Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): State-Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Pilot Grant

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is offering the State-Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Pilot Grant to Tribal Education Agencies (TEAs) to enhance their involvement in the education of American Indian and Alaska Native students. The grant aims to facilitate collaboration between TEAs and State educational agencies, improve academic achievement, and address the unique educational and cultural needs of AI/AN students. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov by August 9, 2012, to support building capacity for TEAs in administering State-administered formula grant programs for eligible schools on reservations. CFDA Number: 84.415A.

Opportunity ID: 186994

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	ED-GRANTS-072612-001
Funding Opportunity Title::	Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): State-Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Pilot CFDA Number 84.415A
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Education
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	3
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	84.415 — State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Jul 26, 2012
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 09, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 09, 2012
Archive Date::	Sep 08, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 1,977,000
Award Ceiling::	$
Award Floor::	$

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Eligible Applicants: A TEA in partnership with an SEA, or a consortium of TEAs in partnership with an SEA. In all cases a single TEA will serve as the applicant. A TEA consortium application must comply with the Department’s regulations governing group applications in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129 and must include a signed consortium agreement that identifies each member of the consortium, binds each member of the group to every statement and assurance made by the applicant in the application, and details the activities that each member of the group would perform under the grant. Letters of support from proposed consortium members do not meet the requirement for a consortium agreement.

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 fiscal year 2012 appropriation for the Department of Education includes funding for a pilot program under the Indian Education National Activities authority. Under the pilot, the Department will award competitive grants to Tribal Education Agencies (TEAs) to increase their role in the education of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students, including education to meet the unique educational and cultural needs of AI/AN students and improve their academic achievement. Specifically, the purposes of these grants are to (a) promote increased collaboration between TEAs and State educational agencies (SEAs) in the administration of certain State-administered formula grant programs, and (b) build the capacity of TEAs to conduct certain State-level administrative functions under those programs for eligible schools located on a reservation. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.415A. Applications for grants under the State-Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Pilot, CFDA number 84.415, 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 State-Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Pilot at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number.
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information::	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	84.415
Competition ID:	84-415A2012-3
Competition Title:	STEP Pilot Grant Competition
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00134510
Opening Date:	Jul 26, 2012
Closing Date:	Aug 09, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	Tara Ramsey
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUDGET INFORMATION NON-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS [V1.2] Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Grants.gov Lobbying Form [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] ED GEPA427 Form [V1.1] Dept of Education Supplemental Information for SF-424 [V1.1] ED Abstract Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1]
optional_forms	Other Attachments Form [V1.1]

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