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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Preschool Development Grants: Development Grants CFDA Number 84.419A
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.
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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:
The purpose of the Preschool Development Grants program, which is jointly administered by the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services (Departments), is to support State and local efforts to build, develop, and expand High-Quality Preschool Programs 1 so that more children from low- and moderate-income families enter kindergarten ready to succeed in school and in life.
All States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico are eligible to apply for either a Preschool Development Grants--Development Grant or a Preschool Development Grants--Expansion Grant.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Defined terms are used throughout the notice and are indicated by capitalization.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preschool Development Grants--Development Grants will support States with either small or no State Preschool Programs.
These grants will be awarded to States to develop or enhance preschool program infrastructure and capacity to deliver High-Quality Preschool Programs.
These States will be expected to implement and sustain High-Quality Preschool Programs to reach and serve additional Eligible Children in one or more High-Need Communities.
The States eligible to apply for a Preschool Development Grants--Development Grant are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Preschool Development Grants--Expansion Grants will support States that have robust State Preschool Programs or that have been awarded a Race to the Top--Early Learning Challenge grant.
These grants will be awarded to States to implement and sustain High-Quality Preschool Programs that reach and serve additional Eligible Children in two or more High-Need Communities.
States will also be able to use a portion of their funds to make preschool program infrastructure and quality improvements needed to deliver High-Quality Preschool Programs.
The States eligible to apply for a Preschool Development Grants--Expansion Grant are Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:
8 4. 419A.Applications for grants under the Preschool Development Grants--Development Grants CFDA number 8 4. 419A, must be submitted electronically using the Government wide Grants.gov Apply site at 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 email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.You may access the electronic grant application for Preschool Development Grants_Development Grants at www.Grants.gov.
You must search for the downloadable application package for this program [competition] by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 8 4. 419, not 8 4. 419A).
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:
The purpose of the Preschool Development Grants program, which is jointly administered by the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services (Departments), is to support State and local efforts to build, develop, and expand High-Quality Preschool Programs 1 so that more children from low- and moderate-income families enter kindergarten ready to succeed in school and in life.
All States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico are eligible to apply for either a Preschool Development Grants--Development Grant or a Preschool Development Grants--Expansion Grant.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Defined terms are used throughout the notice and are indicated by capitalization.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preschool Development Grants--Development Grants will support States with either small or no State Preschool Programs.
These grants will be awarded to States to develop or enhance preschool program infrastructure and capacity to deliver High-Quality Preschool Programs.
These States will be expected to implement and sustain High-Quality Preschool Programs to reach and serve additional Eligible Children in one or more High-Need Communities.
The States eligible to apply for a Preschool Development Grants--Development Grant are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Preschool Development Grants--Expansion Grants will support States that have robust State Preschool Programs or that have been awarded a Race to the Top--Early Learning Challenge grant.
These grants will be awarded to States to implement and sustain High-Quality Preschool Programs that reach and serve additional Eligible Children in two or more High-Need Communities.
States will also be able to use a portion of their funds to make preschool program infrastructure and quality improvements needed to deliver High-Quality Preschool Programs.
The States eligible to apply for a Preschool Development Grants--Expansion Grant are Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:
8 4. 419A.Applications for grants under the Preschool Development Grants--Development Grants CFDA number 8 4. 419A, must be submitted electronically using the Government wide Grants.gov Apply site at 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 email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.You may access the electronic grant application for Preschool Development Grants_Development Grants at www.Grants.gov.
You must search for the downloadable application package for this program [competition] by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 8 4. 419, not 8 4. 419A).
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Preschool Development Grants: Development Grants CFDA Number 84.419A; Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2014
Additional Information of Eligibility:
1.
Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to compete for funding under this program a State must-- (a) Serve less than 10 percent of four-year-old children in a State Preschool Program or not have a State Preschool Program; 16 and --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Based on current data from: Barnett, W.S., Carolan, M.E, Squires, J.H., and Clarke-Brown, K.
(May 2014).
State of Preschool 2013: First Look (NCES 2014-078).
U. S. Department of Education.
Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
Available at: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Not have received an award under a Race to the Top--Early Learning Challenge competition.
Therefore, only the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming are eligible to apply for Preschool Development Grants--Development Grants.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Agency Email:
PreschoolDevelopmentGrants.Competition@ed.gov.
Date Posted:
2014-08-18
Application Due Date:
2014-10-21
Archive Date:
2014-11-18
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