Improving Literacy through School Libraries: FY 2011

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Improving Literacy through School Libraries: FY 2011: 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 this program is to improve student reading skills and academic achievement by providing students with increased access to up-to-date school library materials; well-equipped, technologically advanced school library media centers; and well-trained, professionally certified school library media specialists.Applications for grants under the Improving Literacy through School Libraries program, CFDA number 84.364A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://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 Improving Literacy through School Libraries competition at http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.364, not 84.364A). The telephone number for the e-Applications Helpdesk is 1-888-336-8930.
Federal Grant Title: Improving Literacy through School Libraries: FY 2011
Federal Agency Name: Department of Education
Grant Categories: Education
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-012711-001
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 84.364
CFDA Descriptions: Improving Literacy Through School Libraries
Current Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2011 Avail
Original Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2011 Avail
Posted Date: January 27th, 2011
Creation Date: Jan 28, 2011
Archive Date: Apr 27, 2011
Total Program Funding: $600,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $371,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $100,000
Expected Number of Awards: 50
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: LEAs, including charter schools and State-administered schools that are considered LEAs under State law, in which at least 20 percent of the students served by the LEA are from families with incomes below the poverty line based on the most recent satisfactory data available from the U.S. Census Bureau at the time this notice is published. These data are Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for school districts for income year 2009. A list of LEAs with their family poverty rates (based on these Census Bureau data) is posted on our Web site at http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/eligibility.html.
Link to Full Grant Announcement
Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact
Joyce Mays Management Analyst Phone 202-245-6122 [email protected] Program Manager: Peter D. Eldridge, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW. Washington, DC 20202 Telephone: (202)260-2514 or by e-mail: [email protected]; or David Miller, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E242, Washington, DC 20202-6200. Telephone: (202) 453-5621 or by
e-mail: Program Manager [e-mail: [email protected].]
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