The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) offers the Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee Program grant. This grant is specifically designed for State Educational Agencies (SEAs) to help pay all or a portion of Advanced Placement test fees on behalf of eligible low-income students. To qualify, students must be enrolled in an AP course and plan to take an AP exam. The primary purpose of this initiative is to significantly increase the participation of low-income students in AP testing, enabling them to achieve scores that qualify for college academic credit. By alleviating the financial burden of test fees, this program aims to foster greater access and success in advanced academic opportunities for underserved student populations across the states.
Opportunity ID: 59042
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-120610-003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Advanced Placement (AP) 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: | 42 |
| 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: | Dec 06, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 21, 2010 On September 1, 2010, we published in the Federal Register (75 FR 53681) a notice inviting applications for the AP Test Fee FY 2011 competition. That notice established a November 17, 2010 deadline date for eligible applicants to apply for funding under this program. In order to afford as many eligible applicants as possible an opportunity to receive funding under this program, we are reopening the AP Test Fee FY 2011 competition to eligible applicants that did not apply for funds by the November 17, 2010 deadline. An eligible applicant that submitted its application by the November 17, 2010 deadline does not need to re-submit its application. All information in the September 1, 2010 notice remains the same for this notice reopening the competition, except for the following updates to Dates. Dates: Applications Available: December 6, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 21, 2010. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 21, 2010 On September 1, 2010, we published in the Federal Register (75 FR 53681) a notice inviting applications for the AP Test Fee FY 2011 competition. That notice established a November 17, 2010 deadline date for eligible applicants to apply for funding under this program. In order to afford as many eligible applicants as possible an opportunity to receive funding under this program, we are reopening the AP Test Fee FY 2011 competition to eligible applicants that did not apply for funds by the November 17, 2010 deadline. An eligible applicant that submitted its application by the November 17, 2010 deadline does not need to re-submit its application. All information in the September 1, 2010 notice remains the same for this notice reopening the competition, except for the following updates to Dates. Dates: Applications Available: December 6, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 21, 2010. |
| Archive Date: | Jan 20, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| 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. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6531-6537. 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 e-Application, accessible through the Department’s e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee Program CFDA Number 84.330B; Notice reopening the AP Test Fee fiscal year (FY) 2011 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 e-mail: Email:Francisco.Ramirez@ed.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 59042 Full Announcement-1 -> 2010-30515.pdf
Folder 59042 Other Supporting Documents-Notice reopening the AP Test Fee fiscal year (FY) 2011 competition 1 -> 2010-30513.pdf
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