Opportunity ID: 275373

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-032515-001
Funding Opportunity Title: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Ready-to-Learn Television CFDA Number 84.295A
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 3
Assistance Listings: 84.295 — Ready-To-Learn Television
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Mar 25, 2015
Last Updated Date: Apr 02, 2015
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 26, 2015 Applications Available: March 25, 2015
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 9, 2015
e of Pre-Application Webinar: An informational Webinar will be announced on the Ready-to-Learn Television Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/rtltv/index.html.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 26, 2015
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 26, 2015 Applications Available: March 25, 2015
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 9, 2015
e of Pre-Application Webinar: An informational Webinar will be announced on the Ready-to-Learn Television Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/rtltv/index.html.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 26, 2015
Archive Date: Jun 25, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $25,621,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: To receive a cooperative agreement under this competition, an entity must be a public telecommunications entity
(as defined in this notice) that is able to demonstrate:
(A) A capacity to develop and nationally distribute educational and
instructional television programming of high quality that is accessible
by a large majority of disadvantaged preschool and elementary school
children;
(B) A capacity to contract with the producers of children’s
television programming for the purpose of developing educational
television programming of high quality;
(C) A capacity, consistent with the entity’s mission and nonprofit
nature, to negotiate such contracts in a manner that returns to the
entity an appropriate share of any ancillary income from sales of any
program-related products; and
(D) A capacity to localize programming and materials to meet
specific State and local needs and to provide educational outreach at
the local level.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Department of Education
Description: •Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
Purpose of Program: The Ready-to-Learn Television Program (Ready-to-Learn) is designed to: (1) Facilitate school readiness and academic
achievement by supporting the development and national distribution of educational television and interactive media programming for preschool
and elementary school children and their parents; (2) develop and disseminate educational outreach materials and programs that are designed to deepen and extend the effectiveness of the educational television and interactive media and (3) build social and virtual communities of parents, educators, and children devoted to using the media materials. Applications for grants under the Ready-to-Learn Television Program, CFDA Number 84.295A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. You may access the electronic grant application for the Ready-to-Learn program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not
include the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.295, not 84.295A).
The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.
Link to Additional Information: Ready-to-Learn Television CFDA Number 84.295A
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Joyce Mays

Management Analyst

Phone 202-245-6122

joyce.mays@ed.gov

Program Manager:

Brian Lekander

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4C133 Washington, DC 20202-5930

Telephone:(202)205-5633 or by email:
Email:readytolearn@ed.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Additional Information added to Opportunity Title. Apr 02, 2015
Apr 02, 2015

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-032515-001
Funding Opportunity Title: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Ready-to-Learn Television CFDA Number 84.295A
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 3
Assistance Listings: 84.295 — Ready-To-Learn Television
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Mar 25, 2015
Last Updated Date: Apr 02, 2015
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 26, 2015 Applications Available: March 25, 2015
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 9, 2015
e of Pre-Application Webinar: An informational Webinar will be announced on the Ready-to-Learn Television Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/rtltv/index.html.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 26, 2015
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 26, 2015 Applications Available: March 25, 2015
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 9, 2015
e of Pre-Application Webinar: An informational Webinar will be announced on the Ready-to-Learn Television Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/rtltv/index.html.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 26, 2015
Archive Date: Jun 25, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $25,621,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: To receive a cooperative agreement under this competition, an entity must be a public telecommunications entity
(as defined in this notice) that is able to demonstrate:
(A) A capacity to develop and nationally distribute educational and
instructional television programming of high quality that is accessible
by a large majority of disadvantaged preschool and elementary school
children;
(B) A capacity to contract with the producers of children’s
television programming for the purpose of developing educational
television programming of high quality;
(C) A capacity, consistent with the entity’s mission and nonprofit
nature, to negotiate such contracts in a manner that returns to the
entity an appropriate share of any ancillary income from sales of any
program-related products; and
(D) A capacity to localize programming and materials to meet
specific State and local needs and to provide educational outreach at
the local level.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Department of Education
Description: •Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
Purpose of Program: The Ready-to-Learn Television Program (Ready-to-Learn) is designed to: (1) Facilitate school readiness and academic
achievement by supporting the development and national distribution of educational television and interactive media programming for preschool
and elementary school children and their parents; (2) develop and disseminate educational outreach materials and programs that are designed to deepen and extend the effectiveness of the educational television and interactive media and (3) build social and virtual communities of parents, educators, and children devoted to using the media materials. Applications for grants under the Ready-to-Learn Television Program, CFDA Number 84.295A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. You may access the electronic grant application for the Ready-to-Learn program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not
include the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.295, not 84.295A).
The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.
Link to Additional Information: Ready-to-Learn Television CFDA Number 84.295A
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Joyce Mays

Management Analyst

Phone 202-245-6122

joyce.mays@ed.gov

Program Manager:

Brian Lekander

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4C133 Washington, DC 20202-5930

Telephone:(202)205-5633 or by email:
Email:readytolearn@ed.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-032515-001
Funding Opportunity Title: Ready-to-Learn Television CFDA Number 84.295A
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 3
Assistance Listings: 84.295 — Ready-To-Learn Television
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Apr 02, 2015
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 26, 2015 Applications Available: March 25, 2015
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 9, 2015
e of Pre-Application Webinar: An informational Webinar will be announced on the Ready-to-Learn Television Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/rtltv/index.html.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 26, 2015
Archive Date: Jun 25, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $25,621,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: To receive a cooperative agreement under this competition, an entity must be a public telecommunications entity
(as defined in this notice) that is able to demonstrate:
(A) A capacity to develop and nationally distribute educational and
instructional television programming of high quality that is accessible
by a large majority of disadvantaged preschool and elementary school
children;
(B) A capacity to contract with the producers of children’s
television programming for the purpose of developing educational
television programming of high quality;
(C) A capacity, consistent with the entity’s mission and nonprofit
nature, to negotiate such contracts in a manner that returns to the
entity an appropriate share of any ancillary income from sales of any
program-related products; and
(D) A capacity to localize programming and materials to meet
specific State and local needs and to provide educational outreach at
the local level.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Department of Education
Description: •Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
Purpose of Program: The Ready-to-Learn Television Program (Ready-to-Learn) is designed to: (1) Facilitate school readiness and academic
achievement by supporting the development and national distribution of educational television and interactive media programming for preschool
and elementary school children and their parents; (2) develop and disseminate educational outreach materials and programs that are designed to deepen and extend the effectiveness of the educational television and interactive media and (3) build social and virtual communities of parents, educators, and children devoted to using the media materials. Applications for grants under the Ready-to-Learn Television Program, CFDA Number 84.295A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. You may access the electronic grant application for the Ready-to-Learn program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not
include the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.295, not 84.295A).
The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.
Link to Additional Information: Ready-to-Learn Television CFDA Number 84.295A
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Joyce Mays

Management Analyst

Phone 202-245-6122

joyce.mays@ed.gov

Program Manager:

Brian Lekander

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4C133 Washington, DC 20202-5930

Telephone:(202)205-5633 or by email:
Email:readytolearn@ed.gov

Folder 275373 Full Announcement-1 -> 2015-06791.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Joyce Mays
Management Analyst
Phone 202-245-6122
joyce.mays@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Brian Lekander
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4C133 Washington, DC 20202-5930
Telephone:(202)205-5633 or by email:
Email: readytolearn@ed.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
84.295 84-295A2015-1 Ready-to-Learn Television PKG00215771 Mar 25, 2015 May 26, 2015 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

275373 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

275373 ED_524_Budget_1_2-1.2.pdf

275373 SF424B-1.1.pdf

275373 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf

275373 ED_GEPA427-1.1.pdf

275373 ED_SF424_Supplement_1_2-1.2.pdf

275373 ED_Abstract-1.1.pdf

275373 Project-1.1.pdf

275373 Budget-1.1.pdf

275373 Other-1.1.pdf

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