Opportunity ID: 144234
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-021512-001 |
| 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: | CategoryExplanation |
| 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: | Feb 15, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 06, 2012 Applications Available: February 15, 2012. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 6, 2012. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 06, 2012 Applications Available: February 15, 2012. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 6, 2012. |
| Archive Date: | May 06, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $19,962,200 |
| 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Advanced Placement Test Fee Program CFDA Number 84.330B; Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2012 |
| 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
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Related Documents
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 | PKG00097730 | Feb 15, 2012 | Apr 06, 2012 | View |