Reading First Program (84.357)

The summary for the Reading First Program (84.357) 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.

Reading First Program (84.357): 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. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Under the Reading First program, we award Targeted Assistance Grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) that demonstrate an increase in student achievement in schools and districts participating in the Reading First program. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.357. The data that States must submit to demonstrate an increase in student achievement are the same data States must submit in their annual performance reports. Accordingly, the annual performance report will serve as the Targeted Assistance Grant application, and States may apply for a Targeted Assistance Grant by submitting their annual performance reports. The annual performance report is available and submitted electronically at: https://www.readingfirstapr.org. States should indicate that they want their data reviewed in consideration for a Targeted Assistance Grant by checking the appropriate box on the annual performance report and by providing the assurances and information requested. In order to be considered for a Targeted Assistance Grant, the annual performance report must be submitted by July 31, 2006. Only those States that want to be considered for a Targeted Assistance Grant this year must submit their annual performance reports by this date. All other States must submit their reports no later than November 30, 2006.

Federal Grant Title:	Reading First Program (84.357)
Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
Grant Categories:	Education
Type of Opportunity:	Mandatory
Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-061406-001
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	84.357
CFDA Descriptions:	Reading First State Grants
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Jul 31, 2006 Application Deadline: July 31, 2006.
Posted Date:	Jun 14, 2006
Creation Date:	Jun 14, 2006
Archive Date:	Aug 30, 2006
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:
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: Which SEAs Are Eligible for a Targeted Assistance Grant? An SEA is eligible for a Targeted Assistance Grant if it can show an increase in student achievement over two consecutive years. Therefore, an SEA's eligibility for this grant begins when the State has three years of student achievement data. This may include either-- (a) Student data representing three years of school-level implementation of the Reading First program; or (b) Student data representing two years of school-level implementation of the Reading First program, along with baseline data from the year preceding implementation. Specifically, the SEA's application must demonstrate that an increasing percentage of third-grade students in the schools served by the local educational agencies that receive Reading First funds are reaching the proficient level in reading for each of two consecutive years in each of the following categories-- (a) Economically disadvantaged students; (b) Students from each major racial and ethnic group; (c) Students with disabilities; and (d) Students with limited English proficiency. The SEA must also demonstrate in its application that for each of those two consecutive years, the schools receiving Reading First funds are improving the reading skills of students in grades 1, 2, and 3 based on instructional reading assessments, and that increasing percentages of students in the State are reading at grade level or above. Who Will Review State Applications for Targeted Assistance Grants? The expert review panel convened to evaluate State applications for Reading First State Grants will also review applications for Targeted Assistance Grants to determine whether the data the SEA submits demonstrate an increase in student achievement in schools and districts participating in the Reading First program.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton
ED FedGrants System Admin.
Phone (202) 245-6140
[email protected]
Program Manager:
Sandi Jacobs
Telephone: (202) 401-4877 [email protected] e-Mail: Program Manager
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