Opportunity ID: 290851

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-122016-001
Funding Opportunity Title: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program CFDA Number 84.374A
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 15
Assistance Listings: 84.374 — Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grants (formerly the Teacher Incentive Fund)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Dec 20, 2016
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 24, 2017 Applications Available: December 20, 2016.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: February 4, 2017. Notice of Intent to Apply: We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we can anticipate the number of applicants that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of the applicant’s intent to submit an application for funding by sending a short email message. This short email should provide (1) the applicant organization’s name and address; and (2) all priorities the applicant intends to address. Please send this email notification to TSL@ed.gov with “Intent to Apply” in the email subject line. Applicants that do not provide this email notification may still apply for funding and are not required to, or prohibited from, addressing priorities they do not mention in their notice of intent to apply.

Dates of Pre-Application Workshops: For information about pre-application workshops, visit the TSL Web site at: http://innovation.ed.gov/what-we-do/teacher-quality/teacher-incentive-fund/. Pre-application workshops will be held for this competition shortly after the date that this notice will publish. The workshops are intended to provide technical assistance to all interested grant applicants. Detailed information regarding the pre-application workshops times, and online registration form, can be found on the TSL
Web site at: http://innovation.ed.gov/what-we-do/teacher-quality/teacher-incentive-fund/.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 24, 2017.

Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 24, 2017 Applications Available: December 20, 2016.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: February 4, 2017. Notice of Intent to Apply: We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we can anticipate the number of applicants that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of the applicant’s intent to submit an application for funding by sending a short email message. This short email should provide (1) the applicant organization’s name and address; and (2) all priorities the applicant intends to address. Please send this email notification to TSL@ed.gov with “Intent to Apply” in the email subject line. Applicants that do not provide this email notification may still apply for funding and are not required to, or prohibited from, addressing priorities they do not mention in their notice of intent to apply.

Dates of Pre-Application Workshops: For information about pre-application workshops, visit the TSL Web site at: http://innovation.ed.gov/what-we-do/teacher-quality/teacher-incentive-fund/. Pre-application workshops will be held for this competition shortly after the date that this notice will publish. The workshops are intended to provide technical assistance to all interested grant applicants. Detailed information regarding the pre-application workshops times, and online registration form, can be found on the TSL
Web site at: http://innovation.ed.gov/what-we-do/teacher-quality/teacher-incentive-fund/.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 24, 2017.

Archive Date: Apr 23, 2017
Estimated Total Program Funding: $159,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants:
(a) An LEA, including a charter school that is an LEA, or a consortium of LEAs.
(b) An SEA or other State agency designated by the Chief Executive of a State to participate.
(c) The Bureau of Indian Education; or
(d) A partnership consisting of–
(i) One or more agencies described in subparagraph (a), (b), or (c); and
(ii) At least one nonprofit organization as defined in 2 CFR 200.70 or at least one for-profit entity.

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. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

Purpose of Program: The purpose of TSL is to assist States, local educational agencies (LEAs), and nonprofit organizations to develop, implement, improve, or expand comprehensive performance-based compensation systems or human capital management systems for teachers, principals, and other school leaders (especially for teachers, principals, and other school leaders in high-need schools) who raise student academic achievement and close the achievement gap between high- and low-performing students. In addition, a portion of TSL funds are dedicated to study the effectiveness, fairness, quality, consistency, and reliability of performance-based compensation systems or human capital management systems for teachers, principals, and other school leaders.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.374A.

Applications for grants under TSL, CFDA number 84.374A, must be
submitted electronically using the Government-wide Grants.gov Apply
site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download
a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload
and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a
grant application to us.
You may access the electronic grant application for the TSL
competition at www.Grants.gov.You must search for the downloadable
application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include
the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.374,
not 84.374A).

Link to Additional Information: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program CFDA Number 84.374A; Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2017
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Julius Cotton

ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.

Phone 202-245-6288

EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov

Program Manager:

Orman Feres,

U.S. Department of Education,

400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W109, Washington, DC 20202-6200.

Telephone: (202) 453-6921 or by email: TSL@ed.gov.

Email:TSL@ed.gov

Version History

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Packages

Agency Contact Information: Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Phone 202-245-6288
EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Orman Feres,
U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W109, Washington, DC 20202-6200.
Telephone: (202) 453-6921 or by email: TSL@ed.gov.

Email: TSL@ed.gov

Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
84.374 84-374A2017-1 FY 2017 Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program PKG00229915 Dec 20, 2016 Mar 24, 2017 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

290851 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

290851 ED_524_Budget_1_3-1.3.pdf

290851 SF424B-1.1.pdf

290851 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf

290851 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf

290851 ED_GEPA427-1.1.pdf

290851 ED_SF424_Supplement_1_3-1.3.pdf

290851 ED_Abstract-1.1.pdf

290851 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

290851 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

290851 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

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