Early Reading First Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Early Reading First Program
	CFDA Number:	84.359
	CFDA Description:	Early Reading First
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-011806-001
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 18, 2006
	Creation Date:	Apr 18, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 08, 2006 Dates: Applications Available: January 21, 2006. Deadline for Transmittal of Pre-Applications: February 20, 2006. Deadline for Transmittal of Full Applications: May 8, 2006.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 30, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	23
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$102,087,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: Under this competition, eligible applicants are (a) one or more local educational agencies (LEAs) that are eligible to receive a subgrant under the Reading First program (title I, part B, subpart 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA)); (b) one or more public or private organizations or agencies (including faith-based organizations) located in a community served by an eligible LEA; or (c) one or more eligible LEAs, applying in collaboration with one or more eligible organizations or agencies. To qualify under paragraph (b) of this definition, the organization's or agency's application must be on behalf of one or more programs that serve preschool-age children (such as a Head Start program, a child care program, or a family literacy program such as Even Start, or a lab school at a university), unless the organization or agency itself operates a preschool program.
Grant 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: This program supports local efforts to enhance the oral language, cognitive, and early reading skills of preschool-age children, especially those from low-income families, through strategies, materials, and professional development that are grounded in scientifically based reading research. The specific activities for which recipients must use grant funds are identified in the program statute, which is included in the application package.Pre- and full applications for grants under the Early Reading First program-CFDA Number 84.359A (pre-application) and CFDA Number 84.359B (full application) must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at: http://www.grants.gov. You may access the electronic grant application for the Early Reading First program at: http://www.grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.359A/B.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Early Reading First Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-446.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND System Admin.
Phone (202) 245-6140
julius.cotton@ed.gov
Program Managers:
Jill Stewart
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3C136, Washington, DC 20202-6132
Similar Government Grants: • Early Reading First Program CFDA 84.359A and 84.359B; • Early Reading First Program CFDA Numbers 84.359A and 84.359B; • Early Reading First -- Full Application CFDA 84.359B; • Early Reading First Program CFDA 84.359A/B Reopening Pre-Application Period; • Early Reading First; • Early Reading First Program CFDA 84.359A and 84.359B; • Early Reading First Program CFDA Numbers 84.359A and 84.359B