Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Teaching American History Grant Program CFDA Number 84.215X

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	Federal Grant Title:	Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Teaching American History Grant Program CFDA Number 84.215X
	CFDA Number:	84.215
	CFDA Description:	Fund for the Improvement of Education
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-020211-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Feb 02, 2011
	Creation Date:	Feb 02, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 04, 2011 Applications Available: February 2, 2011. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: March 4, 2011. 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 competition. 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. The Secretary requests that this e-mail notification be sent to Mia Howerton at: teachingamericanhistory@ed.gov. Applicants that do not provide this e-mail notification may still apply for funding. Dates of Pre-Application Meetings: Pre-application meetings for prospective applicants will be held on March 11, 2011. Dates of Pre-Application Meetings: There will be two pre-application meetings for prospective applicants: (1) March 11, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the LBJ Auditorium at the U.S. Department of Education Headquarters, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202; (2) March 11, 2011 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the LBJ Auditorium at the U.S. Department of Education Headquarters, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. The Department is accessible by Metro on the Blue, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines at the 7th Street and Maryland Avenue Exit of the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station. Please continue to check the Teaching American History Web site at http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/ for further details on how to register for these pre-application meetings. Please contact the U.S. Department of Education contact persons listed under For Further Information Contact if you have any questions about the details of the pre-application meetings. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 4, 2011.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 04, 2011 Applications Available: February 2, 2011. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: March 4, 2011. 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 competition. 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. The Secretary requests that this e-mail notification be sent to Mia Howerton at: teachingamericanhistory@ed.gov. Applicants that do not provide this e-mail notification may still apply for funding. Dates of Pre-Application Meetings: Pre-application meetings for prospective applicants will be held on March 11, 2011. Dates of Pre-Application Meetings: There will be two pre-application meetings for prospective applicants: (1) March 11, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the LBJ Auditorium at the U.S. Department of Education Headquarters, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202; (2) March 11, 2011 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the LBJ Auditorium at the U.S. Department of Education Headquarters, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. The Department is accessible by Metro on the Blue, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines at the 7th Street and Maryland Avenue Exit of the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station. Please continue to check the Teaching American History Web site at http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/ for further details on how to register for these pre-application meetings. Please contact the U.S. Department of Education contact persons listed under For Further Information Contact if you have any questions about the details of the pre-application meetings. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 4, 2011.
	Archive Date:	May 04, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	75
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$2,000,000
	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: LEAs, including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law and regulations, which must work in partnership with one or more of the following entities: An institution of higher education. A non-profit history or humanities organization. A library or museum. An LEA may form a consortium with one or more other LEAs and submit a joint application for funds. The consortium must follow the procedures for joint applications described in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129.
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 Teaching American History (TAH) grant program supports projects that aim to raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of traditional American history as a separate subject within the core elementary and secondary school curriculum. Grant awards assist local educational agencies (LEAs), in partnership with entities that have extensive content expertise, in developing, implementing, documenting, evaluating, and disseminating innovative, cohesive models of professional development. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215X. Applications for grants under the Teaching American History program, CFDA number 84.215X, must be submitted electronically using the Government-wide 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 e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Teaching American History program at 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 (e.g., search for 84.215, not 84.215X).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/fr-2011-02-02/pdf/2011-2290.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Managers: Mia Howerton, Margarita Melendez, or Adam Bookman U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4C123 Washington, DC 20202-5960 Telephone: (202) 205-0147 or by e-mail:

e-Mail: Program Mailbox [teachingamericanhistory@ed.gov]
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