The Office of Innovation and Improvement is offering the Ready To Teach (RTT) Program–General Programming Grants. This grant is designed to improve teaching quality by supporting the innovative use of telecommunications in elementary and secondary schools. The primary purpose of this initiative is to assist teachers in preparing all students to achieve challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards across core curriculum areas. These grants aim to enhance educational outcomes through technology integration. Applications for these grants (CFDA 84.286A) must be submitted electronically. Applicants should consult the official Federal Register notice for specific details on eligibility and application requirements.
Opportunity ID: 53069
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-032310-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Office of Innovation and Improvement: Ready To Teach Program–General Programming Grants CFDA 84.286A |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 84.286 — Ready to Teach |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 24, 2010 Applications Available: March 23, 2010. Deadline for Notice of Intent To Apply: April 22, 2010. Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if it has a better understanding of the number of entities that intend to apply for funding under this program. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending a short e-mail message indicating the applicant’s intent to submit an application for funding. The e-mail need not include information regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant’s intent to submit it. This e-mail notification should be sent to Sharon Harris at readytoteach@ed.gov. Applicants that fail to provide this e-mail notification may still apply for funding. Date of Meeting for Prospective Applicants: April 15, 2010. Meeting for Prospective Applicants: The Ready to Teach program will hold a webinar for prospective applicants on April 15, 2010 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Washington, DC time. The conference will offer information about how to apply for a Ready to Teach grant. For information and to register, please send an e-mail to Sharon.Harris@ed.gov. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 24, 2010. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 24, 2010 Applications Available: March 23, 2010. Deadline for Notice of Intent To Apply: April 22, 2010. Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if it has a better understanding of the number of entities that intend to apply for funding under this program. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending a short e-mail message indicating the applicant’s intent to submit an application for funding. The e-mail need not include information regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant’s intent to submit it. This e-mail notification should be sent to Sharon Harris at readytoteach@ed.gov. Applicants that fail to provide this e-mail notification may still apply for funding. Date of Meeting for Prospective Applicants: April 15, 2010. Meeting for Prospective Applicants: The Ready to Teach program will hold a webinar for prospective applicants on April 15, 2010 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Washington, DC time. The conference will offer information about how to apply for a Ready to Teach grant. For information and to register, please send an e-mail to Sharon.Harris@ed.gov. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 24, 2010. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 23, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,650,000 |
| 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 to receive a General Programming Grant, an applicant must be a nonprofit telecommunications entity or partnership of such entities. Note: If more than one non-profit telecommunications entity wishes to form a consortium and jointly submit a single application, they must follow the procedures for group applications described in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129 of EDGAR. |
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. The Ready to Teach program (RTT) supports the use of telecommunications to improve teaching by assisting elementary school and secondary school teachers to prepare all students to achieve challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards in core curriculum areas. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.286A Applications for grants under the Ready to Teach Program–CFDA Number 84.286A must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department’s e-Grants Web site 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 Innovation and Improvement: Ready To Teach Program–General Programming Grants CFDA 84.286A; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 |
| 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: Sharon Harris U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W216 Washington, DC 20202-5980 Telephone: (202) 205-5880 or by e-mail: Email:readytoteach@ed.gov |
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