluate the effects of the
condition of interest, with a preference
for random-assignment experiments, or
other designs to the extent that those
designs contain within-condition or
across-condition controls;
(v) Ensures that experimental studies
are presented in sufficient detail and
clarity to allow for replication or, at a
minimum, offer the opportunity to build
systematically on their findings; and
(vi) Has been accepted by a peerreviewed journal or approved by a panel
of independent experts through a
comparably rigorous, objective, and
scientific review.
Random assignment or experimental
design means random assignment of
students, teachers, classrooms, or
schools to participate in a project being
evaluated (treatment group) or not
participate in the project (control
group). The effect of the project is the
difference in outcomes between the
treatment and control groups.
Quasi-experimental designs include
several designs that attempt to
approximate a random assignment
design.
Carefully matched comparison groups
design means a quasi-experimental
design in which project participants are
matched with non-participants based on
key characteristics that are thought to be
related to the outcome.
Regression discontinuity design
means a quasi-experimental design that
closely approximates an experimental
design. In a regression discontinuity
design, participants are assigned to a
treatment or control group based on a
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numerical rating or score of a variable
unrelated to the treatment such as the
rating of an application for funding.
Eligible students, teachers, classrooms,
or schools above a certain score (‘‘cut
score’’) are assigned to the treatment
group and those below the score are
assigned to the control group. In the
case of the scores of applicants’
proposals for funding, the ‘‘cut score’’ is
established at the point where the
program funds available are exhausted.
Single subject design means a design
that relies on the comparison of
treatment effects on a single subject or
group of single subjects. There is little
confidence that findings based on this
design would be the same for other
members of the population.
Treatment reversal design means a
single subject design in which a pretreatment or baseline outcome
measurement is compared with a posttreatment measure. Treatment would
then be stopped for a period of time, a
second baseline measure of the outcome
would be taken, followed by a second
application of the treatment or a
different treatment. For example, this
design might be used to evaluate a
behavior modification program for
disabled students with behavior
disorders.
Multiple baseline design means a
single subject design to address
concerns about the effects of normal
development, timing of the treatment,
and amount of the treatment with
treatment-reversal designs by using a
varying time schedule for introduction
of the treatment and/or treatments of
different lengths or intensity.
Interrupted time series design means
a quasi-experimental design in which
the outcome of interest is measured
multiple times before and after the
treatment for program participants only.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7271.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administration Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice
of final priority, requirements, and
definitions for this program, published
in the Federal Register on March 30,
2005 (70 FR 16234). (c) The notice of
final priority for Scientifically Based
Evaluation Methods, published in the
Federal Register on January 25, 2005
(70 FR 3586).
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II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$7,700,000.00.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards in FY
2011 from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$250,000–$300,000 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:
$275,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 28.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
Note: The first 12 months of the project
period may be used to build capacity to
effectively carry out the comprehensive
activities involved in the evaluation plan
described in the competitive preference
priority.
III. Eligibility Information
1. 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.
• A public or private agency,
institution, or organization, such as a
community- or faith-based organization;
or
(2) One or more State or local nonprofit 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.
• A public or private agency,
institution, or organization, such as a
community- or faith-based organization.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except Federally
recognized Indian Tribes.
Note: If more than one LEA or arts
organization wishes to form a consortium
and jointly submit a single application, they
must follow the procedures for group
applications described in 34 CFR 75.127
through 75.129 of EDGAR.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
2.a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not require cost sharing or
matching.
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b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This
program involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements. Under
section 5551(f)(2) of the ESEA, the
Secretary requires that assistance
provided under this program be used
only to supplement, and not to
supplant, any other assistance or funds
made available from non-Federal
sources for the activities assisted under
this program. This restriction also has
the effect of allowing projects to recover
indirect costs only on the basis of a
restricted indirect cost rate, according to
the requirements in 34 CFR 75.563 and
34 CFR 76.564 through 76.569. As soon
as they decide to apply, applicants are
urged to contact the ED Indirect Cost
Group at (202) 377–3840 for guidance
about obtaining a restricted indirect cost
rate to use on the Budget Information
form (ED Form 524) included with the
application package.
3. Coordination Requirement: Under
section 5551(f)(1) of the ESEA, the
Secretary requires that each entity
funded under this program coordinate,
to the extent practicable, each project or
program carried out with funds awarded
under this program with appropriate
activities of public or private cultural
agencies, institutions, and
organizations, including museums, arts
education associations, libraries, and
theaters.
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IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address To Request Application
Package: You can obtain an application
package via the Internet, from the
Education Publications Center (ED
Pubs), or from the program office. To
obtain a copy via the Internet, use the
following address: https://www.ed.gov/
fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write,
fax, or call the following: Education
Publications Center, P.O. Box 1398,
Jessup, MD 20794–1398. Telephone, toll
free: 1–877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–
1244. If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free:
1–877–576–7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web
site, also: https://www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this program as
follows: CFDA number 84.351D.
To obtain a copy from the program
office, contact: Diane Austin, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Room 4W223,
Washington, DC 20202–5950.
Telephone: (202) 260–1280 or by e-mail:
artsdemo@ed.gov. If you use a TDD, call
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the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll
free, at 1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an accessible 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: 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 program. Therefore, the Secretary
strongly encourages each potential
applicant to notify the Department by
sending a short e-mail message
indicating the applicant’s intent to
submit an application for funding. The
e-mail need not include information
regarding the content of the proposed
application, only the applicant’s intent
to submit it. This e-mail notification
should be sent to Diane Austin at
artsdemo@ed.gov.
Applicants that fail to provide this email notification may still apply for
funding.
Page Limit: The application narrative
is where you, the applicant, address the
selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. Applicants
are strongly encouraged to limit the
application narrative (Part III) to the
equivalent of no more than 40 singlesided 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).
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial. An application submitted
in any other font (including Times
Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be
accepted.
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,
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letters of support. However, the page
limit does apply to all of the application
narrative section (Part III).
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: January 15,
2010.
Deadline for Notice of Intent To
Apply: February 16, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 16, 2010.
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application)
accessible through the Department’s eGrants site. For information (including
dates and times) about how to submit
your application electronically, or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement,
please refer to section IV. 6. Other
Submission Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who
need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
in connection with the application
process should contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If
the Department provides an
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
individual with a disability in
connection with the application
process, the individual’s application
remains subject to all other
requirements and limitations in this
notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 17, 2010.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
competition 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
is in the application package for this
competition.
5. We reference regulations outlining
funding restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements.
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications
Applications for grants under the Arts
in Education Model Development and
Dissemination Grant Program—CFDA
Number 84.351D must be submitted
electronically using e-Application,
accessible through the Department’s e-
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Grants Web site at: https://egrants.ed.gov.
We will reject your application if you
submit it in paper format unless, as
described elsewhere in this section, you
qualify for one of the exceptions to the
electronic submission requirement and
submit, no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you
qualify for one of these exceptions.
Further information regarding
calculation of the date that is two weeks
before the application deadline date is
provided later in this section under
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
While completing your electronic
application, you will be entering data
online that will be saved into a
database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us.
Please note the following:
• You must complete the electronic
submission of your grant application by
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date. EApplication will not accept an
application for this program after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the application
process.
• The hours of operation of the eGrants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday
until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00
a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday,
Washington, DC time. Please note that,
because of maintenance, the system is
unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on
Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and
between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and
6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington,
DC time. Any modifications to these
hours are posted on the e-Grants Web
site.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you qualify for
an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, as described
elsewhere in this section, and submit
your application in paper format.
• You must submit all documents
electronically, including all information
you typically provide on the following
forms: the Application for Federal
Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for
SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all
necessary assurances and certifications.
You must attach any narrative sections
of your application as files in a .DOC
(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
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(Portable Document) format. If you
upload a file type other than the three
file types specified in this paragraph 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.
• Prior to submitting your electronic
application, you may wish to print a
copy of it for your records.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgment that will
include a PR/Award number (an
identifying number unique to your
application).
• Within three working days after
submitting your electronic application,
fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the
Application Control Center after
following these steps:
(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant’s Authorizing
Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the
upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the
Application Control Center at (202)
245–6272.
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on other forms at a
later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of e-Application Unavailability:
If you are prevented from electronically
submitting your application on the
application deadline date because eApplication is unavailable, we will
grant you an extension of one business
day to enable you to transmit your
application electronically, by mail, or by
hand delivery. We will grant this
extension if—
(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an
electronic application for this
competition; and
(2)(a) E-Application is unavailable for
60 minutes or more between the hours
of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date; or
(b) E-Application is unavailable for
any period of time between 3:30 p.m.
and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm
these periods of unavailability before
granting you an extension. To request
this extension or to confirm our
acknowledgment of any system
unavailability, you may contact either
(1) the person listed elsewhere in this
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2)
the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336–
8930. If e-Application is unavailable
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due to technical problems with the
system and, therefore, the application
deadline is extended, an e-mail will be
sent to all registered users who have
initiated an e-Application. Extensions
referred to in this section apply only to
the unavailability of e-Application.
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are
unable to submit an application through
e-Application because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload large documents to eApplication; and
• No later than two weeks before the
application deadline date (14 calendar
days or, if the fourteenth calendar day
before the application deadline date
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevents you from using the
Internet to submit your application. If
you mail your written statement to the
Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your
statement to: Diane Austin, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Room 4W223,
Washington, DC 20202–5900. FAX:
(202) 205–5630.
Your paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by
Mail
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
may mail (through the U.S. Postal
Service or a commercial carrier) your
application to the Department. You
must mail the original and two copies
of your application, 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 84.351D), LBJ Basement
Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202–4260.
You must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark.
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(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.
(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.
(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 qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your
paper application to the Department by
hand. You 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 84.351D), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 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 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number,
including suffix letter, if any, of the
competition under which you are submitting
your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will
mail to you a notification of receipt of your
grant application. If you do not receive this
grant notification 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.
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V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are from
section 34 CFR 75.210. The maximum
score for all the selection criteria is 100
points. The maximum score for each
criterion is indicated in parentheses.
Each criterion also includes the factors
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that the reviewers will consider in
determining how well an application
meets the criterion. The Note following
selection criterion (6) is guidance to
help applicants in preparing their
applications and is not required by
statute or regulations. The selection
criteria are as follows:
(1) Need for project (15 points). The
Secretary considers the need for the
proposed project by considering the
following factors:
(a) The extent to which the proposed
project will provide services or
otherwise address the needs of students
at risk of educational failure.
(b) The extent to which specific gaps
or weaknesses in services,
infrastructure, or opportunities have
been identified and will be addressed by
the proposed project, including the
nature and magnitude of those gaps or
weaknesses.
(2) Significance (10 points). The
Secretary considers the significance of
the proposed project by considering the
following factor:
The likely utility of the products
(such as information, materials,
processes, or techniques) that will result
from the proposed project, including the
potential for their being used effectively
in a variety of other settings.
(3) Quality of the project design (25
points). The Secretary considers the
quality of the design of the proposed
project by considering the following
factors:
(a) The extent to which the design of
the proposed project reflects up-to-date
knowledge from research and effective
practices.
(b) The extent to which the proposed
project is part of a comprehensive effort
to improve teaching and learning and
support rigorous academic standards for
students.
(c) 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) 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 factor:
The qualifications, including relevant
training and experience, of key project
personnel.
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(5) Quality of the management plan
(20 points). The Secretary considers the
quality of the management plan for the
proposed project by considering the
following factors:
(a) 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.
(b) The extent to which the time
commitments of the project director and
principal investigator and other key
project personnel are appropriate and
adequate to meet the objectives of the
proposed project.
(c) The adequacy of procedures for
ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the
proposed project.
(6) Quality of the project evaluation
(20 points). The Secretary considers the
quality of the evaluation to be
conducted of the proposed project by
considering the following factors:
(a) 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.
(b) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation will provide performance
feedback and permit periodic
assessment of progress toward achieving
intended outcomes.
Note: A strong evaluation plan should be
included in the application narrative and
should be used, as appropriate, to shape the
development of the project from the
beginning of the grant period. The evaluation
plan should include benchmarks to monitor
progress toward specific project objectives
and also outcome measures to assess the
impact on teaching and learning, or other
important outcomes for project participants.
More specifically, the plan should identify
the individual or organization that has agreed
to serve as evaluator for the project and
describe the qualifications of that evaluator.
The plan should describe the evaluation
design, indicating: (1) What types of data will
be collected; (2) when various types of data
will be collected; (3) what methods will be
used; (4) what instruments will be developed
and when these instruments will be
developed; (5) how the data will be analyzed;
(6) when reports of results and outcomes will
be available; and (7) how the applicant will
use the information collected through the
evaluation to monitor progress of the funded
project and to provide accountability
information both about success at the initial
site and about effective strategies for
replication in other settings. Applicants are
encouraged to devote an appropriate level of
resources to project evaluation.
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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 notify you informally,
also.
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. Grant Administration: Applicants
should budget for a three-day meeting
for project directors to be held in
Washington, DC.
4. 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 directed by
the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The
Secretary may also require more
frequent performance reports under 34
CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting, please go to
https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
appforms/appforms.html.
5. Performance Measures: The
Department has established the
following Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) performance
measures for the Arts in Education
Model Development and Dissemination
Grant Program: (1) The percentage of
students participating in arts model
projects funded through the AEMDD
Program who demonstrate proficiency
in mathematics compared to those in
control or comparison groups and (2)
the percentage of students participating
in arts model projects who demonstrate
proficiency in reading compared to
those in control or comparison groups.
These measures constitute the
Department’s indicators of success for
this program. Consequently, we advise
an applicant for a grant under this
program to give careful consideration to
these measures in conceptualizing the
approach and evaluation for its
proposed project. Each grantee will be
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required to provide, in its annual
performance and final reports, data
about its progress in meeting these
measures.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Austin, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Room 4W223, Washington, DC 20202–
5950. Telephone: (202) 260–1280 or by
e-mail: artsdemo@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll
free, at 1–800–877–8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
on request to the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of
this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document:
You can 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 Internet at the
following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/
fedregister. To use PDF you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at this site.
Note: 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: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Dated: January 12, 2010.
James H. Shelton, III,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and
Improvement.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Public Hearing
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education,
National Assessment Governing Board.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
SUMMARY: The National Assessment
Governing Board is announcing a public
hearing on January 28, 2010 to obtain
comment on the draft Technological
Literacy Assessment Framework for the
National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP).
Public and private parties and
organizations are invited to present
written and/or oral testimony. The
hearing will be held at the Washington
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Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20001 from 9:30
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST.
This notice sets forth the schedule
and proposed agenda of a forthcoming
public hearing of the National
Assessment Governing Board. This
notice also describes the functions of
the Board. Notice of this meeting is
required under Section 10 (a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. This
document is intended to notify members
of the general public of their
opportunity to provide comment.
Individuals who will need special
accommodations in order to attend the
hearing (such as interpreting services,
assistive listening devices, materials in
alternative format) should notify Munira
Mwalimu at 202–357–6938 or at
Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no later than
January 21, 2010. We will attempt to
meet requests after this date, but cannot
guarantee availability of the requested
accommodation. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
January 28, 2010.
Location: Washington Court Hotel,
525 New Jersey Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20001.
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
Background: Under Public Law 107–
279, the National Assessment Governing
Board (NAGB) is responsible for
determining the content and
methodology of the National
Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP). The assessment is required to
provide a fair and accurate
measurement of student academic
achievement through a random
sampling process that produces
representative data for the nation, the
states, and other participating
jurisdictions. The Board’s
responsibilities include selecting subject
areas to be assessed, developing
assessment specifications and
frameworks, designing the methodology
of the assessment, developing
appropriate student achievement levels
for each grade and subject tested,
developing standards and procedures
for interstate and national comparisons,
developing guidelines for reporting and
disseminating results, and releasing
initial NAEP results to the public.
In preparation for a new assessment
in the area of Technological Literacy,
the Governing Board has contracted
with WestEd to convene broad-based
panels of policymakers, business
representatives, educators, engineers,
information communication experts,
and others to recommend student
knowledge and skills at the 4th, 8th, and
12th grades for a planned assessment of
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Innovation and Improvement; Overview Information; Arts
in Education Model Development and Dissemination Program; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.351D.
Dates:
Applications Available: January 15, 2010.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: February 16, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 16, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 17, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Arts in Education Model Development and
Dissemination (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.
Priorities: This competition includes one absolute priority, one
competitive preference priority, and five invitational priorities.
Absolute Priority: This priority is from the notice of final
priority, requirements, and definitions for this program, published in
the Federal Register on March 30, 2005 (70 FR 16234). For FY 2010 and
any subsequent year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this priority is an absolute
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that
meet this priority.
This priority is:
This priority supports projects that enhance, expand, document,
evaluate, and disseminate innovative, cohesive models that are based on
research and have demonstrated their effectiveness in (1) Integrating
standards-based arts education into the core elementary or middle
school curriculum, (2) strengthening standards-based arts instruction
in the elementary or middle school grades, and (3) improving the
academic performance of students in elementary or middle school grades,
including their skills in creating, performing, and responding to the
arts.
In order to meet this priority, an applicant must demonstrate that
the model project for which it seeks funding (1) serves only elementary
school or middle school grades, or both, and (2) is linked to State and
national standards intended to enable all students to meet challenging
expectations and to improve student and school performance.
Note: National standards refer to the arts standards developed
by the Consortium of National Arts Education Association. The
standards outline what students should know and be able to do in the
arts. These are not Department standards.
Competitive Preference Priority: This priority is from the notice
of final priority for Scientifically Based Evaluation Methods published
in the Federal Register on January 25, 2005 (70 FR 3586). For FY 2010
and any subsequent year in which we make awards from the list of
unfunded applicants from this competition, this priority is a
competitive preference priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award
up to an additional 20 points to an application, depending on how well
the application meets this competitive preference priority. These
points are in addition to any points the application earns under the
selection criteria.
When using the priority to give competitive preference to an
application, we will review the applications using a two-stage review
process. In the first stage, we will review the applications without
taking the competitive preference priority into account. In the second
stage of the process, we will review the applications rated highest in
the first stage of the process to determine whether they will receive
the competitive preference points. We will consider awarding additional
(competitive preference) points only to those applicants with top-
ranked scores based on the selection criteria. We expect that
approximately 50 applicants will receive these additional competitive
preference points.
This priority is:
The Secretary establishes a priority for projects proposing an
evaluation plan that is based on rigorous scientifically based research
methods to assess the effectiveness of a particular
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intervention. The Secretary intends that this priority will allow
program participants and the Department to determine whether the
project produces meaningful effects on student achievement or teacher
performance.
Evaluation methods using an experimental design are best for
determining project effectiveness. Thus, when feasible, the project
must use an experimental design under which participants--e.g.,
students, teachers, classrooms, or schools--are randomly assigned to
participate in the project activities being evaluated or to a control
group that does not participate in the project activities being
evaluated.
If random assignment is not feasible, the project may use a quasi-
experimental design with carefully matched comparison conditions. This
alternative design attempts to approximate a randomly assigned control
group by matching participants--e.g., students, teachers, classrooms,
or schools--with non-participants having similar pre-program
characteristics.
In cases where random assignment is not possible and participation
in the intervention is determined by a specified cut-off point on a
quantified continuum of scores, regression discontinuity designs may be
employed.
For projects that are focused on special populations in which
sufficient numbers of participants are not available to support random
assignment or matched comparison group designs, single-subject designs
such as multiple baseline or treatment-reversal or interrupted time
series that are capable of demonstrating causal relationships can be
employed.
Proposed evaluation strategies that use neither experimental
designs with random assignment nor quasi-experimental designs using a
matched comparison group nor regression discontinuity designs will not
be considered responsive to the priority when sufficient numbers of
participants are available to support these designs. Evaluation
strategies that involve too small a number of participants to support
group designs must be capable of demonstrating the causal effects of an
intervention or program on those participants.
The proposed evaluation plan must describe how the project
evaluator will collect--before the project intervention commences and
after it ends--valid and reliable data that measure the impact of
participation in the program or in the comparison group.
Points awarded under this priority will be determined by the
quality of the proposed evaluation method. In determining the quality
of the evaluation method, we will consider the extent to which the
applicant presents a feasible, credible plan that includes the
following:
(1) The type of design to be used (that is, random assignment or
matched comparison). If matched comparison, include in the plan a
discussion of why random assignment is not feasible.
(2) Outcomes to be measured.
(3) A discussion of how the applicant plans to assign students,
teachers, classrooms, or schools to the project and control group or
match them for comparison with other students, teachers, classrooms, or
schools.
(4) A proposed evaluator, preferably independent, with the
necessary background and technical expertise to carry out the proposed
evaluation. An independent evaluator does not have any authority over
the project and is not involved in its implementation.
In general, depending on the implemented program or project, under
a competitive preference priority, random assignment evaluation methods
will receive more points than matched comparison evaluation methods.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2010 and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this
competition, 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 support activities to
enable students to achieve proficiency or advanced proficiency in
mathematics.
Invitational Priority 2. Applications that support activities to
enable students to achieve proficiency or advanced proficiency in
reading.
Invitational Priority 3. Applications that support activities to
enable students attending schools in corrective action or restructuring
under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended (ESEA) to achieve proficiency or advanced proficiency in
reading and mathematics.
Invitational Priority 4. Applications that focus on increasing
access to arts education for students who attend rural schools, as
defined by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Invitational Priority 5. Applications that provide for the
development and dissemination of grant products and results through
Open Educational Resources (OER). OER are teaching, learning, and
research resources that reside in the public domain or have been
released under an intellectual property license that permits their free
use or repurposing by others. This invitational priority encourages
applications that describe how the applicants will make their AEMDD
grant products and resources freely available online, in an effort to
share arts content, proven teaching strategies, and lessons learned in
implementing AEMDD projects with the wider community of educators.
Note: Each applicant addressing this priority is encouraged to
include plans for how the applicant will disseminate resources, for
example through a Web site that is freely available to all users.
Each of these applicants is also encouraged to include plans
specifying how the project will identify quality resources, such as
lesson plans, primary source activities, reading lists, teacher
reflections, and video of quality arts education teaching and
student learning in action, for presentation to the wider community.
While we will not score applicants based on the invitational
priorities, we encourage applicants to take advantage of the
competitive preference priority if their model allows them to do so.
Application Requirement
To be eligible for AEMDD funds, applicants must propose to address
the needs of low-income children by carrying out projects that serve at
least one elementary or middle school in which 35 percent or more of
the children enrolled are from low-income families (based on data used
in meeting the poverty criteria in Title I, Section 1113(a)(5) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA)).
Definitions
As used in the absolute priority in this notice--
Arts includes music, dance, theater, media arts, and visual arts,
including folk arts.
Integrating means (i) encouraging the use of high-quality arts
instruction in other academic/content areas and (ii) strengthening the
place of the arts as a core academic subject in the school curriculum.
Based on research, when used with respect to an activity or a
program, means that, to the extent possible, the activity or program is
based on the most rigorous theory, research, and evaluation data
available and is effective in improving student achievement and
performance and other program objectives.
As used in the competitive preference priority in this notice--
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Scientifically based research (section 9101(37) of the ESEA, 20
U.S.C. 7801(37)):
(A) Means research that involves the application of rigorous,
systematic, and objective procedures to obtain reliable and valid
knowledge relevant to education activities and programs; and
(B) Includes research that--
(i) Employs systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation
or experiment;
(ii) Involves rigorous data analyses that are adequate to test the
stated hypotheses and justify the general conclusions drawn;
(iii) Relies on measurements or observational methods that provide
reliable and valid data across evaluators and observers, across
multiple measurements and observations, and across studies by the same
or different investigators;
(iv) Is evaluated using experimental or quasi-experimental designs
in which individuals, entities, programs, or activities are assigned to
different conditions and with appropriate controls to evaluate the
effects of the condition of interest, with a preference for random-
assignment experiments, or other designs to the extent that those
designs contain within-condition or across-condition controls;
(v) Ensures that experimental studies are presented in sufficient
detail and clarity to allow for replication or, at a minimum, offer the
opportunity to build systematically on their findings; and
(vi) Has been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal or approved by a
panel of independent experts through a comparably rigorous, objective,
and scientific review.
Random assignment or experimental design means random assignment of
students, teachers, classrooms, or schools to participate in a project
being evaluated (treatment group) or not participate in the project
(control group). The effect of the project is the difference in
outcomes between the treatment and control groups.
Quasi-experimental designs include several designs that attempt to
approximate a random assignment design.
Carefully matched comparison groups design means a quasi-
experimental design in which project participants are matched with non-
participants based on key characteristics that are thought to be
related to the outcome.
Regression discontinuity design means a quasi-experimental design
that closely approximates an experimental design. In a regression
discontinuity design, participants are assigned to a treatment or
control group based on a numerical rating or score of a variable
unrelated to the treatment such as the rating of an application for
funding. Eligible students, teachers, classrooms, or schools above a
certain score (``cut score'') are assigned to the treatment group and
those below the score are assigned to the control group. In the case of
the scores of applicants' proposals for funding, the ``cut score'' is
established at the point where the program funds available are
exhausted.
Single subject design means a design that relies on the comparison
of treatment effects on a single subject or group of single subjects.
There is little confidence that findings based on this design would be
the same for other members of the population.
Treatment reversal design means a single subject design in which a
pre-treatment or baseline outcome measurement is compared with a post-
treatment measure. Treatment would then be stopped for a period of
time, a second baseline measure of the outcome would be taken, followed
by a second application of the treatment or a different treatment. For
example, this design might be used to evaluate a behavior modification
program for disabled students with behavior disorders.
Multiple baseline design means a single subject design to address
concerns about the effects of normal development, timing of the
treatment, and amount of the treatment with treatment-reversal designs
by using a varying time schedule for introduction of the treatment and/
or treatments of different lengths or intensity.
Interrupted time series design means a quasi-experimental design in
which the outcome of interest is measured multiple times before and
after the treatment for program participants only.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7271.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administration Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of final priority,
requirements, and definitions for this program, published in the
Federal Register on March 30, 2005 (70 FR 16234). (c) The notice of
final priority for Scientifically Based Evaluation Methods, published
in the Federal Register on January 25, 2005 (70 FR 3586).
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 institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $7,700,000.00.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2011 from the list of
unfunded applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000-$300,000 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: $275,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 28.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
Note: The first 12 months of the project period may be used to
build capacity to effectively carry out the comprehensive activities
involved in the evaluation plan described in the competitive
preference priority.
III. Eligibility Information
1. 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.
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.
A public or private agency, institution, or organization,
such as a community- or faith-based organization.
Note: If more than one LEA or arts organization wishes to form a
consortium and jointly submit a single application, they must follow
the procedures for group applications described in 34 CFR 75.127
through 75.129 of EDGAR.
2.a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
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b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This program involves supplement-not-
supplant funding requirements. Under section 5551(f)(2) of the ESEA,
the Secretary requires that assistance provided under this program be
used only to supplement, and not to supplant, any other assistance or
funds made available from non-Federal sources for the activities
assisted under this program. This restriction also has the effect of
allowing projects to recover indirect costs only on the basis of a
restricted indirect cost rate, according to the requirements in 34 CFR
75.563 and 34 CFR 76.564 through 76.569. As soon as they decide to
apply, applicants are urged to contact the ED Indirect Cost Group at
(202) 377-3840 for guidance about obtaining a restricted indirect cost
rate to use on the Budget Information form (ED Form 524) included with
the application package.
3. Coordination Requirement: Under section 5551(f)(1) of the ESEA,
the Secretary requires that each entity funded under this program
coordinate, to the extent practicable, each project or program carried
out with funds awarded under this program with appropriate activities
of public or private cultural agencies, institutions, and
organizations, including museums, arts education associations,
libraries, and theaters.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address To Request Application Package: You can obtain an
application package via the Internet, from the Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), or from the program office. To obtain a copy via the
Internet, use the following address: https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/. To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, fax,
or call the following: Education Publications Center, P.O. Box 1398,
Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (301)
470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD),
call, toll free: 1-877-576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: https://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this program as follows: CFDA number 84.351D.
To obtain a copy from the program office, contact: Diane Austin,
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W223,
Washington, DC 20202-5950. Telephone: (202) 260-1280 or by e-mail:
artsdemo@ed.gov. If you use a TDD, call the Federal Relay Service
(FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible 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: 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 program. Therefore, the Secretary strongly
encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending
a short e-mail message indicating the applicant's intent to submit an
application for funding. The e-mail need not include information
regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant's
intent to submit it. This e-mail notification should be sent to Diane
Austin at artsdemo@ed.gov.
Applicants that fail to provide this e-mail notification may still
apply for funding.
Page Limit: The application narrative is where you, the applicant,
address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your
application. Applicants are strongly encouraged to limit the
application narrative (Part III) to the equivalent of no more than 40
single-sided 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).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
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, the
r[eacute]sum[eacute]s, the bibliography, or the letters of support.
However, the page limit does apply to all of the application narrative
section (Part III).
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: January 15, 2010.
Deadline for Notice of Intent To Apply: February 16, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 16, 2010.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) accessible through the Department's e-Grants site. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission
Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII
of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 17, 2010.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition 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 is in the application package for this
competition.
5. We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the
Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements. Applications for grants under
this competition must be submitted electronically unless you qualify
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications
Applications for grants under the Arts in Education Model
Development and Dissemination Grant Program--CFDA Number 84.351D must
be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the
Department's e-
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Grants Web site at: https://e-grants.ed.gov.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. E-Application will not accept an application for this
program after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait
until the application deadline date to begin the application process.
The hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6:00
a.m. Monday until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until
8:00 p.m. Sunday, Washington, DC time. Please note that, because of
maintenance, the system is unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on Sundays and
6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6:00 a.m.
on Thursdays, Washington, DC time. Any modifications to these hours are
posted on the e-Grants Web site.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms: the
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications. 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 in this paragraph 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.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgment that will include a PR/Award number
(an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because e-Application
is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of one business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically, by mail, or by
hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2)(a) E-Application is unavailable for 60 minutes or more between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) E-Application is unavailable for any period of time between
3:30 p.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If e-Application is unavailable due
to technical problems with the system and, therefore, the application
deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all registered users
who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions referred to in this
section apply only to the unavailability of e-Application.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through e-Application because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
e-Application; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevents you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you
mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Diane Austin, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W223,
Washington, DC 20202-5900. FAX: (202) 205-5630.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, 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 84.351D), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
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(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.
(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.
(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 qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You 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 84.351D), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 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 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are
submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not
receive this grant notification 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 section 34 CFR 75.210. The maximum score for all the selection
criteria is 100 points. The maximum score for each criterion is
indicated in parentheses. Each criterion also includes the factors that
the reviewers will consider in determining how well an application
meets the criterion. The Note following selection criterion (6) is
guidance to help applicants in preparing their applications and is not
required by statute or regulations. The selection criteria are as
follows:
(1) Need for project (15 points). The Secretary considers the need
for the proposed project by considering the following factors:
(a) The extent to which the proposed project will provide services
or otherwise address the needs of students at risk of educational
failure.
(b) The extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services,
infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be
addressed by the proposed project, including the nature and magnitude
of those gaps or weaknesses.
(2) Significance (10 points). The Secretary considers the
significance of the proposed project by considering the following
factor:
The likely utility of the products (such as information, materials,
processes, or techniques) that will result from the proposed project,
including the potential for their being used effectively in a variety
of other settings.
(3) Quality of the project design (25 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the design of the proposed project by
considering the following factors:
(a) The extent to which the design of the proposed project reflects
up-to-date knowledge from research and effective practices.
(b) The extent to which the proposed project is part of a
comprehensive effort to improve teaching and learning and support
rigorous academic standards for students.
(c) 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) 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 factor:
The qualifications, including relevant training and experience, of
key project personnel.
(5) Quality of the management plan (20 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the management plan for the proposed project
by considering the following factors:
(a) 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.
(b) The extent to which the time commitments of the project
director and principal investigator and other key project personnel are
appropriate and adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed
project.
(c) The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the proposed project.
(6) Quality of the project evaluation (20 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the evaluation to be conducted of the proposed
project by considering the following factors:
(a) 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.
(b) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward
achieving intended outcomes.
Note: A strong evaluation plan should be included in the
application narrative and should be used, as appropriate, to shape
the development of the project from the beginning of the grant
period. The evaluation plan should include benchmarks to monitor
progress toward specific project objectives and also outcome
measures to assess the impact on teaching and learning, or other
important outcomes for project participants. More specifically, the
plan should identify the individual or organization that has agreed
to serve as evaluator for the project and describe the
qualifications of that evaluator. The plan should describe the
evaluation design, indicating: (1) What types of data will be
collected; (2) when various types of data will be collected; (3)
what methods will be used; (4) what instruments will be developed
and when these instruments will be developed; (5) how the data will
be analyzed; (6) when reports of results and outcomes will be
available; and (7) how the applicant will use the information
collected through the evaluation to monitor progress of the funded
project and to provide accountability information both about success
at the initial site and about effective strategies for replication
in other settings. Applicants are encouraged to devote an
appropriate level of resources to project evaluation.
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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 notify you informally, also.
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. Grant Administration: Applicants should budget for a three-day
meeting for project directors to be held in Washington, DC.
4. 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 directed by the Secretary
under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent
performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements
on reporting, please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
5. Performance Measures: The Department has established the
following Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA)
performance measures for the Arts in Education Model Development and
Dissemination Grant Program: (1) The percentage of students
participating in arts model projects funded through the AEMDD Program
who demonstrate proficiency in mathematics compared to those in control
or comparison groups and (2) the percentage of students participating
in arts model projects who demonstrate proficiency in reading compared
to those in control or comparison groups.
These measures constitute the Department's indicators of success
for this program. Consequently, we advise an applicant for a grant
under this program to give careful consideration to these measures in
conceptualizing the approach and evaluation for its proposed project.
Each grantee will be required to provide, in its annual performance and
final reports, data about its progress in meeting these measures.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Austin, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W223, Washington, DC 20202-
5950. Telephone: (202) 260-1280 or by e-mail: artsdemo@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can 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
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister. To
use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at
this site.
Note: 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: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/.
Dated: January 12, 2010.
James H. Shelton, III,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
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