Office of Elementary & Secondary Education; Overview Information: Race to the Top Fund (ARRA) CFDA 84.395

The summary for the Office of Elementary & Secondary Education; Overview Information: Race to the Top Fund (ARRA) CFDA 84.395 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 Department of Education, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Office of Elementary & Secondary Education; Overview Information: Race to the Top Fund (ARRA) CFDA 84.395: The Race to the Top is a $4.35 billion competitive grant program designed to encourage and reward States that are creating the conditions for education innovation and reform and implementing ambitious plans in four core education reform areas: - Adopting internationally-benchmarked standards and assessments that prepare students for success in college and the workplace; - Recruiting, developing, retaining, and rewarding effective teachers and principals; - Building data systems that measure student success and inform teachers and principals how they can improve their practices; and - Turning around lowest-performing schools The overarching goals are to: - Drive substantial gains in student achievement - Improve high school graduation rates and prepare students for success in college and careers - Close achievement gaps The Department plans to make Race to the Top grants in two phases. States that are ready to apply may do so in Phase 1, which will open in late 2009. States that need more time may apply in Phase 2, which will open in spring 2010. States that apply in Phase 1 but are not awarded grants may reapply for funding in Phase 2, together with States that are applying for the first time in Phase 2. Phase 1 grantees may not apply for additional funding in Phase 2. We will announce specific deadlines for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 in subsequent notice(s) inviting applications for funds under this program.

Federal Grant Title:	Office of Elementary & Secondary Education; Overview Information: Race to the Top Fund (ARRA) CFDA 84.395
Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
Grant Categories:	Education Recovery Act
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-072909-002
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	84.395
CFDA Descriptions:	State Fiscal Stabilization Fund - State Incentive Grants
Current Application Deadline:	In a notice published in the Federal Register on J
Original Application Deadline:	In a notice published in the Federal Register on J
Posted Date:	Sep 02, 2009
Creation Date:	Sep 02, 2009
Archive Date:	No date given
Total Program Funding:	$4,350,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: States. As defined by Section 14013 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the term "State" means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Awards are made to States (as required by Section 14006(a)(2) of the ARRA). States that receive a Race to the Top grant must use at least 50 percent of the award to provide subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs), including public charter schools identified as LEAs under State law, based upon LEAs' relative shares of funding under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 [email protected] Program Manager Jim Butler U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Rm. 3E239 Washington, DC 20202-5970 Telephone: 202-205-3775 or by e-mail

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