Migrant Education Program (MEP) Consortium Incentive Grants Program CFDA Number: 84.144F

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	Federal Grant Title:	Migrant Education Program (MEP) Consortium Incentive Grants Program CFDA Number: 84.144F
	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-031208-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 12, 2008
	Creation Date:	Mar 12, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 07, 2008 Applications Available: March 12, 2008. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 7, 2008.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 06, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	23
	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 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. 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 consortium arrangements 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 consortium arrangements 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: 84.144F. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail. If you submit your application by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following address: By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: Alejandra Velez-Paschke, Office of Migrant Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 3E249, Washington, DC 20202-6135 or By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education, Attention: Alejandra Velez-Paschke, OESE, 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506. The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Migrant Education Program (MEP) Consortium Incentive Grants Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-4961.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND System Admin.
Phone (202) 245-6140
julius.cotton@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Alejandra Velez-Paschke
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW.
Room 3E249, LBJ
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Similar Government Grants: • Opportunity ED-GRANTS-040110-002; • Migrant Education Program; • Migrant Education Program (MEP) Consortium Incentive Grants Program