Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs

The Department of Education is offering the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs grant (CFDA Number 84.215E) to assist local educational agencies in enhancing their counseling services for elementary and secondary schools. This grant aims to support the establishment and expansion of counseling programs within schools. Applicants must submit their proposals electronically through Grants.gov by the closing date on May 25, 2012. For detailed eligibility and application requirements, please refer to the official application notice in the Federal Register. Take this opportunity to improve counseling services in your local educational agency!

Opportunity ID: 163053

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	ED-GRANTS-041012-002
Funding Opportunity Title::	Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs CFDA Number 84.215E
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::	CategoryExplanation
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Education
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	61
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	84.215 — Fund for the Improvement of Education
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Apr 10, 2012
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	May 25, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	May 25, 2012
Archive Date::	Jun 24, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 21,305,000
Award Ceiling::	$400,000
Award Floor::	$

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Eligible Applicants:
(a) LEAs, including charter schools that
are considered LEAs under State law.
(b) LEAs that currently have an active grant under the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs are not eligible to apply for an award in this competition. For the purpose of this eligibility requirement, a grant is considered active until the end of the grant’s project or funding period, including any extensions of those periods that extend the grantee’s authority to obligate funds.

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 the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs is to support efforts by local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish or expand elementary school and secondary school counseling programs. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215E. Applications for grants under the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program, CFDA number 84.215E, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide 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 Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs 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 84.215, not 84.215E).
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information::	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	84.215
Competition ID:	84-215E2012-1
Competition Title:	Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00115230
Opening Date:	Apr 10, 2012
Closing Date:	May 25, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	Loretta McDaniel
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Dept of Education Supplemental Information for SF-424 [V1.1] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUDGET INFORMATION NON-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS [V1.2] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] ED GEPA427 Form [V1.1] Grants.gov Lobbying Form [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] ED Abstract Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1]
optional_forms	Other Attachments Form [V1.1]

Packages