Territories and Freely Associated States Education Program
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Territories and Freely Associated States Education Program: 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. Purpose of Program: Territories and Freely Associated States Education grants support projects to raise student achievement through direct educational services. Grants are awarded to LEAs in the U.S. Territories (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and the Republic of Palau. The LEA may use grant funds to carry out activities authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), including teacher training, curriculum development, development or acquisition of instructional materials, and general school improvement and reform. Under the T&FASEG program, the Secretary awards grants for projects to-- (a) Conduct activities consistent with the purposes of the ESEA, as amended by NCLB, including the types of activities authorized by these ESEA titles-- (1) Title I--Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged. (2) Title II--Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High-quality Teachers and Principals. (3) Title III--Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students. (4) Title IV--21st Century Schools. (5) Title V--Promoting Informed Parental Choice and Innovative Programs. (b) Provide direct educational services that assist all students with meeting challenging State academic achievement standards. Note: The Secretary interprets the term direct educational services to-- (1) Mean activities that are designed to improve student achievement or the quality of education; and (2) Include instructional services for students and teacher training. Note: The full text of the ESEA, as amended by NCLB, may be found on the Internet at: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02/. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.256A. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use the 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 T&FASEG program at: http://www.grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search. The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726.
Federal Grant Title: | Territories and Freely Associated States Education Program |
Federal Agency Name: | Department of Education |
Grant Categories: | Education |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-032806-002 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 84.256 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Freely Associated States_Education Grant Program |
Current Application Deadline: | No deadline provided |
Original Application Deadline: | May 12, 2006 Applications Available: March 28, 20 |
Posted Date: | Mar 28, 2006 |
Creation Date: | Mar 28, 2006 |
Archive Date: | Jun 11, 2006 |
Total Program Funding: | $4,750,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | |
Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
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: Only local educational agencies (LEAs) in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Information not provided
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND System Admin.
Phone (202) 245-6140
[email protected]
Program Manager:
Valerie Rogers
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E245
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