Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Ready-to-Learn Television Program CFDA 84.295A
Posted by Department of Education
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Ready-to-Learn Television Program CFDA 84.295A — is cataloged under number ED-GRANTS-032210-001 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 84.295, posted by Department of Education. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 22, 2010 and last updated on May 24, 2010. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Varies by applicant. The agency has projected $26.9 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 7 awards. If the agency funds the expected 7 awards from the $26.9 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $3.8 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on June 22, 2010. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
Varies by applicant
Close Date
June 22, 2010
Applications Available: March 22, 2010. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 21, 2010. Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if it has a better understanding of the number of entities that intend to apply for funding under this program. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending a short e-mail message indicating the applicant's intent to submit an application for funding. The e-mail need not include information regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant's intent to submit. The e-mail notification should be sent to Joe Caliguro at readytolearn@ed.gov. Applicants that fail to provide this e-mail notification may still apply for funding. Date of Meeting for Prospective Applicants: April 8, 2010. Meeting for Prospective Applicants: The Ready-to-Learn program will hold a webinar for prospective applicants on April 15, 2010 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Washington, DC time. The conference will offer information about how to apply for a Ready-to-Learn cooperative agreement. For information and to register, please send an e-mail to joseph.caliguro@ed.gov. On March 22, 2010, we published in the Federal Register (75 FR 13515) a notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2010 for the Ready-to-Learn Television Program. We have extended the deadline for transmittal of applications and removed the paragraph on maximum award amount. (1) On page 13515, in the first column, after the words Deadline for Transmittal of Applications, replace the date ``May 21, 2010'' with the date ``June 22, 2010.'' (2) On page 13517, in the third column, the Maximum Award paragraph is removed. (3) On page 13518, in the second column, after the words Deadline for Transmittal of Applications, replace the date ``May 21, 2010'' with the date ``June 22, 2010.''
Posted
March 22, 2010
Est. Total Funding
$26,884,000
Expected Awards
7
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
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. The Ready-to-Learn Television Program is designed to: (1) Facilitate student academic achievement by supporting the development and distribution of educational video programming for preschool and elementary school children and their parents; and (2) develop and disseminate educational outreach materials and programs that are designed to promote school readiness, are interactive, and use multiple innovative technologies and digital media platforms.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.295A.Applications for grants under the Ready-to-Learn Television Program--CFDA Number 84.295A must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Ready to Learn Television
U.S. Department of Education
Agency Contact
Julius Cotton <br/>ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. <br/>Phone 202-245-6140 <br/>julius.cotton@ed.gov <br/>Program Manager: <br/>Joe Caliguro <br/>U.S. Department of Education <br/>400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W214 <br/>Washington, DC 20202-5980 <br/>Telephone: (202) 205-5449 or by e-mail:
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