The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) offers the Advanced Placement Test Fee Program, providing grants to eligible State Educational Agencies (SEAs). This program aims to cover all or part of advanced placement test fees for low-income students enrolled in AP courses who plan to take an exam. The primary goal is to increase the number of low-income students taking AP tests and earning college academic credit. The competition for this program (CFDA 84.330B) has been reopened due to additional funds, now totaling $24,712,200. This increased funding allows for the full cost coverage of each AP exam, with no limitation on the number of exams per eligible low-income student. Applications must be submitted electronically.
Opportunity ID: 166773
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-042412-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Advanced Placement Test Fee Program CFDA Number 84.330B |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 43 |
| Assistance Listings: | 84.330 — Advanced Placement Program (Advanced Placement Test Fee; Advanced Placement Incentive Program Grants) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 04, 2012 Notice reopening the AP Test Fee fiscal year 2012 competition. Applications Available: April 24, 2012. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 4, 2012. On February 15, 2012, we published in the Federal Register (77 FR 8848) a notice inviting applications for the AP Test Fee fiscal year (FY) 2012 competition (February 15 notice). That notice established an April 6, 2012, deadline for eligible applicants to apply for funding under this program. We are reopening the competition to eligible applicants because additional funds have become available. The February 15 notice stated that for FY 2012, the Department expected to award $19,962,200 in new grants under this program. Based on the anticipated number of applicants and other information available to the Department, we expected this amount to be sufficient to pay up to $38 per advanced placement exam for up to three exams per low-income student. An additional $4,750,000 in FY 2012 funds have become available. Based on the anticipated number of applicants and other information available to the Department, we expect the new total amount of funds available for awards, $24,712,200, to be sufficient to pay the full cost of each advanced placement exam, with no limitation on the number of exams per low-income student. We are reopening the FY 2012 competition to give eligible applicants an opportunity to submit revised applications that reflect the new total amount of funds available for new awards. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 04, 2012 Notice reopening the AP Test Fee fiscal year 2012 competition. Applications Available: April 24, 2012. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 4, 2012. On February 15, 2012, we published in the Federal Register (77 FR 8848) a notice inviting applications for the AP Test Fee fiscal year (FY) 2012 competition (February 15 notice). That notice established an April 6, 2012, deadline for eligible applicants to apply for funding under this program. We are reopening the competition to eligible applicants because additional funds have become available. The February 15 notice stated that for FY 2012, the Department expected to award $19,962,200 in new grants under this program. Based on the anticipated number of applicants and other information available to the Department, we expected this amount to be sufficient to pay up to $38 per advanced placement exam for up to three exams per low-income student. An additional $4,750,000 in FY 2012 funds have become available. Based on the anticipated number of applicants and other information available to the Department, we expect the new total amount of funds available for awards, $24,712,200, to be sufficient to pay the full cost of each advanced placement exam, with no limitation on the number of exams per low-income student. We are reopening the FY 2012 competition to give eligible applicants an opportunity to submit revised applications that reflect the new total amount of funds available for new awards. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 03, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $24,712,200 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible Applicants: SEAs in any State, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the freely associated states of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau (subject to continued eligibility). Note: For the purposes of this program, the Bureau of Indian Education in the U.S. Department of the Interior is treated as an SEA. |
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 AP Test Fee program awards grants to eligible State educational agencies (SEAs) to enable them to pay all or a portion of advanced placement test fees on behalf of eligible low-income students who (1) are enrolled in an advanced placement course and (2) plan to take an advanced placement exam. The program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who take advanced placement tests and receive scores for which college academic credit is awarded. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.330B. Applications for grants under the AP Test Fee program, CFDA number 84.330B, 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 AP Test Fee program 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 84.330, not 84.330B).
On February 15, 2012, we published in the Federal Register (77 FR 8848) a notice inviting applications for the AP Test Fee fiscal year (FY) 2012 competition (February 15 notice). That notice established an April 6, 2012, deadline for eligible applicants to apply for funding under this program. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Advanced Placement Test Fee Program CFDA Number 84.330B; Notice reopening the AP Test Fee fiscal year 2012 competition |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Francisco Ramirez U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 3E224 Washington, DC 20202-6200. Telephone: (202) 260-1541 or by email: francisco.ramirez@ed.gov. Email:francisco.ramirez@ed.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 166773 Full Announcement-1 -> 2012-3560.pdf
Folder 166773 Other Supporting Documents-Notice reopening the AP Test Fee fiscal year 2012 competition 1 -> 2012-9855.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Francisco Ramirez U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 3E224 Washington, DC 20202-6200. Telephone: (202) 260-1541 or by email: francisco.ramirez@ed.gov. Email: francisco.ramirez@ed.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.330 | 84-330B2012-1 | FY 2012 Application for New Grants Under the Advanced Placement Test Fee Program | PKG00118670 | Apr 24, 2012 | May 04, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
166773 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
166773 ED_SF424_Supplement-1.1.pdf
166773 ED_524_Budget_1_2-1.2.pdf
166773 SF424B-1.1.pdf
166773 ED_GEPA427-1.1.pdf
166773 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
166773 ED_Abstract-1.1.pdf
166773 Project-1.1.pdf
166773 Budget-1.1.pdf
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