Opportunity ID: 293590

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-050417-001
Funding Opportunity Title: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): Indian Education Discretionary Grants Programs: Native American Language (NAL@ED) Program CFDA Number 84.415B
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 7
Assistance Listings: 84.415 — State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: May 04, 2017
Last Updated Date: Jun 01, 2017
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 19, 2017 Applications Available: May 4, 2017.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 8, 2017. Notice of Intent to Apply: We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we know the approximate 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 by emailing OESE.NAL.ED2017@ed.gov with the subject line “Intent to Apply” and include in the content of the email the following information: (1) The applicant organization’s name and address, and (2) the Native language on which the project would focus. Applicants that do not provide notice of their intent to apply may still submit an application.

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: We intend to hold webinars to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the NAL@ED program Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oie/index.html.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 19, 2017.

Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 19, 2017 Applications Available: May 4, 2017. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 8, 2017. Notice of Intent to Apply: We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we know the approximate 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 by emailing OESE.NAL.ED2017@ed.gov with the subject line “Intent to Apply” and include in the content of the email the following information: (1) The applicant organization’s name and address, and (2) the Native language on which the project would focus. Applicants that do not provide notice of their intent to apply may still submit an application. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: We intend to hold webinars to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the NAL@ED program Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oie/index.html. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 19, 2017.
Archive Date: Jul 19, 2017
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,000,000
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: The following entities, either alone or in a consortium, that have a plan to develop and maintain, or to improve and expand, programs that support the entity’s use of a Native American or Alaska Native language as the primary language of instruction in one or more elementary or secondary schools (or both) are eligible under this program: (a) An Indian tribe. (b) A TCU. (c) A tribal educational agency. (d) An LEA, including a public charter school that is an LEA under State law. (e) A school operated by the BIE. (f) An Alaska Native Regional Corporation, as described in section 3(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(g)). (g) A tribal, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or other nonprofit organization. (h) A nontribal for-profit organization.

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 purposes of the NAL@ED program are to: (1) Support schools that use Native American and Alaska Native languages as the primary language of instruction; (2) Maintain, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans and Alaska Natives to use, practice, maintain, and revitalize their languages, as envisioned in the Native American Languages Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.); and (3) Support the Nation’s First Peoples’ efforts to maintain and revitalize their languages and cultures, and to improve educational opportunities and student outcomes within Native American and Alaska Native communities.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 84.415B. Applications for grants under the NAL@ED program, CFDA number 84.415B, 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 NAL@ED 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 84.415 not 84.415B).

In FR 2017-09043, published in the May 4, 2017, edition of the Federal Register (82 FR 20869), on page 20872, in the middle column, we amend the Award Information section to read as follows:

II. Award Information

Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $2,000,000.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make additional awards in subsequent years from the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $125,000-$500,000 per year.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $300,000 per year.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $500,000 for a single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 3-7.

Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 36 months.
All other information in the NIA for this competition remains the same.

Link to Additional Information: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): Indian Education Discretionary Grants Programs: Native American Language (NAL@ED) Program CFDA Number 84.415B; Notice Invitign Applications for New Awards
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:

John Cheek,

U.S. Department of Education,

400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W207,

Washington, DC 20202-6335.

Telephone: (202) 401-0274 or by email: john.cheek@ed.gov.
Email:john.cheek@ed.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
In FR 2017-09043, published in the May 4, 2017, edition of the Federal Register (82 FR 20869), on page 20872, in the middle column, we amend the Award Information section to read as follows:

II. Award Information

Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $2,000,000.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make additional awards in subsequent years from the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $125,000-$500,000 per year.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $300,000 per year.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $500,000 for a single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 3-7.

Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 36 months.
All other information in the NIA for this competition remains the same.

Jun 01, 2017
Jun 01, 2017

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-050417-001
Funding Opportunity Title: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): Indian Education Discretionary Grants Programs: Native American Language (NAL@ED) Program CFDA Number 84.415B
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 7
Assistance Listings: 84.415 — State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: May 04, 2017
Last Updated Date: Jun 01, 2017
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 19, 2017 Applications Available: May 4, 2017.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 8, 2017. Notice of Intent to Apply: We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we know the approximate 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 by emailing OESE.NAL.ED2017@ed.gov with the subject line “Intent to Apply” and include in the content of the email the following information: (1) The applicant organization’s name and address, and (2) the Native language on which the project would focus. Applicants that do not provide notice of their intent to apply may still submit an application.

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: We intend to hold webinars to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the NAL@ED program Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oie/index.html.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 19, 2017.

Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 19, 2017 Applications Available: May 4, 2017. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 8, 2017. Notice of Intent to Apply: We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we know the approximate 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 by emailing OESE.NAL.ED2017@ed.gov with the subject line “Intent to Apply” and include in the content of the email the following information: (1) The applicant organization’s name and address, and (2) the Native language on which the project would focus. Applicants that do not provide notice of their intent to apply may still submit an application. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: We intend to hold webinars to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the NAL@ED program Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oie/index.html. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 19, 2017.
Archive Date: Jul 19, 2017
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,000,000
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: The following entities, either alone or in a consortium, that have a plan to develop and maintain, or to improve and expand, programs that support the entity’s use of a Native American or Alaska Native language as the primary language of instruction in one or more elementary or secondary schools (or both) are eligible under this program: (a) An Indian tribe. (b) A TCU. (c) A tribal educational agency. (d) An LEA, including a public charter school that is an LEA under State law. (e) A school operated by the BIE. (f) An Alaska Native Regional Corporation, as described in section 3(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(g)). (g) A tribal, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or other nonprofit organization. (h) A nontribal for-profit organization.

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 purposes of the NAL@ED program are to: (1) Support schools that use Native American and Alaska Native languages as the primary language of instruction; (2) Maintain, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans and Alaska Natives to use, practice, maintain, and revitalize their languages, as envisioned in the Native American Languages Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.); and (3) Support the Nation’s First Peoples’ efforts to maintain and revitalize their languages and cultures, and to improve educational opportunities and student outcomes within Native American and Alaska Native communities.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 84.415B. Applications for grants under the NAL@ED program, CFDA number 84.415B, 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 NAL@ED 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 84.415 not 84.415B).

In FR 2017-09043, published in the May 4, 2017, edition of the Federal Register (82 FR 20869), on page 20872, in the middle column, we amend the Award Information section to read as follows:

II. Award Information

Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $2,000,000.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make additional awards in subsequent years from the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $125,000-$500,000 per year.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $300,000 per year.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $500,000 for a single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 3-7.

Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 36 months.
All other information in the NIA for this competition remains the same.

Link to Additional Information: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): Indian Education Discretionary Grants Programs: Native American Language (NAL@ED) Program CFDA Number 84.415B; Notice Invitign Applications for New Awards
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:

John Cheek,

U.S. Department of Education,

400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W207,

Washington, DC 20202-6335.

Telephone: (202) 401-0274 or by email: john.cheek@ed.gov.
Email:john.cheek@ed.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-050417-001
Funding Opportunity Title: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): Indian Education Discretionary Grants Programs: Native American Language (NAL@ED) Program CFDA Number 84.415B
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 4
Assistance Listings: 84.415 — State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jun 01, 2017
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 19, 2017 Applications Available: May 4, 2017.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 8, 2017. Notice of Intent to Apply: We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we know the approximate 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 by emailing OESE.NAL.ED2017@ed.gov with the subject line “Intent to Apply” and include in the content of the email the following information: (1) The applicant organization’s name and address, and (2) the Native language on which the project would focus. Applicants that do not provide notice of their intent to apply may still submit an application.

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: We intend to hold webinars to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the NAL@ED program Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oie/index.html.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 19, 2017.

Archive Date: Jul 19, 2017
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,100,000
Award Ceiling: $300,000
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: The following entities, either alone or in a consortium, that have a plan to develop and maintain, or to improve and expand, programs that support the entity’s use of a Native American or Alaska Native language as the primary language of instruction in one or more elementary or secondary schools (or both) are eligible under this program:
(a) An Indian tribe.
(b) A TCU.
(c) A tribal educational agency.
(d) An LEA, including a public charter school that is an LEA under State law.
(e) A school operated by the BIE.
(f) An Alaska Native Regional Corporation, as described in section 3(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(g)).
(g) A tribal, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or other nonprofit organization.
(h) A nontribal for-profit organization.

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 purposes of the NAL@ED program are to:
(1) Support schools that use Native American and Alaska Native
languages as the primary language of instruction;
(2) Maintain, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native
Americans and Alaska Natives to use, practice, maintain, and revitalize
their languages, as envisioned in the Native American Languages Act of
1990 (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.); and
(3) Support the Nation’s First Peoples’ efforts to maintain and
revitalize their languages and cultures, and to improve educational
opportunities and student outcomes within Native American and Alaska
Native communities.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 84.415B.

Applications for grants under the NAL@ED program, CFDA number
84.415B, 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 NAL@ED 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 84.415 not 84.415B).

Link to Additional Information: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): Indian Education Discretionary Grants Programs: Native American Language (NAL@ED) Program CFDA Number 84.415B; Notice Invitign Applications for New Awards
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:

John Cheek,

U.S. Department of Education,

400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W207,

Washington, DC 20202-6335.

Telephone: (202) 401-0274 or by email: john.cheek@ed.gov.
Email:john.cheek@ed.gov

Folder 293590 Full Announcement-CFDA Number 84.415B -> 2017NAL415Bapplication.pdf

Folder 293590 Full Announcement-CFDA Number 84.415B -> 2017-09043.pdf

Folder 293590 Full Announcement-CFDA Number 84.415B -> 2017-11339.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Phone 202-245-6288
EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov
Program Manager:
John Cheek,
U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W207,
Washington, DC 20202-6335.
Telephone: (202) 401-0274 or by email: john.cheek@ed.gov.
Email: john.cheek@ed.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
84.415 84-415B2017-1 Native American Language (NAL@ED) PKG00232317 May 04, 2017 Jun 19, 2017 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

293590 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

293590 ED_SF424_Supplement_1_3-1.3.pdf

293590 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf

293590 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf

293590 ED_524_Budget_1_3-1.3.pdf

293590 ED_GEPA427-1.1.pdf

293590 SF424B-1.1.pdf

293590 ED_Abstract-1.1.pdf

293590 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

293590 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

Optional forms

293590 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

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