Early Reading First Program
The summary for the Early Reading First Program grant is detailed below.
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Early Reading First Program: 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: 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. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.359A/B.
| Federal Grant Title: | Early Reading First Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | Headquarters and Regional Offices |
| Grant Categories: | Education |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-122904-001 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 84.359 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Early Reading First |
| Current Application Deadline: | No deadline provided |
| Original Application Deadline: | May 02, 2005 Deadline for Transmittal of Pre-Appl |
| Posted Date: | Dec 29, 2004 |
| Creation Date: | Dec 29, 2004 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 01, 2005 |
| Total Program Funding: | $104,160,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $4,500,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 139 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Eligible Applicants: The term "eligible applicant" means the following: (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, 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.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Information not provided
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Lark, Tonja, ED Deputy FedGrants Administrator, Phone (202) 245-6160, Fax (202) 245-6271, Email [email protected] [email protected] Lark, Tonja
- 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
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