School Leadership Program

The summary for the School Leadership Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	School Leadership Program
	CFDA Number:	84.363
	CFDA Description:	School Leadership
	Federal Agency Name:	Headquarters and Regional Offices
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-022205-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Feb 22, 2005
	Creation Date:	Feb 22, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 15, 2005 Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: March 24, 2005. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 15, 2005.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	May 15, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	24
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$12,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$750,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: High-need local educational agencies (LEAs), consortia of high-need LEAs, or partnerships that consist of at least one high-need LEA and at least one nonprofit organization (which may be a community- or faith-based organization) or institution of higher education. (See section III. Eligibility Information in the official application notice, 3. Other: Definition of "High-Need LEA" and other Eligibility Information) in the official application notice.
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 School Leadership program is designed to assist high-need LEAs in the development, enhancement, or expansion of innovative programs to recruit, train, and mentor principals (including assistant principals) to serve in high-need schools through such activities as: Providing financial incentives to aspiring new principals; Providing stipends to principals who mentor new principals; Carrying out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; and Providing incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.363A.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: School Leadership Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/E5-694.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Lark, Tonja, ED Deputy FedGrants Administrator, Phone (202) 245-6160, Fax (202) 245-6271, Email tonja.lark@ed.gov tonja.lark@ed.gov Lark, Tonja
Similar Government Grants: • School Leadership Grant Program CFDA 84.363A