Applications for New Awards; Comprehensive Literacy State Development, 30338-30348 [2024-08578]
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The CLSD
program awards competitive grants to
advance literacy skills through the use
of evidence-based (as defined in this
notice) practices, activities, and
interventions, including pre-literacy
skills, reading, and writing, for children
from birth through grade 12, with an
emphasis on disadvantaged children,
including children living in poverty,
English learners (as defined in this
notice), and children with disabilities
(as defined in this notice).
Background: The Department’s ‘‘Raise
the Bar: Lead the World’’ initiative is a
call to action to transform preschool
through grade 12 education and beyond,
and to unite education leaders at all
levels around evidence-based strategies
that advance educational equity and
excellence for all students.1 Raising the
bar in education focuses on building the
skills that all students need to thrive
inside and outside of school, and
supporting students to excel in the
classroom, in their careers, and in their
communities.
Specifically, the Department is
focused on improving student
achievement, including in math and
reading, as highlighted across
Administration and Department efforts
for the past several years. Building on
the Administration’s previous efforts, in
January 2024, the Administration
announced its Improving Student
Achievement Agenda,2 which aims to
drive proven strategies that will support
academic success for every child in
school. The strategies and evidence
discussed in the Improving Student
Achievement Agenda focus on (1)
increasing student attendance; (2)
providing high-dosage tutoring; and (3)
increasing summer learning and
extended or afterschool learning time.
These strategies and the broader
Improving Student Achievement
Agenda, including a focus on core
academic instruction, are well aligned
with the CLSD program purpose of
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards;
Comprehensive Literacy State
Development
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Education
(Department) is issuing a notice inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2024 for the Comprehensive
Literacy State Development (CLSD)
program, Assistance Listing Number
84.371C. This notice relates to the
approved information collection under
OMB control number 1894–0006.
DATES:
Applications Available: April 23,
2024.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply:
May 13, 2024.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 24, 2024.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: August 21, 2024.
Pre-Application Webinar Information:
The Department will hold a preapplication meeting via webinar for
prospective applicants. For information
about the pre-application webinar, visit
the CLSD website at: https://
oese.ed.gov/offices/office-ofdiscretionary-grants-support-services/
well-rounded-education-programs/
striving-readers-comprehensive-literacysrcl-formula-grants-84-371a-for-stateliteracy-teams/.
ADDRESSES: For the addresses for
obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common
Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary
Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on December 7, 2022
(87 FR 75045), and available at https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2022/12/07/2022-26554/commoninstructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Berry, U.S. Department of
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1 https://www.ed.gov/raisethebar/.
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improving literacy outcomes, and the
new funding to be released through the
FY 2024 CLSD competition will help
accelerate and scale up sustainable
adoption of evidence-based strategies
that we expect will improve student
literacy outcomes in the school years
ahead.
Through the FY 2024 CLSD
competition, the Department encourages
State educational agencies (SEAs) to
focus on evidence-based activities that
provide explicit intervention and
support in reading and writing for
children from birth to grade 12,
including activities that have been
implemented in response to identified
literacy gaps and that have positive
outcome data. SEAs should take into
consideration the resources of the What
Works Clearinghouse,3 including the
literacy-focused Practice Guides and
Intervention Reports on the most
effective strategies for supporting
student literacy and that are appropriate
for the grade, age, and developmental
level of the student. Highly effective,
evidence-based literacy strategies
covered in the Practice Guides, for
example, include developing awareness
of the segments of sounds in speech and
how they link to letters; teaching
students to decode words, analyze word
parts, and write and recognize words;
building students’ comprehension and
decoding skills so they can read
complex multisyllabic words; and
providing purposeful fluency-building
activities to help students read
effortlessly. The What Works
Clearinghouse Intervention Reports
provide a summary of the highest
quality research to help SEA and school
district personnel identify the literacy
interventions with the strongest
evidence bases. The Department
encourages SEAs to consult these
Intervention Reports to inform their
proposals and the technical assistance
they provide to school districts. Another
resource the Department encourages
SEAs to use is the Comprehensive
Literacy State Development (CLSD)
National Literacy Center,4 which has a
3 The Department provides several resources
related to evidence-based practices and
interventions in literacy. For example, the Institute
of Education Sciences’ What Works Clearinghouse
(https://whatworks.ed.gov) has ten practice guides
that offer evidence-based recommendations on
literacy and/or writing that are applicable to
preschool, elementary, and secondary school
settings. Additionally, WWC Intervention Reports
review the strength of evidence for branded
interventions supporting literacy (and other)
outcomes. Other Department resources, including
those related to the Best Practices Clearinghouse
(https://bestpraacticesclearinghouse.gov) and Raise
the Bar (https://ed.gov/raisethebar/academicsuccess), may also be of interest to some applicants.
4 https://literacycenter.ed.gov/.
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website that offers information and
resources to support States in creating
or revising State literacy plans and to
identify opportunities and strategies for
providing evidence-based literacy
coaching for teachers.
This competition includes four
competitive preference priorities that
highlight key policies on which States
may focus their proposed projects. First,
the Department gives competitive
preference to projects that incorporate
SEA partnerships with institutions of
higher education (IHEs). Strong
partnerships with IHEs strengthen
educator (as defined in this notice)
preparation programs and high-quality
professional development (as defined in
this notice) for educators, resulting in
more effective comprehensive State
literacy programs. Second, the
Department gives competitive
preference to applications that propose
projects that are designed to address the
impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic
using evidence-based instructional
approaches and supports to successfully
meet challenging academic content
standards without contributing to
tracking or remedial courses.
Third, the Department gives
competitive preference to applications
that propose projects designed to
promote education equity and adequacy
in resources and opportunity for
underserved students (as defined in this
notice). In responding to this priority,
SEAs are encouraged to consider how
projects can assess the literacy needs of
underserved students, including
multilingual learners, to support the
screening and identification of reading
disabilities (e.g., dyslexia), and
evidence-based instructional
approaches tailored to students’ specific
needs. Fourth, the Department gives
competitive preference to applications
that propose projects that support
students and their families at key
transitional stages in their education by
ensuring coordinated, high-quality
professional development for educators
in these transitional stages. The
Department is interested in projects that
include high-quality, evidence-based
professional development focused on
alignment between early childhood and
elementary settings as well as older
students who are reading significantly
below grade level. Effective
comprehensive literacy programs
include strong collaboration between
early childhood, elementary, and
secondary school educators.
Through an invitational priority, the
Department encourages projects that
support effective transition practices,
continuity of services and supports, and
aligned instruction for students as they
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transition from preschool and other
early childhood settings into
kindergarten and from kindergarten into
the early grades, which includes
supporting efforts that promote strong
foundational literacy skills that
undergird early literacy and early math
success. The Department also
encourages projects that support
acceleration strategies for improving
literacy for secondary school students
who are reading at least 1–2 years below
grade level. Additionally, the
Department would like to highlight
practices that have yielded positive
results so that they may be shared with
the wider literacy field.
Priorities: This notice contains four
competitive preference priorities and
one invitational priority. Competitive
Preference Priority 1 is from section
2222(f)(2) of the ESEA. Competitive
Preference Priorities 2, 3, and 4 are from
the Secretary’s Supplemental Priorities
and Definitions for Discretionary Grant
Programs, published in the Federal
Register on December 10, 2021 (86 FR
70612) (Supplemental Priorities).
Competitive Preference Priorities: For
FY 2024 and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of
unfunded applications from this
competition, these priorities are
competitive preference priorities. Under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an
additional 2 points to an application
that meets subpart (a) of Competitive
Preference Priority 1 and an additional
2 points to an application that meets
subpart (b) of Competitive Preference
Priority 1; we award up to an additional
2 points to an application, depending on
how well the application addresses
Competitive Preference Priority 2; we
award up to an additional 2 points to an
application, depending on how well the
application addresses Competitive
Preference Priority 3; and we award up
to an additional 2 points to an
application, depending on how well the
application addresses Competitive
Preference Priority 4. An application
may receive a total of up to 10
additional points under these
competitive preference priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1—
Coordination with Institutions of Higher
Education. (0, 2, or 4 points)
Under this priority, an applicant must
demonstrate how it will use the Statelevel reservation under section
2222(f)(2) of the ESEA to carry out one
or more of the following activities:
(a) Coordinate with IHEs in the State
to provide recommendations to
strengthen and enhance pre-service
courses for students preparing to teach
children from birth through grade 12 in
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explicit, systematic, and intensive
instruction in evidence-based literacy
methods. (2 points)
(b) Review and update, in
collaboration with teachers and IHEs,
State licensure or certification standards
in the area of literacy instruction in
early education through grade 12. (2
points)
Competitive Preference Priority 2—
Addressing the Impact of COVID–19 on
Students, Educators, and Faculty. (0 to
2 points).
Projects that are designed to address
the impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic,
including impacts that extend beyond
the duration of the pandemic itself, on
the students most impacted by the
pandemic, with a focus on underserved
students and the educators who serve
them, through using evidence-based
instructional approaches and supports,
such as professional development,
coaching, ongoing support for
educators, high-quality tutoring,
expanded access to rigorous coursework
and content across K–12, and expanded
learning time to accelerate learning for
students in ways that ensure all
students have the opportunity to
successfully meet challenging academic
content standards without contributing
to tracking or remedial courses.
Competitive Preference Priority 3—
Promoting Equity in Student Access to
Educational Resources and
Opportunities. (0 to 2 points)
Projects that are designed to promote
educational equity and adequacy in
resources and opportunity for
underserved students—
(1) In one or more of the following
educational settings:
(i) Early learning programs.
(ii) Elementary school.
(iii) Middle school.
(iv) High school.
(v) Out-of-school-time settings.
(vi) Alternative schools and programs.
(vii) Juvenile justice system or
correctional facilities.
(viii) Adult learning.5
(2) That examines the sources of
inequity and inadequacy and implement
responses, and that may include one or
more of the following:
(i) Establishing, expanding, or
improving learning environments for
multilingual learners, and increasing
public awareness about the benefits of
fluency in more than one language and
5 CLSD grantees must subgrant 95 percent of their
funds to serve the following age/grade bands: 15
percent for birth through kindergarten entry; 40
percent for kindergarten through grade 5; and 40
percent for grades 6 through 12. CLSD funds may
be used for adult learning in settings where the
adult learners are earning their high school
diplomas.
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how the coordination of language
development in the school and the
home improves student outcomes for
multilingual learners.
(ii) Expanding access to high-quality
early learning, including in schoolbased and community-based settings, by
removing barriers through
implementation of programs that are
inclusive with regard to race, ethnicity,
culture, language, and disability status.
Competitive Preference Priority 4—
Supporting a Diverse Educator
Workforce and Professional Growth To
Strengthen Student Learning. (0 to 2
points)
Projects that are designed to increase
the proportion of well-prepared,
diverse, and effective educators serving
students, with a focus on underserved
students, through supporting effective
instruction and building educator
capacity by providing high-quality jobembedded professional development
opportunities focused on supporting
students and their families at key
transitional stages in their education as
they enter into one or more of the
following:
(a) Early learning programs.
(b) Elementary school.
(c) Middle school.
(d) High school.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2024 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applications from this competition, this
priority is an invitational priority.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not
give an application that meets this
invitational priority a competitive or
absolute preference over other
applications.
This priority is:
Supporting Effective Transition
Practices, Continuity of Services and
Supports, and Aligned Instruction,
Including for Students from Preschool
and Other Early Childhood Settings into
Kindergarten; from Kindergarten into
the Early Grades; and in Elementary
and Secondary Education.
Projects that—
(a) Include developmentally
appropriate practices that support crosssector collaboration and family
engagement across early learning and
early elementary grades to support
continuity of relationships and services
from preschool through grade three,
including practices that promote strong
foundational literacy skills that
undergird early literacy and early math
success;
(b) Increase and improve educational
opportunities for students and promote
academic recovery through aligning the
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grade three and supporting educators
and school leaders; and
(c) Increase and improve educational
opportunities and outcomes for
secondary school students who are
reading below or significantly below
grade level and promote their increased
literacy through developmentally
appropriate practices, including
practices that support accelerated
growth in literacy skills.
Application Requirements: For FY
2024 and any subsequent year in which
we make awards from the list of
unfunded applications from this
competition, applicants must submit an
application that meets the following
application requirements from section
2222 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6642):
(a) State Needs Assessment.
An SEA must include a needs
assessment that analyzes literacy needs
across the State and in high-need
schools (as defined in this notice) and
LEAs that serve high-need schools,
including identifying the most
significant gaps in literacy proficiency
and inequities in student access to
effective teachers of literacy,
considering each of the subgroups of
students, as defined in section
1111(c)(2) of the ESEA.
(b) State Comprehensive Literacy
Plan.
An SEA must include a description of
how, in collaboration with its State
literacy team, if applicable, it will
develop a State comprehensive literacy
instruction (as defined in this notice)
plan or will revise and update an
already existing State comprehensive
literacy instruction plan.
(c) State Implementation Plan.
An SEA must include an
implementation plan that includes a
description of how it will carry out the
State activities described in section
2222(f) of the ESEA.
(d) State Agency Early Childhood
Program Collaboration.
An SEA must collaborate with the
State agency responsible for
administering early childhood
education programs and the State
agency responsible for administering
child-care programs in the State in
writing and implementing the early
childhood education portion of the
grant application submitted for the
CLSD program.
(e) Assurances.
An SEA must include in its
application the following assurances:
(1) State Funding Allocations.
(a) An SEA must assure that it will
subgrant not less than 95 percent of
grant funds to eligible entities (as
defined in this notice), based on their
needs assessment and a competitive
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application process, for comprehensive
literacy instruction programs according
to the funding allocations in Program
Requirement (a).
(b) An SEA must assure it will use
grant funds described in section
2222(f)(1) for comprehensive literacy
instruction programs as follows:
(i) Not less than 15 percent of such
grant funds must be used for State and
local programs and activities pertaining
to children from birth through
kindergarten entry.
(ii) Not less than 40 percent of such
grant funds must be used for State and
local programs and activities, allocated
equitably among the grades of
kindergarten through grade 5.
(iii) Not less than 40 percent of such
grant funds must be used for State and
local programs and activities, allocated
equitably among grades 6 through 12.
(2) Serving Low-Income and HighNeed Students.
An SEA must assure that it will give
priority in awarding subgrants to
eligible entities that—
(i) Serve children from birth through
age 5 who are from families with
income levels at or below 200 percent
of the Federal poverty line (as defined
in this notice); or
(ii) Are LEAs serving a high number
or percentage of high-need schools.
(3) Geographic Diversity.
An SEA must assure that it will
provide subgrants to eligible entities
serving a diversity of geographic areas,
giving priority to entities serving greater
numbers or percentages of children from
low-income families.
Program Requirements: For FY 2024
and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded
applications from this competition, the
following program requirements apply.
These program requirements are from
sections 2222–2225 and 2301 of the
ESEA.
(a) State Funding Allocations.
(1) Grantees must use not less than 95
percent of grant funds to award
subgrants to eligible entities, based on
their needs assessment and a
competitive application process;
(2) Grantees must subgrant funds as
follows:
(i) Not less than 15 percent of the
funds awarded to subgrantees must be
used for State and local programs and
activities pertaining to children from
birth through kindergarten entry;
(ii) Not less than 40 percent of the
funds awarded to subgrantees must be
used for State and local programs and
activities, allocated equitably among the
grades of kindergarten through grade 5;
and
(iii) Not less than 40 percent of the
funds awarded to subgrantees must be
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used for State and local programs and
activities, allocated equitably among
grades 6 through 12.
(b) State-Level Activities.
(1) A grantee may reserve not more
than 5 percent of the CLSD funds it
receives for activities identified through
the needs assessment and
comprehensive literacy plan, including,
at a minimum, the following activities:
(i) Providing technical assistance, or
engaging qualified providers to provide
technical assistance, to eligible entities
to enable the eligible entities to design
and implement literacy programs.
(ii) Coordinating with IHEs in the
State to provide recommendations to
strengthen and enhance pre-service
courses for students preparing to teach
children from birth through grade 12 in
explicit, systematic, and intensive
instruction in evidence-based literacy
methods.
(iii) Reviewing and updating, in
collaboration with teachers and IHEs,
State licensure or certification standards
in the area of literacy instruction in
early education through grade 12.
(iv) Making publicly available,
including on the SEA’s website,
information on promising instructional
practices to improve child literacy
achievement.
(v) Administering and monitoring the
implementation of subgrants by eligible
entities.
(2) After making awards to
subgrantees and carrying out the Statelevel activities described in this notice,
an SEA may use any remaining amount
to carry out one or more of the following
activities:
(i) Developing literacy coach training
programs and training literacy coaches.
(ii) Administration and evaluation of
CLSD activities.
(3) Collaboration requirement.
A grantee must collaborate with the
State agency responsible for
administering early childhood
education programs, the State agency
responsible for administering child care
programs, and, if applicable, the State
Advisory Council on Early Childhood
Education and Care designated or
established pursuant to section
642(b(1)(A)(i) of the Head Start Act, in
making and implementing subgrants
under the early childhood education
portion of the CLSD program, described
in section 2222(d)(2)(D)(i).
Note: Section 2222(d)(1) of the ESEA
specifically references childcare and
early childhood programs within a
State. Since the CLSD service
population encompasses children from
birth and includes pre-literacy services,
applicants may collaborate with the
State agencies administering the Part C
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program for infants and toddlers under
the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) in their program
planning, as some children being served
under Part C would likely benefit from
CLSD services.
(c) Requirements That Apply to
Subgrants to Eligible Entities in Support
of Birth through Kindergarten Entry
Literacy.
(1) Subgrantee application
requirements.
An eligible entity desiring to receive
a subgrant under CLSD must submit an
application to the SEA, at such time, in
such manner, and containing such
information as the SEA may require.
Such application must include a
description of—
(i) How the CLSD funds will be used
to enhance the language and literacy
development and school readiness of
children, from birth through
kindergarten entry, in early childhood
education programs, which must
include an analysis of data that support
the proposed use of CLSD funds;
(ii) How the CLSD funds will be used
to prepare and provide ongoing
assistance to staff in the programs,
including through high-quality
professional development;
(iii) How the activities assisted with
the CLSD funds will be coordinated
with comprehensive literacy instruction
at the kindergarten through grade 12
levels; and
(iv) How the CLSD funds will be used
to evaluate the success of the activities
assisted under the subgrant in
enhancing the early language and
literacy development of children from
birth through kindergarten entry.
(2) Priority.
In awarding subgrants to eligible
entities in support of birth through
kindergarten entry, sections
2222(d)(2)(E) and 2223(c) of the ESEA
require that an SEA must provide an
assurance that it will—
(i) Give priority to an eligible entity
that will use CLSD funds to implement
evidence-based activities;
(ii) Give priority to an eligible entity
that will use CLSD funds to serve
children from birth through age 5 who
are from families with income levels at
or below 200 percent of the Federal
poverty line or is a local educational
agency (LEA) serving a high number or
percentage of high-need schools.
(3) Duration.
The term of a subgrant must be
determined by the grantee and must not
exceed five years.
(4) Sufficient size and scope.
Each subgrant must be of sufficient
size and scope to allow the eligible
entity to carry out high-quality early
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literacy initiatives for children from
birth through kindergarten entry.
(5) Local uses of funds.
An eligible entity that receives a
subgrant from the SEA must use the
CLSD funds, consistent with the entity’s
approved application, to—
(i) Carry out high-quality professional
development opportunities for early
childhood educators, teachers,
principals, other school leaders (as
defined in this notice),
paraprofessionals, specialized
instructional support personnel, and
instructional leaders;
(ii) Train providers and personnel to
develop and administer evidence-based
early childhood education literacy
initiatives; and
(iii) Coordinate the involvement of
families, early childhood education
program staff, principals, other school
leaders, specialized instructional
support personnel (as appropriate), and
teachers in literacy development of
children served under CLSD.
(d) Requirements That Apply to
Subgrants to Eligible Entities in Support
of Kindergarten through Grade 12
Literacy.
(1) Subgrantee application
requirements.
An eligible entity desiring to receive
a subgrant from the SEA under the
CLSD program must submit an
application to the SEA at such time, in
such manner, and containing such
information as the SEA may require.
Such application must include, for each
school that the eligible entity identifies
as participating in a CLSD program, the
following information:
(i) A description of the eligible
entity’s needs assessment conducted to
identify how CLSD funds will be used
to inform and improve comprehensive
literacy instruction at the school.
(ii) How the school, the LEA, or a
provider of high-quality professional
development will provide ongoing highquality professional development to all
teachers, principals, other school
leaders, specialized instructional
support personnel (as appropriate), and
other instructional leaders served by the
school.
(iii) How the school will identify
children in need of literacy
interventions or other support services.
(iv) An explanation of how the school
will integrate comprehensive literacy
instruction into a well-rounded
education (as defined in this notice).
(v) A description of how the school
will coordinate comprehensive literacy
instruction with early childhood
education programs and activities and
after-school programs and activities in
the area served by the LEA.
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(2) Priority.
In awarding subgrants to eligible
entities, sections 2222(d)(2)(E) and
2223(c) of the ESEA require that an SEA
must provide an assurance that it will—
(i) Give priority to an LEA that will
use CLSD funds to implement evidencebased activities; and
(ii) Give priority to an LEA serving a
high number or percentage of high-need
schools.
(3) Duration.
The term of a subgrant must be
determined by the grantee and must not
exceed five years.
(4) Sufficient size and scope.
Each subgrant must be of sufficient
size and scope to allow the eligible
entity to carry out high-quality
comprehensive literacy instruction in
each grade level for which the CLSD
funds are provided.
(5) Local uses of funds for
kindergarten through grade 5.
An eligible entity that receives a
subgrant from the SEA under the CLSD
program must use the CLSD funds to
carry out the following activities
pertaining to children in kindergarten
through grade 5:
(i) Developing and implementing a
comprehensive literacy instruction plan
across content areas for such children
that—
(A) Serves the needs of all children,
including children with disabilities and
English learners, especially children
who are reading or writing below grade
level;
(B) Provides intensive, supplemental,
accelerated, and explicit intervention
and support in reading and writing for
children whose literacy skills are below
grade level; and
(C) Supports activities that are
provided primarily during the regular
school day but that may be augmented
by after-school and out-of-school time
instruction.
(ii) Providing high-quality
professional development opportunities
for teachers, literacy coaches, literacy
specialists, English as a second language
specialists (as appropriate), principals,
other school leaders, specialized
instructional support personnel, school
librarians, paraprofessionals, and other
program staff.
(iii) Training principals, specialized
instructional support personnel, and
other LEA personnel to support,
develop, administer, and evaluate highquality kindergarten through grade 5
literacy initiatives.
(iv) Coordinating the involvement of
early childhood education program
staff, principals, other instructional
leaders, teachers, teacher literacy teams,
English as a second language specialists
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(as appropriate), special educators,
school personnel, and specialized
instructional support personnel (as
appropriate) in the literacy development
of children served.
(v) Engaging families and encouraging
family literacy experiences and
practices to support literacy
development.
(6) Local uses of funds for grades 6
through 12.
An eligible entity that receives a
subgrant from the SEA under CLSD
must use CLSD funds to carry out the
following activities pertaining to
children in grades 6 through 12:
(i) Developing and implementing a
comprehensive literacy instruction plan
across content areas for such children
that—
(A) Serves the needs of all children,
including children with disabilities and
English learners, especially children
who are reading or writing below grade
level;
(B) Provides intensive, supplemental,
accelerated, and explicit intervention
and support in reading and writing for
children whose literacy skills are below
grade level; and
(C) Supports activities that are
provided primarily during the regular
school day but that may be augmented
by after-school and out-of-school time
instruction.
(ii) Training principals, specialized
instructional support personnel, school
librarians, and other LEA personnel to
support, develop, administer, and
evaluate high-quality comprehensive
literacy instruction initiatives for grades
6 through 12.
(iii) Assessing the quality of
adolescent comprehensive literacy
instruction as part of a well-rounded
education.
(iv) Providing time for teachers to
meet to plan evidence-based adolescent
comprehensive literacy instruction to be
delivered as part of a well-rounded
education.
(v) Coordinating the involvement of
principals, other instructional leaders,
teachers, teacher literacy teams, English
as a second language specialists (as
appropriate), paraprofessionals, special
educators, specialized instructional
support personnel (as appropriate), and
school personnel in the literacy
development of children served.
(7) Additional local allowable uses of
funds for kindergarten through grade 12.
An eligible entity that receives a
subgrant from an SEA under CLSD may,
in addition to carrying out the activities
described in paragraphs 5 and 6 of this
requirement, use subgrant funds to carry
out the following activities pertaining to
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children in kindergarten through grade
12:
(i) Recruiting, placing, training, and
compensating literacy coaches.
(ii) Connecting out-of-school learning
opportunities to in-school learning in
order to improve children’s literacy
achievement.
(iii) Training families and caregivers
to support the improvement of
adolescent literacy.
(iv) Providing for a multi-tier system
of supports (as defined in this notice)
for literacy services.
(v) Forming a school literacy
leadership team to help implement,
assess, and identify necessary changes
to the literacy initiatives in 1 or more
schools to ensure success.
(vi) Providing time for teachers (and
other literacy staff, as appropriate, such
as school librarians or specialized
instructional support personnel) to meet
to plan comprehensive literacy
instruction.
(e) Supplement not Supplant.
Grantees must use CLSD funds to
supplement, and not supplant, nonFederal funds that would otherwise be
used for activities authorized under the
CLSD program.
(f) Cooperation with National
Evaluation.
Grantees must cooperate with a
national evaluation of the CLSD
program (34 CFR 75.591). The
evaluation will include high-quality
research that applies rigorous and
systematic procedures to obtain valid
knowledge relevant to the
implementation and effect of the CLSD
program. The evaluation will directly
coordinate with individual State
evaluations of the CLSD program
implementation.
Definitions: The definitions of
‘‘comprehensive literacy instruction,’’
‘‘eligible entity,’’ and ‘‘high-need
school’’ are from section 2221 of the
ESEA. Except as otherwise specified,
the definitions of ‘‘child with a
disability,’’ ‘‘English learner,’’
‘‘evidence-based,’’ ‘‘multi-tier system of
supports,’’ ‘‘poverty line,’’ ‘‘professional
development,’’ ‘‘school leader,’’ and
‘‘well-rounded education’’ are from
section 8101 of the ESEA. The
definitions of ‘‘disconnected youth,’’
‘‘early learning,’’ ‘‘educator,’’ ‘‘militaryor veteran-connected student,’’ and
‘‘underserved student’’ are from, and
apply to, the Supplemental Priorities.
Child with a disability has the
meaning given to the term in section
602 of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act.
Comprehensive literacy instruction
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(a) Includes developmentally
appropriate, contextually explicit, and
systematic instruction, and frequent
practice, in reading and writing across
content areas;
(b) Includes age-appropriate, explicit,
systematic, and intentional instruction
in phonological awareness, phonic
decoding, vocabulary, language
structure, reading fluency, and reading
comprehension;
(c) Includes age-appropriate, explicit
instruction in writing, including
opportunities for children to write with
clear purposes, with critical reasoning
appropriate to the topic and purpose,
and with specific instruction and
feedback from instructional staff;
(d) Makes available and uses diverse,
high-quality print materials that reflect
the reading and development levels, and
interests, of children;
(e) Uses differentiated instructional
approaches, including individual and
small group instruction and discussion;
(f) Provides opportunities for children
to use language with peers and adults in
order to develop language skills,
including developing vocabulary;
(g) Includes frequent practice of
reading and writing strategies;
(h) Uses age-appropriate, valid, and
reliable screening assessments,
diagnostic assessments, formative
assessment processes, and summative
assessments to identify a child’s
learning needs, to inform instruction,
and to monitor the child’s progress and
the effects of instruction;
(i) Uses strategies to enhance
children’s motivation to read and write
and children’s engagement in selfdirected learning;
(j) Incorporates the principles of
universal design for learning;
(k) Depends on teachers’ collaboration
in planning, instruction, and assessing a
child’s progress and on continuous
professional learning; and
(l) Links literacy instruction to the
challenging State academic standards,
including the ability to navigate,
understand, and write about complex
print and digital subject matter.
Disconnected youth means an
individual, between the ages 14 and 24,6
who may be from a low-income
background, experiences homelessness,
is in foster care, is involved in the
justice system, or is not working or not
enrolled in (or at risk of dropping out of)
an educational institution.
Early learning means any (a) Statelicensed or State-regulated program or
provider, regardless of setting or
6 CLSD serves youth from birth to grade 12. To
the extent that State laws include youth up to age
24 in grade 12, those students may be served.
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funding source, that provides early care
and education for children from birth to
kindergarten entry, including, but not
limited to, any program operated by a
child care center or in a family child
care home; (b) program funded by the
Federal Government or State or local
educational agencies (including any
IDEA-funded program); (c) Early Head
Start and Head Start program; (d) nonrelative child care provider who is not
otherwise regulated by the State and
who regularly cares for two or more
unrelated children for a fee in a
provider setting; and (e) other program
that may deliver early learning and
development services in a child’s home,
such as the Maternal, Infant, and Early
Childhood Home Visiting Program;
Early Head Start; and Part C of IDEA.
Educator means an individual who is
an early learning educator, teacher,
principal or other school leader,
specialized instructional support
personnel (e.g., school psychologist,
counselor, school social worker, early
intervention service personnel),
paraprofessional, or faculty.
Eligible entity means an entity that
consists of—
(a) One or more LEAs that serve a
high percentage of high-need schools
and—
(1) Have the highest number or
proportion of children who are counted
under section 1124(c) of the ESEA, in
comparison to other LEAs in the State;
(2) Are among the LEAs in the State
with the highest number or percentages
of children reading or writing below
grade level, based on the most currently
available State academic assessment
data under section 1111(b)(2) of the
ESEA; or
(3) Serve a significant number or
percentage of schools that are
implementing comprehensive support
and improvement activities and targeted
support and improvement activities
under section 1111(d) of the ESEA;
(b) One or more early childhood
education programs serving low-income
or otherwise disadvantaged children,
which may include home-based literacy
programs for pre-school-aged children,
that have a demonstrated record of
providing comprehensive literacy
instruction for the age group such
program proposes to serve; or
(c) An LEA, described in paragraph
(a), or consortium of such LEAs, or an
early childhood education program,
which may include home-based literacy
programs for preschool-aged children,
acting in partnership with one or more
public or private nonprofit
organizations or agencies (which may
include early childhood education
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programs) that have a demonstrated
record of effectiveness in—
(1) Improving literacy achievement of
children, consistent with the purposes
of participation under the CLSD
program, from birth through grade 12;
and
(2) Providing professional
development in comprehensive literacy
instruction.
English learner means an individual—
(a) Who is aged 3 through 21;
(b) Who is enrolled or preparing to
enroll in an elementary school or
secondary school;
(c)(i) Who was not born in the United
States or whose native language is a
language other than English;
(ii)(I) Who is a Native American or
Alaska Native, or a native resident of the
outlying areas; and (II) Who comes from
an environment where a language other
than English has had a significant
impact on the individual’s level of
English language proficiency; or
(iii) Who is migratory, whose native
language is a language other than
English, and who comes from an
environment where a language other
than English is dominant; and
(d) Whose difficulties in speaking,
reading, writing, or understanding the
English language may be sufficient to
deny the individual—
(i) The ability to meet the challenging
State academic standards;
(ii) The ability to successfully achieve
in classrooms where the language of
instruction is English; or
(iii) The opportunity to participate
fully in society.
Evidence-based, when used with
respect to a State, LEA, or school
activity, means an activity, strategy, or
intervention that demonstrates a
statistically significant effect on
improving student outcomes or other
relevant outcomes based on—
(a) Strong evidence from at least onewell designed and well-implemented
experimental study;
(b) Moderate evidence from at least
one well-designed and wellimplemented quasi-experimental study;
or
(c) Promising evidence from at least
one well-designed and wellimplemented correlational study with
statistical controls for selection bias.
High-need school means—
(a)(i) An elementary school or middle
school in which not less than 50 percent
of the enrolled students are children
from low-income families; or
(ii) A high school in which not less
than 40 percent of the enrolled students
are children from low-income families,
which may be calculated using
comparable data from the schools that
feed into the high school.
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(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a)
of this definition, the term ‘‘low-income
family’’ means a family—
(i) In which the children are eligible
for a free or reduced-price lunch under
the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
(ii) Receiving assistance under the
program of block grants to States for
temporary assistance for needy families
established under part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601
et seq.); or
(iii) In which the children are eligible
to receive medical assistance under the
Medicaid program under title XIX of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
seq.).
Military- or veteran-connected student
means one or more of the following:
(a) A child participating in an early
learning program, a student enrolled in
preschool through grade 12, or a student
enrolled in career and technical
education or postsecondary education
who has a parent or guardian who is a
member of the uniformed services (as
defined by 37 U.S.C. 101), in the Army,
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast
Guard, Space Force, National Guard,
Reserves, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, or Public
Health Service or is a veteran of the
uniformed services with an honorable
discharge (as defined by 38 U.S.C.
3311).
(b) A student who is a member of the
uniformed services, a veteran of the
uniformed services, or the spouse of a
service member or veteran.
(c) A child participating in an early
learning program, a student enrolled in
preschool through grade 12, or a student
enrolled in career and technical
education or postsecondary education
who has a parent or guardian who is a
veteran of the uniformed services (as
defined by 37 U.S.C. 101).
Multi-tier system of supports means a
comprehensive continuum of evidencebased, systemic practices to support a
rapid response to students’ needs, with
regular observation to facilitate databased instructional decisionmaking.
Poverty line means the poverty line
(as defined by the Office of Management
and Budget and revised annually in
accordance with section 673(2) of the
Community Services Block Grant Act)
applicable to a family of the size
involved.
Professional development means
activities that—
(a) Are an integral part of school and
LEA strategies for providing educators
(including teachers, principals, other
school leaders, specialized instructional
support personnel, paraprofessionals,
and as applicable, early childhood
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educators) with the knowledge and
skills necessary to enable students to
succeed in a well-rounded education
and to meet the challenging State
academic standards; and
(b) Are sustained (not stand-alone,
one-day, or short-term workshops),
intensive, collaborative, job-embedded,
data-driven, and classroom-focused, and
may include activities that—
(1) Improve and increase teachers’—
(i) Knowledge of the academic
subjects the teachers teach;
(ii) Understanding of how students
learn; and
(iii) Ability to analyze student work
and achievement from multiple sources,
including how to adjust instructional
strategies, assessments, and materials
based on such analysis;
(2) Are an integral part of broad
schoolwide and districtwide
educational improvement plans;
(3) Allow personalized plans for each
educator to address the educator’s
specific needs identified in observation
or other feedback;
(4) Improve classroom management
skills;
(5) Support the recruitment, hiring,
and training of effective teachers,
including teachers who became certified
through State and local alternative
routes to certification;
(6) Advance teacher understanding
of—
(i) Effective instructional strategies
that are evidence-based; and
(ii) Strategies for improving student
academic achievement or substantially
increasing the knowledge and teaching
skills of teachers;
(7) Are aligned with, and directly
related to, academic goals of the school
or LEA;
(8) Are developed with extensive
participation of teachers, principals,
other school leaders, parents,
representatives of Indian tribes (as
applicable), and administrators of
schools to be served under this program;
(9) Are designed to give teachers of
English learners, and other teachers and
instructional staff, the knowledge and
skills to provide instruction and
appropriate language and academic
support services to those children,
including the appropriate use of
curricula and assessments;
(10) To the extent appropriate,
provide training for teachers, principals,
and other school and community-based
early childhood program leaders in the
use of technology (including education
about the harms of copyright piracy), so
that technology and technology
applications are effectively used in the
classroom to improve teaching and
learning in the curricula and academic
subjects in which the teachers teach;
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(11) As a whole, are regularly
evaluated for their impact on teacher
effectiveness and student academic
achievement, with the findings of the
evaluations used to improve the quality
of professional development;
(12) Are designed to give teachers of
children with disabilities or children
with developmental delays, and other
teachers and instructional staff, the
knowledge and skills to provide
instruction and academic support
services to those children, including
positive behavioral interventions and
supports, multi-tier system of supports,
and use of accommodations;
(13) Include instruction in the use of
data and assessments to inform
classroom practice;
(14) Include instruction in ways that
teachers, principals, other school
leaders, specialized instructional
support personnel, and school
administrators may work more
effectively with parents and families;
(15) Involve the forming of
partnerships with institutions of higher
education, including, as applicable,
Tribal Colleges and Universities as
defined in section 316(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)), to establish
school-based teacher, principal, and
other school leader training programs
that provide prospective teachers,
novice teachers, principals, and other
school leaders with an opportunity to
work under the guidance of experienced
teachers, principals, other school
leaders, and faculty of such institutions;
(16) Create programs to enable
paraprofessionals (assisting teachers
employed by an LEA receiving
assistance under part A of title I of the
ESEA) to obtain the education necessary
for those paraprofessionals to become
certified and licensed teachers;
(17) Provide follow-up training to
teachers who have participated in
activities described in this paragraph
that are designed to ensure that the
knowledge and skills learned by the
teachers are implemented in the
classroom; and
(18) Where practicable, provide
jointly for school staff and other early
childhood education program providers,
to address the transition to elementary
school, including issues related to
school readiness.
School leader means a principal,
assistant principal, or other individual
who is—
(a) An employee or officer of an
elementary school or secondary school,
LEA, or other entity operating an
elementary school or secondary school;
and
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(b) Responsible for the daily
instructional leadership and managerial
operations in the elementary school or
secondary school building.
Underserved student means a student
(which may include children in early
learning environments and students in
K–12 programs, as appropriate) in one
or more of the following subgroups:
(a) A student who is living in poverty
or is served by schools with high
concentrations of students living in
poverty.
(b) A student of color.
(c) A student who is a member of a
federally recognized Indian Tribe.
(d) An English learner.
(e) A child or student with a
disability.
(f) A disconnected youth.
(g) A migrant student.
(h) A student experiencing
homelessness or housing insecurity.
(i) A student who is in foster care.
(j) A student without documentation
of immigration status.
(k) A pregnant, parenting, or
caregiving student.
(l) A student impacted by the justice
system, including a formerly
incarcerated student.
(m) A student performing
significantly below grade level.
(n) A military- or veteran- connected
student. For the purpose of this
definition only—
Children or students with disabilities
means children with disabilities as
defined in section 602(3) of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 1401(3)) and 34
CFR 300.8, or students with disabilities,
as defined in the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. 705(37), 705(202)(B)).
English learner means an individual
who is an English learner as defined in
section 8101(20) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended, or an individual who is an
English language learner as defined in
section 203(7) of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Well-rounded education means
courses, activities, and programming in
subjects such as English, reading or
language arts, writing, science,
technology, engineering, mathematics,
foreign languages, civics and
government, economics, arts, history,
geography, computer science, music,
career and technical education, health,
physical education, and any other
subject, as determined by the State or
LEA, with the purpose of providing all
students access to an enriched
curriculum and educational experience.
Program Authority: Sections 2221–
2225 and 2301 of the ESEA.
Note: Projects will be awarded and
must be operated in a manner consistent
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with the nondiscrimination
requirements contained in the Federal
civil rights laws.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR
parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98,
and 99. (b) The Office of Management
and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on
Governmentwide Debarment and
Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR
part 180, as adopted and amended as
regulations of the Department in 2 CFR
part 3485. (c) The Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as
adopted and amended as regulations of
the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d)
The Supplemental Priorities.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part
79 apply to all applicants except
federally recognized Indian Tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$185,000,000.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards in FY
2025 from the list of unfunded
applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards (Annual):
$9,500,000–$12,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards
(Annual): $11,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 15–20.
Note: The Department is not bound by
any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: 60 months. The
Secretary may renew a grant for an
additional two-year period upon the
termination of the initial grant period if
the grant recipient demonstrates to the
satisfaction of the Secretary that (1) the
State has made adequate progress; and
(2) renewing the grant for an additional
two-year period is necessary to carry out
the objectives of the grant detailed in
section 2222(d) of the ESEA.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs of the 50
States, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico (also referred to in this
notice as States).
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
competition does not require cost
sharing or matching.
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This
competition involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements. Section
2301 of the ESEA provides that funds
made available under this program must
be used to supplement, and not
supplant, non-Federal funds that would
otherwise be used for CLSD program
activities by grantees and subgrantees.
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c. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This
program uses a restricted indirect cost
rate. For more information regarding
indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated
indirect cost rate, please see
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/
intro.html.
d. Administrative Cost Limitation:
This program does not include any
program-specific limitation on
administrative expenses. All
administrative expenses must be
reasonable and necessary and conform
to Cost Principles described in 2 CFR
part 200 subpart E of the Uniform
Guidance.
3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR
75.708(b) and (c), a grantee under this
competition may award subgrants—to
directly carry out project activities
described in its application—to eligible
entities.
The grantee must award subgrants to
entities it selects through a competition
under procedures established by the
grantee and consistent with sections
2222–2224 of the ESEA.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Application Submission
Instructions: Applicants are required to
follow the Common Instructions for
Applicants to Department of Education
Discretionary Grant Programs,
published in the Federal Register on
December 7, 2022 (87 FR 75045) and
available at https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2022/12/07/2022-26554/commoninstructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs, which contain
requirements and information on how to
submit an application.
2. Submission of Proprietary
Information: Given the types of projects
that may be proposed in applications for
the CLSD program, your application
may include business information that
you consider proprietary. In 34 CFR
5.11 we define ‘‘business information’’
and describe the process we use in
determining whether any of that
information is proprietary and, thus,
protected from disclosure under
Exemption 4 of the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552, as
amended).
Because we plan to make successful
applications available to the public, you
may wish to request confidentiality of
business information.
Consistent with Executive Order
12600, please designate in your
application any information that you
believe is exempt from disclosure under
Exemption 4. In the appropriate
Appendix section of your application,
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under ‘‘Other Attachments Form,’’
please list the page number or numbers
on which we can find this information.
For additional information please see 34
CFR 5.11(c).
3. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
competition.
4. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
5. Recommended Page Limit: The
application narrative is where you, the
applicant, address the selection criteria
that reviewers use to evaluate your
application. We recommend that you (1)
limit the application narrative to no
more than 50 pages and (2) use 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.
The recommended page limit does not
apply to the cover sheet; the budget
section, including the narrative budget
justification; the assurances and
certifications; or the one-page abstract,
resumes, bibliography, logic model, or
letters of support. However, the
recommended page limit does apply to
all of the application narrative.
6. Notice of Intent to Apply: The
Department will be able to review grant
applications more efficiently if we know
the approximate number of applicants
that intend to apply. Therefore, we
strongly encourage each potential
applicant to notify us of their intent to
submit an application. To do so, please
email the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT with the subject line ‘‘Intent to
Apply,’’ and include the applicant’s
name and a contact person’s name and
email address. Applicants that do not
submit a notice of intent to apply may
still apply for funding; applicants that
do submit a notice of intent to apply are
not bound to apply or bound by the
information provided.
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V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are from 34
CFR 75.210. The maximum possible
score for addressing all criteria is 100
points. The maximum possible score for
addressing each criterion is indicated in
parentheses. The selection criteria for
this competition are as follows:
(a) Need for project (0 to 5 points).
The Secretary considers the need for
the proposed project. In determining the
need for the proposed project, the
Secretary considers 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.
(b) Quality of the project design (0 to
30 points).
The Secretary considers the quality of
the design of the proposed project. In
determining the quality of the design of
the proposed project, the Secretary
considers:
(1) The extent to which the goals,
objectives, and outcomes to be achieved
by the proposed project are clearly
specified and measurable. (10 points)
(2) The extent to which the design of
the proposed project includes a
thorough, high-quality review of the
relevant literature, a high-quality plan
for project implementation, and the use
of appropriate methodological tools to
ensure successful achievement of
project objectives. (10 points).
(3) The extent to which the proposed
project is supported by promising
evidence (as defined in 34 CFR 77.1(c)).
(10 points).
(c) Quality of management plan (0 to
40 points).
The Secretary considers the quality of
the management plan for the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the
management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers:
(1) The adequacy of the management
plan to achieve the objectives of the
proposed project on time and within
budget, including clearly defined
responsibilities, timelines, and
milestones for accomplishing project
tasks. (10 points).
(2) The adequacy of procedures for
ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the
proposed project. (10 points).
(3) 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. (10 points).
(4) The adequacy of mechanisms for
ensuring high-quality products and
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services from the proposed project.
Note: Applicants may consider
subrecipient monitoring as an example
of a mechanism in addressing this subcriterion. (10 points).
(d) Quality of project services (0 to 15
points).
The Secretary considers the quality of
the project services to be provided by
the proposed project. In determining the
quality of project services to be
provided by the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the quality and
sufficiency of strategies for ensuring
equal access and treatment for eligible
project participants 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:
(1) The likely impact of the services
to be provided by the proposed project
on the intended recipients of those
services; (5 points) and
(2) The extent to which the training or
professional development services to be
provided by the proposed project are of
sufficient quality, intensity, and
duration to lead to improvements in
practice among the recipients of those
services. (5 points).
(3) The extent to which the services
to be provided by the proposed project
reflect up-to-date knowledge from
research and effective practice. (5
points).
(e) Quality of project evaluation (0 to
10 points).
The Secretary considers the quality of
the evaluation to be conducted of the
proposed project. In determining the
quality of the evaluation, the Secretary
considers:
(1) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and
appropriate to the goals, objectives, and
outcomes of the proposed project. (5
points).
(2) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation will provide performance
feedback and permit periodic
assessment of progress toward achieving
intended outcomes. (5 points).
2. Review and Selection Process: We
remind potential applicants that, in
reviewing applications in any
discretionary grant competition, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR
75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the
applicant in carrying out a previous
award, such as the applicant’s use of
funds, achievement of project
objectives, and compliance with grant
conditions. The Secretary may also
consider whether the applicant failed to
submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable
quality.
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In addition, in making a competitive
grant award, the Secretary requires
various assurances, including those
applicable to Federal civil rights laws
that prohibit discrimination in programs
or activities receiving Federal financial
assistance from the Department (34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
3. Risk Assessment and Specific
Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.206, before awarding grants under
this program the Department conducts a
review of the risks posed by applicants.
Under 2 CFR 200.208, the Secretary may
impose specific conditions and, under 2
CFR 3474.10, in appropriate
circumstances, high-risk conditions on a
grant if the applicant or grantee is not
financially stable; has a history of
unsatisfactory performance; has a
financial or other management system
that does not meet the standards in 2
CFR part 200, subpart D; has not
fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant;
or is otherwise not responsible.
4. Integrity and Performance System:
If you are selected under this
competition to receive an award that
over the course of the project period
may exceed the simplified acquisition
threshold (currently $250,000), under 2
CFR 200.206(a)(2) we must make a
judgment about your integrity, business
ethics, and record of performance under
Federal awards—that is, the risk posed
by you as an applicant—before we make
an award. In doing so, we must consider
any information about you that is in the
integrity and performance system
(currently referred to as the Federal
Awardee Performance and Integrity
Information System (FAPIIS)),
accessible through the System for
Award Management. You may review
and comment on any information about
yourself that a Federal agency
previously entered and that is currently
in FAPIIS.
Please note that, if the total value of
your currently active grants, cooperative
agreements, and procurement contracts
from the Federal Government exceeds
$10,000,000, the reporting requirements
in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII,
require you to report certain integrity
information to FAPIIS semiannually.
Please review the requirements in 2 CFR
part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant
plus all the other Federal funds you
receive exceed $10,000,000.
5. In General: In accordance with the
Office of Management and Budget’s
guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all
applicable Federal laws, and relevant
Executive guidance, the Department
will review and consider applications
for funding pursuant to this notice
inviting applications in accordance
with—
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(a) Selecting recipients most likely to
be successful in delivering results based
on the program objectives through an
objective process of evaluating Federal
award applications (2 CFR 200.205);
(b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain
telecommunication and video
surveillance services or equipment in
alignment with section 889 of the
National Defense Authorization Act of
2019 (Pub. L. 115–232) (2 CFR 200.216);
(c) Providing a preference, to the
extent permitted by law, to maximize
use of goods, products, and materials
produced in the United States (2 CFR
200.322); and
(d) Terminating agreements in whole
or in part to the greatest extent
authorized by law if an award no longer
effectuates the program goals or agency
priorities (2 CFR 200.340).
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); or we may send you an email
containing a link to access an electronic
version of your GAN. We also may
notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Open Licensing Requirements:
Unless an exception applies, if you are
awarded a grant under this competition,
you will be required to openly license
to the public grant deliverables created
in whole, or in part, with Department
grant funds. When the deliverable
consists of modifications to pre-existing
works, the license extends only to those
modifications that can be separately
identified and only to the extent that
open licensing is permitted under the
terms of any licenses or other legal
restrictions on the use of pre-existing
works. Additionally, a grantee or
subgrantee that is awarded competitive
grant funds must have a plan to
disseminate these public grant
deliverables. This dissemination plan
can be developed and submitted after
your application has been reviewed and
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selected for funding. For additional
information on the open licensing
requirements please refer to 2 CFR
3474.20.
4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a
grant under this competition, you must
ensure that you have in place the
necessary processes and systems to
comply with the reporting requirements
in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive
funding under the competition. This
does not apply if you have an exception
under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) 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 multiyear 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 www.ed.gov/
fund/grant/apply/appforms/
appforms.html.
5. Performance Measures: For
purposes of Department reporting under
34 CFR 75.110, the Department has
established the following performance
measures for the CLSD program:
(1) The percentage of participating
four-year-old children who achieve
significant gains in oral language skills,
as determined by a State-approved
measure.
(2) The percentage of participating
fifth-grade students who meet or exceed
proficiency on State reading/language
arts assessments under section
1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I) of the ESEA.
(3) The percentage of participating
eighth-grade students who meet or
exceed proficiency on State reading/
language arts assessments under section
1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I) of the ESEA.
(4) The percentage of participating
high school students who meet or
exceed proficiency on State reading/
language arts assessments under section
1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I) of the ESEA.
All grantees will be expected to
submit an annual performance report
that includes data addressing these
performance measures to the extent that
they apply to the grantee’s project.
Performance targets will be established
by each grantee and must be made for
each year of the performance period, not
to exceed five years.
6. Continuation Awards: In making a
continuation award under 34 CFR
75.253, the Secretary considers, among
other things: whether a grantee has
made substantial progress in achieving
the goals and objectives of the project;
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whether the grantee has expended funds
in a manner that is consistent with its
approved application and budget; and,
if the Secretary has established
performance measurement
requirements, whether the grantee has
made substantial progress in achieving
the performance targets in the grantee’s
approved application.
In making a continuation award, the
Secretary also considers whether the
grantee is operating in compliance with
the assurances in its approved
application, including those applicable
to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit
discrimination in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial assistance
from the Department (34 CFR 100.4,
104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
7. Annual Project Directors’ Meetings:
Applicants approved for funding under
this competition must attend a meeting
for project directors at a location to be
determined in the continental United
States during each year of the project.
Applicants may include, if applicable,
the cost of attending this meeting in
their proposed budgets as allowable
administrative costs.
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VII. Other Information
Accessible Format: On request to the
program contact person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT,
individuals with disabilities can obtain
this document and a copy of the
application package in an accessible
format. The Department will provide the
requestor with an accessible format that
may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or
text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3
file, braille, large print, audiotape, or
compact disc, or other accessible format.
Electronic Access to This Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
Register. You may access the official
edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations at
www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can
view this document, as well as all other
documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Portable Document Format
(PDF). To use PDF, you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the
Department published in the Federal
Register by using the article search
feature at www.federalregister.gov.
Specifically, through the advanced
search feature at this site, you can limit
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your search to documents published by
the Department.
Adam Schott,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Delegated the Authority to Perform the
Functions and Duties of the Assistant
Secretary, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2024–08578 Filed 4–22–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0060]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Regional Educational Laboratory (REL)
Southwest Effective Advising
Framework Evaluation
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
new information collection request
(ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 24,
2024.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2024–SCC–0060. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
the Department will temporarily accept
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Please include the docket ID number
and the title of the information
collection request when requesting
documents or submitting comments.
Please note that comments submitted
after the comment period will not be
accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Manager of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Anousheh
Shayestehpour, (202)–987–1148.
SUMMARY:
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The
Department, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the
general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps
the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the public’s reporting burden.
It also helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. The
Department is soliciting comments on
the proposed information collection
request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department is especially interested
in public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Regional
Educational Laboratory (REL) Southwest
Effective Advising Framework
Evaluation.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: New ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 2,153.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 611.
Abstract: By 2030, the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board expects
that 60 percent or more of all new jobs
in Texas will require some
postsecondary education. However, in
2019, less than half of the Texas
population ages 25–34 years (44.3
percent) had some type of
postsecondary credential. To close this
gap and support districts in meeting the
state statute that requires schools to
fully develop each student’s academic,
career, personal, and social abilities, the
Counseling, Advising, and Student
Supports team (under the Division of
College, Career, and Military
Preparation) at the Texas Education
Agency established the Effective
Advising Framework. This framework
expands access to effective college and
career advising by streamlining and
modernizing advising offerings and
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Comprehensive Literacy State
Development
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice
inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2024 for the
Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) program, Assistance
Listing Number 84.371C. This notice relates to the approved information
collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.
DATES:
Applications Available: April 23, 2024.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: May 13, 2024.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 24, 2024.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 21, 2024.
Pre-Application Webinar Information: The Department will hold a
pre-application meeting via webinar for prospective applicants. For
information about the pre-application webinar, visit the CLSD website
at: https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/well-rounded-education-programs/striving-readers-comprehensive-literacy-srcl-formula-grants-84-371a-for-state-literacy-teams/.
ADDRESSES: For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on December 7, 2022 (87 FR 75045), and available at
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/07/2022-26554/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Berry, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4C128, Washington, DC 20202-
6450. Telephone: (202) 453-7088. Email: [email protected].
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The CLSD program awards competitive grants to
advance literacy skills through the use of evidence-based (as defined
in this notice) practices, activities, and interventions, including
pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing, for children from birth
through grade 12, with an emphasis on disadvantaged children, including
children living in poverty, English learners (as defined in this
notice), and children with disabilities (as defined in this notice).
Background: The Department's ``Raise the Bar: Lead the World''
initiative is a call to action to transform preschool through grade 12
education and beyond, and to unite education leaders at all levels
around evidence-based strategies that advance educational equity and
excellence for all students.\1\ Raising the bar in education focuses on
building the skills that all students need to thrive inside and outside
of school, and supporting students to excel in the classroom, in their
careers, and in their communities.
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Specifically, the Department is focused on improving student
achievement, including in math and reading, as highlighted across
Administration and Department efforts for the past several years.
Building on the Administration's previous efforts, in January 2024, the
Administration announced its Improving Student Achievement Agenda,\2\
which aims to drive proven strategies that will support academic
success for every child in school. The strategies and evidence
discussed in the Improving Student Achievement Agenda focus on (1)
increasing student attendance; (2) providing high-dosage tutoring; and
(3) increasing summer learning and extended or afterschool learning
time. These strategies and the broader Improving Student Achievement
Agenda, including a focus on core academic instruction, are well
aligned with the CLSD program purpose of improving literacy outcomes,
and the new funding to be released through the FY 2024 CLSD competition
will help accelerate and scale up sustainable adoption of evidence-
based strategies that we expect will improve student literacy outcomes
in the school years ahead.
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Through the FY 2024 CLSD competition, the Department encourages
State educational agencies (SEAs) to focus on evidence-based activities
that provide explicit intervention and support in reading and writing
for children from birth to grade 12, including activities that have
been implemented in response to identified literacy gaps and that have
positive outcome data. SEAs should take into consideration the
resources of the What Works Clearinghouse,\3\ including the literacy-
focused Practice Guides and Intervention Reports on the most effective
strategies for supporting student literacy and that are appropriate for
the grade, age, and developmental level of the student. Highly
effective, evidence-based literacy strategies covered in the Practice
Guides, for example, include developing awareness of the segments of
sounds in speech and how they link to letters; teaching students to
decode words, analyze word parts, and write and recognize words;
building students' comprehension and decoding skills so they can read
complex multisyllabic words; and providing purposeful fluency-building
activities to help students read effortlessly. The What Works
Clearinghouse Intervention Reports provide a summary of the highest
quality research to help SEA and school district personnel identify the
literacy interventions with the strongest evidence bases. The
Department encourages SEAs to consult these Intervention Reports to
inform their proposals and the technical assistance they provide to
school districts. Another resource the Department encourages SEAs to
use is the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) National
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creating or revising State literacy plans and to identify opportunities
and strategies for providing evidence-based literacy coaching for
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\3\ The Department provides several resources related to
evidence-based practices and interventions in literacy. For example,
the Institute of Education Sciences' What Works Clearinghouse
(https://whatworks.ed.gov) has ten practice guides that offer
evidence-based recommendations on literacy and/or writing that are
applicable to preschool, elementary, and secondary school settings.
Additionally, WWC Intervention Reports review the strength of
evidence for branded interventions supporting literacy (and other)
outcomes. Other Department resources, including those related to the
Best Practices Clearinghouse (https://bestpraacticesclearinghouse.gov) and Raise the Bar (https://ed.gov/raisethebar/academic-success), may also be of interest to some
applicants.
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This competition includes four competitive preference priorities
that highlight key policies on which States may focus their proposed
projects. First, the Department gives competitive preference to
projects that incorporate SEA partnerships with institutions of higher
education (IHEs). Strong partnerships with IHEs strengthen educator (as
defined in this notice) preparation programs and high-quality
professional development (as defined in this notice) for educators,
resulting in more effective comprehensive State literacy programs.
Second, the Department gives competitive preference to applications
that propose projects that are designed to address the impacts of the
COVID-19 pandemic using evidence-based instructional approaches and
supports to successfully meet challenging academic content standards
without contributing to tracking or remedial courses.
Third, the Department gives competitive preference to applications
that propose projects designed to promote education equity and adequacy
in resources and opportunity for underserved students (as defined in
this notice). In responding to this priority, SEAs are encouraged to
consider how projects can assess the literacy needs of underserved
students, including multilingual learners, to support the screening and
identification of reading disabilities (e.g., dyslexia), and evidence-
based instructional approaches tailored to students' specific needs.
Fourth, the Department gives competitive preference to applications
that propose projects that support students and their families at key
transitional stages in their education by ensuring coordinated, high-
quality professional development for educators in these transitional
stages. The Department is interested in projects that include high-
quality, evidence-based professional development focused on alignment
between early childhood and elementary settings as well as older
students who are reading significantly below grade level. Effective
comprehensive literacy programs include strong collaboration between
early childhood, elementary, and secondary school educators.
Through an invitational priority, the Department encourages
projects that support effective transition practices, continuity of
services and supports, and aligned instruction for students as they
transition from preschool and other early childhood settings into
kindergarten and from kindergarten into the early grades, which
includes supporting efforts that promote strong foundational literacy
skills that undergird early literacy and early math success. The
Department also encourages projects that support acceleration
strategies for improving literacy for secondary school students who are
reading at least 1-2 years below grade level. Additionally, the
Department would like to highlight practices that have yielded positive
results so that they may be shared with the wider literacy field.
Priorities: This notice contains four competitive preference
priorities and one invitational priority. Competitive Preference
Priority 1 is from section 2222(f)(2) of the ESEA. Competitive
Preference Priorities 2, 3, and 4 are from the Secretary's Supplemental
Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grant Programs, published
in the Federal Register on December 10, 2021 (86 FR 70612)
(Supplemental Priorities).
Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2024 and any subsequent
year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications
from this competition, these priorities are competitive preference
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an additional 2
points to an application that meets subpart (a) of Competitive
Preference Priority 1 and an additional 2 points to an application that
meets subpart (b) of Competitive Preference Priority 1; we award up to
an additional 2 points to an application, depending on how well the
application addresses Competitive Preference Priority 2; we award up to
an additional 2 points to an application, depending on how well the
application addresses Competitive Preference Priority 3; and we award
up to an additional 2 points to an application, depending on how well
the application addresses Competitive Preference Priority 4. An
application may receive a total of up to 10 additional points under
these competitive preference priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1--Coordination with Institutions
of Higher Education. (0, 2, or 4 points)
Under this priority, an applicant must demonstrate how it will use
the State-level reservation under section 2222(f)(2) of the ESEA to
carry out one or more of the following activities:
(a) Coordinate with IHEs in the State to provide recommendations to
strengthen and enhance pre-service courses for students preparing to
teach children from birth through grade 12 in explicit, systematic, and
intensive instruction in evidence-based literacy methods. (2 points)
(b) Review and update, in collaboration with teachers and IHEs,
State licensure or certification standards in the area of literacy
instruction in early education through grade 12. (2 points)
Competitive Preference Priority 2--Addressing the Impact of COVID-
19 on Students, Educators, and Faculty. (0 to 2 points).
Projects that are designed to address the impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic, including impacts that extend beyond the duration of the
pandemic itself, on the students most impacted by the pandemic, with a
focus on underserved students and the educators who serve them, through
using evidence-based instructional approaches and supports, such as
professional development, coaching, ongoing support for educators,
high-quality tutoring, expanded access to rigorous coursework and
content across K-12, and expanded learning time to accelerate learning
for students in ways that ensure all students have the opportunity to
successfully meet challenging academic content standards without
contributing to tracking or remedial courses.
Competitive Preference Priority 3--Promoting Equity in Student
Access to Educational Resources and Opportunities. (0 to 2 points)
Projects that are designed to promote educational equity and
adequacy in resources and opportunity for underserved students--
(1) In one or more of the following educational settings:
(i) Early learning programs.
(ii) Elementary school.
(iii) Middle school.
(iv) High school.
(v) Out-of-school-time settings.
(vi) Alternative schools and programs.
(vii) Juvenile justice system or correctional facilities.
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\5\ CLSD grantees must subgrant 95 percent of their funds to
serve the following age/grade bands: 15 percent for birth through
kindergarten entry; 40 percent for kindergarten through grade 5; and
40 percent for grades 6 through 12. CLSD funds may be used for adult
learning in settings where the adult learners are earning their high
school diplomas.
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(2) That examines the sources of inequity and inadequacy and
implement responses, and that may include one or more of the following:
(i) Establishing, expanding, or improving learning environments for
multilingual learners, and increasing public awareness about the
benefits of fluency in more than one language and
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how the coordination of language development in the school and the home
improves student outcomes for multilingual learners.
(ii) Expanding access to high-quality early learning, including in
school-based and community-based settings, by removing barriers through
implementation of programs that are inclusive with regard to race,
ethnicity, culture, language, and disability status.
Competitive Preference Priority 4--Supporting a Diverse Educator
Workforce and Professional Growth To Strengthen Student Learning. (0 to
2 points)
Projects that are designed to increase the proportion of well-
prepared, diverse, and effective educators serving students, with a
focus on underserved students, through supporting effective instruction
and building educator capacity by providing high-quality job-embedded
professional development opportunities focused on supporting students
and their families at key transitional stages in their education as
they enter into one or more of the following:
(a) Early learning programs.
(b) Elementary school.
(c) Middle school.
(d) High school.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2024 and any subsequent year in which
we make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, this priority is an invitational priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that meets this invitational
priority a competitive or absolute preference over other applications.
This priority is:
Supporting Effective Transition Practices, Continuity of Services
and Supports, and Aligned Instruction, Including for Students from
Preschool and Other Early Childhood Settings into Kindergarten; from
Kindergarten into the Early Grades; and in Elementary and Secondary
Education.
Projects that--
(a) Include developmentally appropriate practices that support
cross-sector collaboration and family engagement across early learning
and early elementary grades to support continuity of relationships and
services from preschool through grade three, including practices that
promote strong foundational literacy skills that undergird early
literacy and early math success;
(b) Increase and improve educational opportunities for students and
promote academic recovery through aligning the instruction between
preschool and grade three and supporting educators and school leaders;
and
(c) Increase and improve educational opportunities and outcomes for
secondary school students who are reading below or significantly below
grade level and promote their increased literacy through
developmentally appropriate practices, including practices that support
accelerated growth in literacy skills.
Application Requirements: For FY 2024 and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, applicants must submit an application that meets the
following application requirements from section 2222 of the ESEA (20
U.S.C. 6642):
(a) State Needs Assessment.
An SEA must include a needs assessment that analyzes literacy needs
across the State and in high-need schools (as defined in this notice)
and LEAs that serve high-need schools, including identifying the most
significant gaps in literacy proficiency and inequities in student
access to effective teachers of literacy, considering each of the
subgroups of students, as defined in section 1111(c)(2) of the ESEA.
(b) State Comprehensive Literacy Plan.
An SEA must include a description of how, in collaboration with its
State literacy team, if applicable, it will develop a State
comprehensive literacy instruction (as defined in this notice) plan or
will revise and update an already existing State comprehensive literacy
instruction plan.
(c) State Implementation Plan.
An SEA must include an implementation plan that includes a
description of how it will carry out the State activities described in
section 2222(f) of the ESEA.
(d) State Agency Early Childhood Program Collaboration.
An SEA must collaborate with the State agency responsible for
administering early childhood education programs and the State agency
responsible for administering child-care programs in the State in
writing and implementing the early childhood education portion of the
grant application submitted for the CLSD program.
(e) Assurances.
An SEA must include in its application the following assurances:
(1) State Funding Allocations.
(a) An SEA must assure that it will subgrant not less than 95
percent of grant funds to eligible entities (as defined in this
notice), based on their needs assessment and a competitive application
process, for comprehensive literacy instruction programs according to
the funding allocations in Program Requirement (a).
(b) An SEA must assure it will use grant funds described in section
2222(f)(1) for comprehensive literacy instruction programs as follows:
(i) Not less than 15 percent of such grant funds must be used for
State and local programs and activities pertaining to children from
birth through kindergarten entry.
(ii) Not less than 40 percent of such grant funds must be used for
State and local programs and activities, allocated equitably among the
grades of kindergarten through grade 5.
(iii) Not less than 40 percent of such grant funds must be used for
State and local programs and activities, allocated equitably among
grades 6 through 12.
(2) Serving Low-Income and High-Need Students.
An SEA must assure that it will give priority in awarding subgrants
to eligible entities that--
(i) Serve children from birth through age 5 who are from families
with income levels at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line
(as defined in this notice); or
(ii) Are LEAs serving a high number or percentage of high-need
schools.
(3) Geographic Diversity.
An SEA must assure that it will provide subgrants to eligible
entities serving a diversity of geographic areas, giving priority to
entities serving greater numbers or percentages of children from low-
income families.
Program Requirements: For FY 2024 and any subsequent year in which
we make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, the following program requirements apply. These program
requirements are from sections 2222-2225 and 2301 of the ESEA.
(a) State Funding Allocations.
(1) Grantees must use not less than 95 percent of grant funds to
award subgrants to eligible entities, based on their needs assessment
and a competitive application process;
(2) Grantees must subgrant funds as follows:
(i) Not less than 15 percent of the funds awarded to subgrantees
must be used for State and local programs and activities pertaining to
children from birth through kindergarten entry;
(ii) Not less than 40 percent of the funds awarded to subgrantees
must be used for State and local programs and activities, allocated
equitably among the grades of kindergarten through grade 5; and
(iii) Not less than 40 percent of the funds awarded to subgrantees
must be
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used for State and local programs and activities, allocated equitably
among grades 6 through 12.
(b) State-Level Activities.
(1) A grantee may reserve not more than 5 percent of the CLSD funds
it receives for activities identified through the needs assessment and
comprehensive literacy plan, including, at a minimum, the following
activities:
(i) Providing technical assistance, or engaging qualified providers
to provide technical assistance, to eligible entities to enable the
eligible entities to design and implement literacy programs.
(ii) Coordinating with IHEs in the State to provide recommendations
to strengthen and enhance pre-service courses for students preparing to
teach children from birth through grade 12 in explicit, systematic, and
intensive instruction in evidence-based literacy methods.
(iii) Reviewing and updating, in collaboration with teachers and
IHEs, State licensure or certification standards in the area of
literacy instruction in early education through grade 12.
(iv) Making publicly available, including on the SEA's website,
information on promising instructional practices to improve child
literacy achievement.
(v) Administering and monitoring the implementation of subgrants by
eligible entities.
(2) After making awards to subgrantees and carrying out the State-
level activities described in this notice, an SEA may use any remaining
amount to carry out one or more of the following activities:
(i) Developing literacy coach training programs and training
literacy coaches.
(ii) Administration and evaluation of CLSD activities.
(3) Collaboration requirement.
A grantee must collaborate with the State agency responsible for
administering early childhood education programs, the State agency
responsible for administering child care programs, and, if applicable,
the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care
designated or established pursuant to section 642(b(1)(A)(i) of the
Head Start Act, in making and implementing subgrants under the early
childhood education portion of the CLSD program, described in section
2222(d)(2)(D)(i).
Note: Section 2222(d)(1) of the ESEA specifically references
childcare and early childhood programs within a State. Since the CLSD
service population encompasses children from birth and includes pre-
literacy services, applicants may collaborate with the State agencies
administering the Part C program for infants and toddlers under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in their program
planning, as some children being served under Part C would likely
benefit from CLSD services.
(c) Requirements That Apply to Subgrants to Eligible Entities in
Support of Birth through Kindergarten Entry Literacy.
(1) Subgrantee application requirements.
An eligible entity desiring to receive a subgrant under CLSD must
submit an application to the SEA, at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the SEA may require. Such application
must include a description of--
(i) How the CLSD funds will be used to enhance the language and
literacy development and school readiness of children, from birth
through kindergarten entry, in early childhood education programs,
which must include an analysis of data that support the proposed use of
CLSD funds;
(ii) How the CLSD funds will be used to prepare and provide ongoing
assistance to staff in the programs, including through high-quality
professional development;
(iii) How the activities assisted with the CLSD funds will be
coordinated with comprehensive literacy instruction at the kindergarten
through grade 12 levels; and
(iv) How the CLSD funds will be used to evaluate the success of the
activities assisted under the subgrant in enhancing the early language
and literacy development of children from birth through kindergarten
entry.
(2) Priority.
In awarding subgrants to eligible entities in support of birth
through kindergarten entry, sections 2222(d)(2)(E) and 2223(c) of the
ESEA require that an SEA must provide an assurance that it will--
(i) Give priority to an eligible entity that will use CLSD funds to
implement evidence-based activities;
(ii) Give priority to an eligible entity that will use CLSD funds
to serve children from birth through age 5 who are from families with
income levels at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line or is
a local educational agency (LEA) serving a high number or percentage of
high-need schools.
(3) Duration.
The term of a subgrant must be determined by the grantee and must
not exceed five years.
(4) Sufficient size and scope.
Each subgrant must be of sufficient size and scope to allow the
eligible entity to carry out high-quality early literacy initiatives
for children from birth through kindergarten entry.
(5) Local uses of funds.
An eligible entity that receives a subgrant from the SEA must use
the CLSD funds, consistent with the entity's approved application, to--
(i) Carry out high-quality professional development opportunities
for early childhood educators, teachers, principals, other school
leaders (as defined in this notice), paraprofessionals, specialized
instructional support personnel, and instructional leaders;
(ii) Train providers and personnel to develop and administer
evidence-based early childhood education literacy initiatives; and
(iii) Coordinate the involvement of families, early childhood
education program staff, principals, other school leaders, specialized
instructional support personnel (as appropriate), and teachers in
literacy development of children served under CLSD.
(d) Requirements That Apply to Subgrants to Eligible Entities in
Support of Kindergarten through Grade 12 Literacy.
(1) Subgrantee application requirements.
An eligible entity desiring to receive a subgrant from the SEA
under the CLSD program must submit an application to the SEA at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the SEA may
require. Such application must include, for each school that the
eligible entity identifies as participating in a CLSD program, the
following information:
(i) A description of the eligible entity's needs assessment
conducted to identify how CLSD funds will be used to inform and improve
comprehensive literacy instruction at the school.
(ii) How the school, the LEA, or a provider of high-quality
professional development will provide ongoing high-quality professional
development to all teachers, principals, other school leaders,
specialized instructional support personnel (as appropriate), and other
instructional leaders served by the school.
(iii) How the school will identify children in need of literacy
interventions or other support services.
(iv) An explanation of how the school will integrate comprehensive
literacy instruction into a well-rounded education (as defined in this
notice).
(v) A description of how the school will coordinate comprehensive
literacy instruction with early childhood education programs and
activities and after-school programs and activities in the area served
by the LEA.
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(2) Priority.
In awarding subgrants to eligible entities, sections 2222(d)(2)(E)
and 2223(c) of the ESEA require that an SEA must provide an assurance
that it will--
(i) Give priority to an LEA that will use CLSD funds to implement
evidence-based activities; and
(ii) Give priority to an LEA serving a high number or percentage of
high-need schools.
(3) Duration.
The term of a subgrant must be determined by the grantee and must
not exceed five years.
(4) Sufficient size and scope.
Each subgrant must be of sufficient size and scope to allow the
eligible entity to carry out high-quality comprehensive literacy
instruction in each grade level for which the CLSD funds are provided.
(5) Local uses of funds for kindergarten through grade 5.
An eligible entity that receives a subgrant from the SEA under the
CLSD program must use the CLSD funds to carry out the following
activities pertaining to children in kindergarten through grade 5:
(i) Developing and implementing a comprehensive literacy
instruction plan across content areas for such children that--
(A) Serves the needs of all children, including children with
disabilities and English learners, especially children who are reading
or writing below grade level;
(B) Provides intensive, supplemental, accelerated, and explicit
intervention and support in reading and writing for children whose
literacy skills are below grade level; and
(C) Supports activities that are provided primarily during the
regular school day but that may be augmented by after-school and out-
of-school time instruction.
(ii) Providing high-quality professional development opportunities
for teachers, literacy coaches, literacy specialists, English as a
second language specialists (as appropriate), principals, other school
leaders, specialized instructional support personnel, school
librarians, paraprofessionals, and other program staff.
(iii) Training principals, specialized instructional support
personnel, and other LEA personnel to support, develop, administer, and
evaluate high-quality kindergarten through grade 5 literacy
initiatives.
(iv) Coordinating the involvement of early childhood education
program staff, principals, other instructional leaders, teachers,
teacher literacy teams, English as a second language specialists (as
appropriate), special educators, school personnel, and specialized
instructional support personnel (as appropriate) in the literacy
development of children served.
(v) Engaging families and encouraging family literacy experiences
and practices to support literacy development.
(6) Local uses of funds for grades 6 through 12.
An eligible entity that receives a subgrant from the SEA under CLSD
must use CLSD funds to carry out the following activities pertaining to
children in grades 6 through 12:
(i) Developing and implementing a comprehensive literacy
instruction plan across content areas for such children that--
(A) Serves the needs of all children, including children with
disabilities and English learners, especially children who are reading
or writing below grade level;
(B) Provides intensive, supplemental, accelerated, and explicit
intervention and support in reading and writing for children whose
literacy skills are below grade level; and
(C) Supports activities that are provided primarily during the
regular school day but that may be augmented by after-school and out-
of-school time instruction.
(ii) Training principals, specialized instructional support
personnel, school librarians, and other LEA personnel to support,
develop, administer, and evaluate high-quality comprehensive literacy
instruction initiatives for grades 6 through 12.
(iii) Assessing the quality of adolescent comprehensive literacy
instruction as part of a well-rounded education.
(iv) Providing time for teachers to meet to plan evidence-based
adolescent comprehensive literacy instruction to be delivered as part
of a well-rounded education.
(v) Coordinating the involvement of principals, other instructional
leaders, teachers, teacher literacy teams, English as a second language
specialists (as appropriate), paraprofessionals, special educators,
specialized instructional support personnel (as appropriate), and
school personnel in the literacy development of children served.
(7) Additional local allowable uses of funds for kindergarten
through grade 12.
An eligible entity that receives a subgrant from an SEA under CLSD
may, in addition to carrying out the activities described in paragraphs
5 and 6 of this requirement, use subgrant funds to carry out the
following activities pertaining to children in kindergarten through
grade 12:
(i) Recruiting, placing, training, and compensating literacy
coaches.
(ii) Connecting out-of-school learning opportunities to in-school
learning in order to improve children's literacy achievement.
(iii) Training families and caregivers to support the improvement
of adolescent literacy.
(iv) Providing for a multi-tier system of supports (as defined in
this notice) for literacy services.
(v) Forming a school literacy leadership team to help implement,
assess, and identify necessary changes to the literacy initiatives in 1
or more schools to ensure success.
(vi) Providing time for teachers (and other literacy staff, as
appropriate, such as school librarians or specialized instructional
support personnel) to meet to plan comprehensive literacy instruction.
(e) Supplement not Supplant.
Grantees must use CLSD funds to supplement, and not supplant, non-
Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized
under the CLSD program.
(f) Cooperation with National Evaluation.
Grantees must cooperate with a national evaluation of the CLSD
program (34 CFR 75.591). The evaluation will include high-quality
research that applies rigorous and systematic procedures to obtain
valid knowledge relevant to the implementation and effect of the CLSD
program. The evaluation will directly coordinate with individual State
evaluations of the CLSD program implementation.
Definitions: The definitions of ``comprehensive literacy
instruction,'' ``eligible entity,'' and ``high-need school'' are from
section 2221 of the ESEA. Except as otherwise specified, the
definitions of ``child with a disability,'' ``English learner,''
``evidence-based,'' ``multi-tier system of supports,'' ``poverty
line,'' ``professional development,'' ``school leader,'' and ``well-
rounded education'' are from section 8101 of the ESEA. The definitions
of ``disconnected youth,'' ``early learning,'' ``educator,''
``military- or veteran-connected student,'' and ``underserved student''
are from, and apply to, the Supplemental Priorities.
Child with a disability has the meaning given to the term in
section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Comprehensive literacy instruction means instruction that--
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(a) Includes developmentally appropriate, contextually explicit,
and systematic instruction, and frequent practice, in reading and
writing across content areas;
(b) Includes age-appropriate, explicit, systematic, and intentional
instruction in phonological awareness, phonic decoding, vocabulary,
language structure, reading fluency, and reading comprehension;
(c) Includes age-appropriate, explicit instruction in writing,
including opportunities for children to write with clear purposes, with
critical reasoning appropriate to the topic and purpose, and with
specific instruction and feedback from instructional staff;
(d) Makes available and uses diverse, high-quality print materials
that reflect the reading and development levels, and interests, of
children;
(e) Uses differentiated instructional approaches, including
individual and small group instruction and discussion;
(f) Provides opportunities for children to use language with peers
and adults in order to develop language skills, including developing
vocabulary;
(g) Includes frequent practice of reading and writing strategies;
(h) Uses age-appropriate, valid, and reliable screening
assessments, diagnostic assessments, formative assessment processes,
and summative assessments to identify a child's learning needs, to
inform instruction, and to monitor the child's progress and the effects
of instruction;
(i) Uses strategies to enhance children's motivation to read and
write and children's engagement in self-directed learning;
(j) Incorporates the principles of universal design for learning;
(k) Depends on teachers' collaboration in planning, instruction,
and assessing a child's progress and on continuous professional
learning; and
(l) Links literacy instruction to the challenging State academic
standards, including the ability to navigate, understand, and write
about complex print and digital subject matter.
Disconnected youth means an individual, between the ages 14 and
24,\6\ who may be from a low-income background, experiences
homelessness, is in foster care, is involved in the justice system, or
is not working or not enrolled in (or at risk of dropping out of) an
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State laws include youth up to age 24 in grade 12, those students
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Early learning means any (a) State-licensed or State-regulated
program or provider, regardless of setting or funding source, that
provides early care and education for children from birth to
kindergarten entry, including, but not limited to, any program operated
by a child care center or in a family child care home; (b) program
funded by the Federal Government or State or local educational agencies
(including any IDEA-funded program); (c) Early Head Start and Head
Start program; (d) non-relative child care provider who is not
otherwise regulated by the State and who regularly cares for two or
more unrelated children for a fee in a provider setting; and (e) other
program that may deliver early learning and development services in a
child's home, such as the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home
Visiting Program; Early Head Start; and Part C of IDEA.
Educator means an individual who is an early learning educator,
teacher, principal or other school leader, specialized instructional
support personnel (e.g., school psychologist, counselor, school social
worker, early intervention service personnel), paraprofessional, or
faculty.
Eligible entity means an entity that consists of--
(a) One or more LEAs that serve a high percentage of high-need
schools and--
(1) Have the highest number or proportion of children who are
counted under section 1124(c) of the ESEA, in comparison to other LEAs
in the State;
(2) Are among the LEAs in the State with the highest number or
percentages of children reading or writing below grade level, based on
the most currently available State academic assessment data under
section 1111(b)(2) of the ESEA; or
(3) Serve a significant number or percentage of schools that are
implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities and
targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d) of
the ESEA;
(b) One or more early childhood education programs serving low-
income or otherwise disadvantaged children, which may include home-
based literacy programs for pre-school-aged children, that have a
demonstrated record of providing comprehensive literacy instruction for
the age group such program proposes to serve; or
(c) An LEA, described in paragraph (a), or consortium of such LEAs,
or an early childhood education program, which may include home-based
literacy programs for preschool-aged children, acting in partnership
with one or more public or private nonprofit organizations or agencies
(which may include early childhood education programs) that have a
demonstrated record of effectiveness in--
(1) Improving literacy achievement of children, consistent with the
purposes of participation under the CLSD program, from birth through
grade 12; and
(2) Providing professional development in comprehensive literacy
instruction.
English learner means an individual--
(a) Who is aged 3 through 21;
(b) Who is enrolled or preparing to enroll in an elementary school
or secondary school;
(c)(i) Who was not born in the United States or whose native
language is a language other than English;
(ii)(I) Who is a Native American or Alaska Native, or a native
resident of the outlying areas; and (II) Who comes from an environment
where a language other than English has had a significant impact on the
individual's level of English language proficiency; or
(iii) Who is migratory, whose native language is a language other
than English, and who comes from an environment where a language other
than English is dominant; and
(d) Whose difficulties in speaking, reading, writing, or
understanding the English language may be sufficient to deny the
individual--
(i) The ability to meet the challenging State academic standards;
(ii) The ability to successfully achieve in classrooms where the
language of instruction is English; or
(iii) The opportunity to participate fully in society.
Evidence-based, when used with respect to a State, LEA, or school
activity, means an activity, strategy, or intervention that
demonstrates a statistically significant effect on improving student
outcomes or other relevant outcomes based on--
(a) Strong evidence from at least one-well designed and well-
implemented experimental study;
(b) Moderate evidence from at least one well-designed and well-
implemented quasi-experimental study; or
(c) Promising evidence from at least one well-designed and well-
implemented correlational study with statistical controls for selection
bias.
High-need school means--
(a)(i) An elementary school or middle school in which not less than
50 percent of the enrolled students are children from low-income
families; or
(ii) A high school in which not less than 40 percent of the
enrolled students are children from low-income families, which may be
calculated using comparable data from the schools that feed into the
high school.
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(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of this definition, the term
``low-income family'' means a family--
(i) In which the children are eligible for a free or reduced-price
lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1751 et seq.);
(ii) Receiving assistance under the program of block grants to
States for temporary assistance for needy families established under
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
or
(iii) In which the children are eligible to receive medical
assistance under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
Military- or veteran-connected student means one or more of the
following:
(a) A child participating in an early learning program, a student
enrolled in preschool through grade 12, or a student enrolled in career
and technical education or postsecondary education who has a parent or
guardian who is a member of the uniformed services (as defined by 37
U.S.C. 101), in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard,
Space Force, National Guard, Reserves, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, or Public Health Service or is a veteran of the
uniformed services with an honorable discharge (as defined by 38 U.S.C.
3311).
(b) A student who is a member of the uniformed services, a veteran
of the uniformed services, or the spouse of a service member or
veteran.
(c) A child participating in an early learning program, a student
enrolled in preschool through grade 12, or a student enrolled in career
and technical education or postsecondary education who has a parent or
guardian who is a veteran of the uniformed services (as defined by 37
U.S.C. 101).
Multi-tier system of supports means a comprehensive continuum of
evidence-based, systemic practices to support a rapid response to
students' needs, with regular observation to facilitate data-based
instructional decisionmaking.
Poverty line means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of
Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with section
673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act) applicable to a
family of the size involved.
Professional development means activities that--
(a) Are an integral part of school and LEA strategies for providing
educators (including teachers, principals, other school leaders,
specialized instructional support personnel, paraprofessionals, and as
applicable, early childhood educators) with the knowledge and skills
necessary to enable students to succeed in a well-rounded education and
to meet the challenging State academic standards; and
(b) Are sustained (not stand-alone, one-day, or short-term
workshops), intensive, collaborative, job-embedded, data-driven, and
classroom-focused, and may include activities that--
(1) Improve and increase teachers'--
(i) Knowledge of the academic subjects the teachers teach;
(ii) Understanding of how students learn; and
(iii) Ability to analyze student work and achievement from multiple
sources, including how to adjust instructional strategies, assessments,
and materials based on such analysis;
(2) Are an integral part of broad schoolwide and districtwide
educational improvement plans;
(3) Allow personalized plans for each educator to address the
educator's specific needs identified in observation or other feedback;
(4) Improve classroom management skills;
(5) Support the recruitment, hiring, and training of effective
teachers, including teachers who became certified through State and
local alternative routes to certification;
(6) Advance teacher understanding of--
(i) Effective instructional strategies that are evidence-based; and
(ii) Strategies for improving student academic achievement or
substantially increasing the knowledge and teaching skills of teachers;
(7) Are aligned with, and directly related to, academic goals of
the school or LEA;
(8) Are developed with extensive participation of teachers,
principals, other school leaders, parents, representatives of Indian
tribes (as applicable), and administrators of schools to be served
under this program;
(9) Are designed to give teachers of English learners, and other
teachers and instructional staff, the knowledge and skills to provide
instruction and appropriate language and academic support services to
those children, including the appropriate use of curricula and
assessments;
(10) To the extent appropriate, provide training for teachers,
principals, and other school and community-based early childhood
program leaders in the use of technology (including education about the
harms of copyright piracy), so that technology and technology
applications are effectively used in the classroom to improve teaching
and learning in the curricula and academic subjects in which the
teachers teach;
(11) As a whole, are regularly evaluated for their impact on
teacher effectiveness and student academic achievement, with the
findings of the evaluations used to improve the quality of professional
development;
(12) Are designed to give teachers of children with disabilities or
children with developmental delays, and other teachers and
instructional staff, the knowledge and skills to provide instruction
and academic support services to those children, including positive
behavioral interventions and supports, multi-tier system of supports,
and use of accommodations;
(13) Include instruction in the use of data and assessments to
inform classroom practice;
(14) Include instruction in ways that teachers, principals, other
school leaders, specialized instructional support personnel, and school
administrators may work more effectively with parents and families;
(15) Involve the forming of partnerships with institutions of
higher education, including, as applicable, Tribal Colleges and
Universities as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)), to establish school-
based teacher, principal, and other school leader training programs
that provide prospective teachers, novice teachers, principals, and
other school leaders with an opportunity to work under the guidance of
experienced teachers, principals, other school leaders, and faculty of
such institutions;
(16) Create programs to enable paraprofessionals (assisting
teachers employed by an LEA receiving assistance under part A of title
I of the ESEA) to obtain the education necessary for those
paraprofessionals to become certified and licensed teachers;
(17) Provide follow-up training to teachers who have participated
in activities described in this paragraph that are designed to ensure
that the knowledge and skills learned by the teachers are implemented
in the classroom; and
(18) Where practicable, provide jointly for school staff and other
early childhood education program providers, to address the transition
to elementary school, including issues related to school readiness.
School leader means a principal, assistant principal, or other
individual who is--
(a) An employee or officer of an elementary school or secondary
school, LEA, or other entity operating an elementary school or
secondary school; and
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(b) Responsible for the daily instructional leadership and
managerial operations in the elementary school or secondary school
building.
Underserved student means a student (which may include children in
early learning environments and students in K-12 programs, as
appropriate) in one or more of the following subgroups:
(a) A student who is living in poverty or is served by schools with
high concentrations of students living in poverty.
(b) A student of color.
(c) A student who is a member of a federally recognized Indian
Tribe.
(d) An English learner.
(e) A child or student with a disability.
(f) A disconnected youth.
(g) A migrant student.
(h) A student experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.
(i) A student who is in foster care.
(j) A student without documentation of immigration status.
(k) A pregnant, parenting, or caregiving student.
(l) A student impacted by the justice system, including a formerly
incarcerated student.
(m) A student performing significantly below grade level.
(n) A military- or veteran- connected student. For the purpose of
this definition only--
Children or students with disabilities means children with
disabilities as defined in section 602(3) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 1401(3)) and 34 CFR 300.8,
or students with disabilities, as defined in the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. 705(37), 705(202)(B)).
English learner means an individual who is an English learner as
defined in section 8101(20) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended, or an individual who is an English language
learner as defined in section 203(7) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act.
Well-rounded education means courses, activities, and programming
in subjects such as English, reading or language arts, writing,
science, technology, engineering, mathematics, foreign languages,
civics and government, economics, arts, history, geography, computer
science, music, career and technical education, health, physical
education, and any other subject, as determined by the State or LEA,
with the purpose of providing all students access to an enriched
curriculum and educational experience.
Program Authority: Sections 2221-2225 and 2301 of the ESEA.
Note: Projects will be awarded and must be operated in a manner
consistent with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in the
Federal civil rights laws.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86,
97, 98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to
Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in
2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department
in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part
200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR
part 3474. (d) The Supplemental Priorities.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian Tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $185,000,000.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2025 from the list of
unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards (Annual): $9,500,000-$12,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards (Annual): $11,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 15-20.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: 60 months. The Secretary may renew a grant for an
additional two-year period upon the termination of the initial grant
period if the grant recipient demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
Secretary that (1) the State has made adequate progress; and (2)
renewing the grant for an additional two-year period is necessary to
carry out the objectives of the grant detailed in section 2222(d) of
the ESEA.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs of the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, and Puerto Rico (also referred to in this notice as States).
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require
cost sharing or matching.
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This competition involves supplement-
not-supplant funding requirements. Section 2301 of the ESEA provides
that funds made available under this program must be used to
supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be
used for CLSD program activities by grantees and subgrantees.
c. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This program uses a restricted
indirect cost rate. For more information regarding indirect costs, or
to obtain a negotiated indirect cost rate, please see www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html.
d. Administrative Cost Limitation: This program does not include
any program-specific limitation on administrative expenses. All
administrative expenses must be reasonable and necessary and conform to
Cost Principles described in 2 CFR part 200 subpart E of the Uniform
Guidance.
3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR 75.708(b) and (c), a grantee under
this competition may award subgrants--to directly carry out project
activities described in its application--to eligible entities.
The grantee must award subgrants to entities it selects through a
competition under procedures established by the grantee and consistent
with sections 2222-2224 of the ESEA.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Application Submission Instructions: Applicants are required to
follow the Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of
Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal
Register on December 7, 2022 (87 FR 75045) and available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/07/2022-26554/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs, which contain requirements and information on how to
submit an application.
2. Submission of Proprietary Information: Given the types of
projects that may be proposed in applications for the CLSD program,
your application may include business information that you consider
proprietary. In 34 CFR 5.11 we define ``business information'' and
describe the process we use in determining whether any of that
information is proprietary and, thus, protected from disclosure under
Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552, as
amended).
Because we plan to make successful applications available to the
public, you may wish to request confidentiality of business
information.
Consistent with Executive Order 12600, please designate in your
application any information that you believe is exempt from disclosure
under Exemption 4. In the appropriate Appendix section of your
application,
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under ``Other Attachments Form,'' please list the page number or
numbers on which we can find this information. For additional
information please see 34 CFR 5.11(c).
3. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this competition.
4. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
5. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative is where you,
the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. We recommend that you (1) limit the
application narrative to no more than 50 pages and (2) use 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.
The recommended page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the
budget section, including the narrative budget justification; the
assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, resumes,
bibliography, logic model, or letters of support. However, the
recommended page limit does apply to all of the application narrative.
6. Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to review
grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number
of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage
each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an
application. To do so, please email the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line ``Intent to
Apply,'' and include the applicant's name and a contact person's name
and email address. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to
apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice
of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information
provided.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 75.210. The maximum possible score for addressing all
criteria is 100 points. The maximum possible score for addressing each
criterion is indicated in parentheses. The selection criteria for this
competition are as follows:
(a) Need for project (0 to 5 points).
The Secretary considers the need for the proposed project. In
determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary considers
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.
(b) Quality of the project design (0 to 30 points).
The Secretary considers the quality of the design of the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the design of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers:
(1) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
(10 points)
(2) The extent to which the design of the proposed project includes
a thorough, high-quality review of the relevant literature, a high-
quality plan for project implementation, and the use of appropriate
methodological tools to ensure successful achievement of project
objectives. (10 points).
(3) The extent to which the proposed project is supported by
promising evidence (as defined in 34 CFR 77.1(c)). (10 points).
(c) Quality of management plan (0 to 40 points).
The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for the
proposed project. In determining the quality of the management plan for
the proposed project, the Secretary considers:
(1) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks. (10 points).
(2) The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the proposed project. (10 points).
(3) 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. (10 points).
(4) The adequacy of mechanisms for ensuring high-quality products
and services from the proposed project. Note: Applicants may consider
subrecipient monitoring as an example of a mechanism in addressing this
sub-criterion. (10 points).
(d) Quality of project services (0 to 15 points).
The Secretary considers the quality of the project services to be
provided by the proposed project. In determining the quality of project
services to be provided by the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the quality and sufficiency of strategies for ensuring equal
access and treatment for eligible project participants 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:
(1) The likely impact of the services to be provided by the
proposed project on the intended recipients of those services; (5
points) and
(2) The extent to which the training or professional development
services to be provided by the proposed project are of sufficient
quality, intensity, and duration to lead to improvements in practice
among the recipients of those services. (5 points).
(3) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project reflect up-to-date knowledge from research and effective
practice. (5 points).
(e) Quality of project evaluation (0 to 10 points).
The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be
conducted of the proposed project. In determining the quality of the
evaluation, the Secretary considers:
(1) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the
proposed project. (5 points).
(2) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward
achieving intended outcomes. (5 points).
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that, in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
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In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary
requires various assurances, including those applicable to Federal
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department
(34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
3. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.206, before awarding grants under this program the Department
conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. Under 2 CFR
200.208, the Secretary may impose specific conditions and, under 2 CFR
3474.10, in appropriate circumstances, high-risk conditions on a grant
if the applicant or grantee is not financially stable; has a history of
unsatisfactory performance; has a financial or other management system
that does not meet the standards in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not
fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; or is otherwise not
responsible.
4. Integrity and Performance System: If you are selected under this
competition to receive an award that over the course of the project
period may exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (currently
$250,000), under 2 CFR 200.206(a)(2) we must make a judgment about your
integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under Federal
awards--that is, the risk posed by you as an applicant--before we make
an award. In doing so, we must consider any information about you that
is in the integrity and performance system (currently referred to as
the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
(FAPIIS)), accessible through the System for Award Management. You may
review and comment on any information about yourself that a Federal
agency previously entered and that is currently in FAPIIS.
Please note that, if the total value of your currently active
grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts from the
Federal Government exceeds $10,000,000, the reporting requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, require you to report certain integrity
information to FAPIIS semiannually. Please review the requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant plus all the other Federal
funds you receive exceed $10,000,000.
5. In General: In accordance with the Office of Management and
Budget's guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all applicable Federal
laws, and relevant Executive guidance, the Department will review and
consider applications for funding pursuant to this notice inviting
applications in accordance with--
(a) Selecting recipients most likely to be successful in delivering
results based on the program objectives through an objective process of
evaluating Federal award applications (2 CFR 200.205);
(b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain telecommunication and video
surveillance services or equipment in alignment with section 889 of the
National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) (2 CFR
200.216);
(c) Providing a preference, to the extent permitted by law, to
maximize use of goods, products, and materials produced in the United
States (2 CFR 200.322); and
(d) Terminating agreements in whole or in part to the greatest
extent authorized by law if an award no longer effectuates the program
goals or agency priorities (2 CFR 200.340).
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); or we may send you an email containing a link to
access an electronic version of your GAN. We also may notify you
informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Open Licensing Requirements: Unless an exception applies, if you
are awarded a grant under this competition, you will be required to
openly license to the public grant deliverables created in whole, or in
part, with Department grant funds. When the deliverable consists of
modifications to pre-existing works, the license extends only to those
modifications that can be separately identified and only to the extent
that open licensing is permitted under the terms of any licenses or
other legal restrictions on the use of pre-existing works.
Additionally, a grantee or subgrantee that is awarded competitive grant
funds must have a plan to disseminate these public grant deliverables.
This dissemination plan can be developed and submitted after your
application has been reviewed and selected for funding. For additional
information on the open licensing requirements please refer to 2 CFR
3474.20.
4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition,
you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and
systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170
should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) 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 multiyear 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 www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
5. Performance Measures: For purposes of Department reporting under
34 CFR 75.110, the Department has established the following performance
measures for the CLSD program:
(1) The percentage of participating four-year-old children who
achieve significant gains in oral language skills, as determined by a
State-approved measure.
(2) The percentage of participating fifth-grade students who meet
or exceed proficiency on State reading/language arts assessments under
section 1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I) of the ESEA.
(3) The percentage of participating eighth-grade students who meet
or exceed proficiency on State reading/language arts assessments under
section 1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I) of the ESEA.
(4) The percentage of participating high school students who meet
or exceed proficiency on State reading/language arts assessments under
section 1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I) of the ESEA.
All grantees will be expected to submit an annual performance
report that includes data addressing these performance measures to the
extent that they apply to the grantee's project. Performance targets
will be established by each grantee and must be made for each year of
the performance period, not to exceed five years.
6. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award under 34 CFR
75.253, the Secretary considers, among other things: whether a grantee
has made substantial progress in achieving the goals and objectives of
the project;
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whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is consistent
with its approved application and budget; and, if the Secretary has
established performance measurement requirements, whether the grantee
has made substantial progress in achieving the performance targets in
the grantee's approved application.
In making a continuation award, the Secretary also considers
whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the assurances in
its approved application, including those applicable to Federal civil
rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
7. Annual Project Directors' Meetings: Applicants approved for
funding under this competition must attend a meeting for project
directors at a location to be determined in the continental United
States during each year of the project. Applicants may include, if
applicable, the cost of attending this meeting in their proposed
budgets as allowable administrative costs.
VII. Other Information
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities
can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an
accessible format. The Department will provide the requestor with an
accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text
format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible format.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this
document, as well as all other documents of this Department published
in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To
use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at
the site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
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by the Department.
Adam Schott,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Delegated the Authority to
Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary, Office of
Elementary and Secondary Education.
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