Migrant Education Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Migrant Education Program
	CFDA Number:	84.144
	CFDA Description:	Migrant Education_Coordination Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Mandatory
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-022206-002
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Feb 23, 2006
	Creation Date:	Feb 23, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 19, 2006 Applications Available: February 22, 2006. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 19, 2006.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 18, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	39
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$250,000
	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: State educational agencies (SEAs) receiving Migrant Education Program (MEP) Basic State Formula grants.
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: The purpose of the MEP Consortium Incentive Grants program is to provide incentive grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) that participate in high-quality consortia with another SEA or other appropriate entity to improve the delivery of services to migrant children whose education is interrupted. Through this program, the Department provides financial incentives to SEAs to participate in high-quality consortia that improve the intrastate and interstate coordination of migrant education programs by addressing key needs of migratory children who have their education interrupted. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.144. Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted in paper format by mail or by hand delivery. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application by mail or by hand delivery, please refer to section IV.6. Other Submission Requirements in the official application notice. The Department does not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Migrant Education Program (MEP) Consortium Incentive Grants 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/E6-2514.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND System Admin.
Phone (202) 245-6140
julius.cotton@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Lisa Gillette
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E253 FOB-6,
Washington, DC 20
Similar Government Grants: • Opportunity ED-GRANTS-040110-002; • Migrant Education Program (MEP) Consortium Incentive Grants Program CFDA Number: 84.144F; • Migrant Education Program (MEP) Consortium Incentive Grants Program