Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): MEP Consortium Incentive Grants Program

The Department of Education’s MEP Consortium Incentive Grants Program provides financial incentives to State educational agencies participating in consortia to enhance services for migrant children with interrupted education. The program focuses on improving intrastate and interstate coordination of migrant education programs to address key needs of migratory children. For eligibility and application requirements, contact Michelle Moreno at the U.S. Department of Education. Applications must be submitted in paper format and the closing date for this grant is May 04, 2012.

Opportunity ID: 147095

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	ED-GRANTS-022812-001
Funding Opportunity Title::	Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Migrant Education Program (MEP) Consortium Incentive Grants Program CFDA Number 84.144F
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::	CategoryExplanation
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Education
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	47
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	84.144 — Migrant Education_Coordination Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Feb 28, 2012
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	May 04, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	May 04, 2012
Archive Date::	Jun 03, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 3,000,000
Award Ceiling::	$250,000
Award Floor::	$

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::	Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility::	Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs) receiving MEP Basic State Formula grants, in consortium with one or more other SEAs or appropriate entities.

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 MEP Consortium Incentive Grants program is to provide incentive grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) that participate in consortia with one or more other SEAs or other appropriate entities to improve the delivery of services to migrant children whose education is interrupted. Through this program, the Department provides financial incentives to SEAs to participate in consortia to improve the intrastate and interstate coordination of migrant education programs by addressing key needs of migratory children who have their education interrupted. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.144F. Address to Request Application Package: Michelle Moreno, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E325, LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-6135. Telephone: (202) 401-2928, or by email: michelle.moreno@ed.gov. Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted in paper format by mail or hand delivery.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Package No: 1