Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs

The summary for the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Headquarters and Regional Offices, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs: 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. Eligible applicants: Local educational agencies. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling program is to award grants to local educational agencies for the purpose of establishing or expanding elementary and secondary school counseling programs. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215E.

Federal Grant Title:	Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs
Federal Agency Name:	Headquarters and Regional Offices
Grant Categories:	Education
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-020304-001
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	84.215
CFDA Descriptions:	Fund for the Improvement of Education
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Mar 19, 2004
Posted Date:	Feb 03, 2004
Creation Date:	Apr 18, 2004
Archive Date:	Apr 18, 2004
Total Program Funding:	$11,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$400,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$250,000
Expected Number of Awards:	35
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: 1. Eligible Applicants: Local educational agencies. 2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost sharing or matching, but does involve supplement-not-supplant funding provisions. Section 5421(b)(2)(G) of the ESEA requires applicants under the program to assure that program funds will be used to supplement, and not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local funds used for providing school-based counseling and mental health services to students. 3. Other: Section 5421(g)(2) of the ESEA requires that for any fiscal year in which the amount available for this program is less than $40,000,000 the Secretary makes grants to local educational agencies only to establish or expand counseling programs in elementary schools. The FY 2004 appropriation for this program is $33,799,400. Therefore, under this notice applicants must propose projects that establish or expand counseling programs only in elementary schools.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Cotton, Julius, ED FedGrants Administrator, Phone (202) 708-8562, Fax (202) 205-0667, Email [email protected] [email protected] Cotton, Julius
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