Opportunity ID: 54981

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-060410-001
Funding Opportunity Title: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program CFDA Number 84.041C
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation: –
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Category Explanation: –
Expected Number of Awards: 11
Assistance Listings: 84.041 — Impact Aid
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jun 07, 2010
Last Updated Date: –
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jul 06, 2010 Applications Available: June 4, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 6, 2010.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 06, 2010 Applications Available: June 4, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 6, 2010.
Archive Date: Aug 05, 2010
Estimated Total Program Funding: $17,509,000
Award Ceiling: –
Award Floor: –

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: To be eligible for an emergency repair grant, an LEA must enroll a high percentage (at least 40 percent) of federally connected children in average daily attendance (ADA) who reside on Indian lands or who have a parent on active duty in the U.S. uniformed services, have a school that enrolls a high percentage of one of these types of students, be eligible for funding for heavily impacted LEAs under section 8003(b)(2) of the Act, or meet the specific numeric requirements regarding bonding capacity. In making emergency grant awards, the Secretary must also consider the LEA’s total assessed value of real property that may be taxed for school purposes, its use of available bonding capacity, and the nature and severity of the school facility emergency.

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 Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant program provides grants for emergency repairs and modernization of school facilities to certain eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) that receive formula Impact Aid funds.
Priority: In this notice, the Secretary is soliciting applications only for Priority 1 emergency repair grants. We will not accept applications for Priority 2 emergency repair or modernization grants at this time. In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii) and (iv), this priority is from section 8007(b)(2)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (Act) (20 U.S.C. 7707(b)), and the regulations for this program in 34 CFR 222.177.
Absolute Priority: For this competition using FY 2009 funds, this is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is: Priority 1 emergency repair grants. An LEA is eligible to apply for an emergency grant under the first priority of section 8007(b) of the Act if it–
(a) Is eligible to receive formula construction funds for fiscal year 2009 under section 8007(a) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 7707(a));
(b)(1) Has no practical capacity to issue bonds;
(2) Has minimal capacity to issue bonds and has used at least 75 percent of its bond limit; or
(3) Is eligible to receive funds for fiscal year 2009 for heavily impacted districts under section 8003(b)(2) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 7707(b)(2)); and
(c) Has a school facility emergency that the Secretary has determined poses a health or safety hazard to students and school personnel.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.041C.

Applications for grants under the Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program, CFDA number 84.041C, must be submitted electronically using the e-Application system available through the Department’s e-Grants system, accessible through the e-Grants portal page 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: Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program CFDA Number 84.041C; Notice inviting applications for New Awards Using Fiscal Year 2009 Funds
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:

Kristen Walls-Rivas

Impact Aid Program

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3C155

Washington, DC 20202-6244

Telephone: (202) 260-3858 or e-mail:
Email:Impact.Aid@ed.gov

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