The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is offering grants under the State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind. The grant aims to enhance academic achievement for children with disabilities through technical assistance, model demonstration projects, and dissemination of valuable information. Applicants must apply electronically through Grants.gov by August 15, 2013. For detailed eligibility criteria and application requirements, refer to the official Federal Register notice.
Opportunity ID: 237014
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | ED-GRANTS-070113-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | OSERS: OSEP: State technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind and National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind CFDA Number 84.326T |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Education |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 55 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 84.326 — Special Education_Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Jul 01, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Jul 01, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 15, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 15, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Sep 14, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 11,600,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $ |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Eligible Applicants: SEAs; LEAs, including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law; IHEs; other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; freely associated States and outlying areas; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations. With respect to Focus Area A of the priority, in order to provide SEAs with greater flexibility in how TA is delivered and ensure high-quality TA, individual States have the following options: (1) Participating in a regional project; (2) participating as a member of a multi-State consortium; or (3) applying directly for funds as a single State. Therefore, eligible applicants for funds awarded under Focus Area A of this absolute priority may be an entity serving a predetermined region of States, a multi-State consortium, or a single State. The predetermined regions are the six OSEP Regional Resource Center regions– Region 1: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Region 2: District of Columbia, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia; Region 3: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the Virgin Islands; Region 4: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin; Region 5: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming; Region 6: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, States of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. Eligible applicants under Focus Area A of this priority are invited to submit single-State applications to provide deaf-blind TA services to individual States, as they have done in the past. If a State is included in more than one application as a member of a consortium or predefined region or submits an individual State application, and more than one application is determined to be fundable for the State, the State will be given the option under which award (individual State, consortium, or region) it will receive funding. It may not be funded under multiple awards. If a State(s) chooses not to participate in a predetermined region, the predetermined region’s funding would be reduced by the amount of the award(s) that would be made for the individual State(s) application. The maximum level of funding for a consortium or region will reflect the combined total that the eligible entities comprising the consortium or region would have received if they had applied separately. For States within consortia or regions, no State will be permitted to receive less services or supports than it would have received under a previously held Deaf-Blind State grant. |
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 Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program is to promote academic achievement and to improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.326T.Applications for grants under the State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind and National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind competition, CFDA number 84.326T, 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 the State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind and National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind competition at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.326, not 84.326T). |
| 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 2 | Additional Information added to The Agency Contact Information Section. | Jul 01, 2013 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 84.326 |
| Competition ID: | 84-3262013-1 |
| Competition Title: | State TA Projects to Improve Services and Results for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind & Nat. TA&D Ctr for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00182513 |
| Opening Date: | Jul 01, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | Aug 15, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Jo Ann McCann |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] ED SF424 Supplement [V1.2] Grants.gov Lobbying Form [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUDGET INFORMATION NON-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS [V1.2] ED GEPA427 Form [V1.1] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [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] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.326 | 84-3262013-1 | State TA Projects to Improve Services and Results for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind & Nat. TA&D Ctr for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind | PKG00182513 | Jul 01, 2013 | Aug 15, 2013 | View | Jo Ann McCann | Organization Applicants |