Professional Development
The summary for the Professional Development 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.
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Professional Development: 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 purposes of the Professional Development program are to: (1) Increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indian people; (2) provide training to qualified Indian individuals to become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and (3) improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in the education field. Activities may include, but are not limited to, continuing programs, symposia, workshops, conferences, and direct financial support. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.299B. SUMMARY: On March 2, 2004, a notice was published in the Federal Register (69 FR 9813) (http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-4554.pdf) that established a closing date of April 5 for transmittal of applications for new program awards for the fiscal year 2004 Professional Development program. The purpose of this notice is to extend the closing date for transmittal of applications for this program, due to unavoidable delays in the technical services contracting process for the panel review of the applications. The closing date for the transmittal of applications for this program is extended to May 3, 2004. DATES: The new deadline date for the transmittal of applications is May 3, 2004.
| Federal Grant Title: | Professional Development |
| Federal Agency Name: | Headquarters and Regional Offices |
| Grant Categories: | Education |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-030204-002 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | Information not provided |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | No deadline provided |
| Original Application Deadline: | Apr 05, 2004 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 09, 2004 |
| Creation Date: | Jun 02, 2004 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 02, 2004 |
| Total Program Funding: | $6,791,630 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $500,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $300,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 16 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants for this program are an institution of higher education, including an Indian institution of higher education; a State or local educational agency, in consortium with an institution of higher education; an Indian tribe or organization, in consortium with an institution of higher education; and a Bureau-funded school. An application from a consortium of eligible entities must meet the requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129. The consortium agreement, signed by all parties, must be submitted with the application in order to be considered as a consortium application. Letters of support do not meet the consortium requirements. In order to be considered an eligible entity, applicants, including institutions of higher education, must be eligible to provide the level and type of degree proposed in the application or must apply in consortium with an institution of higher education that is eligible to grant the target degree. Applicants that apply as an "Indian organization" must demonstrate in the application how they meet all criteria of this term as defined in 34 CFR 263.3 in order to be considered an eligible Indian organization. We will reject any application that does not meet these requirements.
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- Grant Announcement Contact
- Cotton, Julius, ED FedGrants Administrator, Phone (202) 708-8562, Fax (202) 205-0667, Email [email protected] [email protected] Cotton, Julius