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OSERS: OSEP: Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--The National Center for Systemic Improvement, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.326R

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: SEAs; LEAs, including public charter schools that operate as LEAs under State law; IHEs; other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; freely associated States and outlying areas; Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations.

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $6,250,000
Award Ceiling: $6,250,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1

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05/22/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and secondary Education (OESE): Office for School Support and Accountability: Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CGSA) program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.368A

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: SEAs, as defined in section 8101(49) of the ESEA, of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and consortia of such SEAs.

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $18,993,000
Award Ceiling: $4,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 6

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05/24/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Safe and Supportive Schools: School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) number 84.184H

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: SEAs, as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(49), or LEAs, as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(30), including consortia of LEAs.

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $19,000,000
Award Ceiling: None
Expected Number of Awards: 25

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05/31/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Safe and Supportive Schools: Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.184X

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: High-need LEAs, SEAs on behalf of one or more high-need LEAs, and IHEs. High-need LEA applicants and SEA applicants on behalf of one or more high-need LEAs must propose to work in partnership with an eligible IHE, which may include institutions that serve diverse learners such as an HBCU (as defined in 34 CFR 608.2), TCU (as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the HEA), or other MSI (as defined in sections 316 through 320 of part A of title III, under part B of title III, or under title V of the HEA). Eligible IHE applicants must propose to work in partnership with one or more high-need LEAs or a SEA.

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $19,000,000
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 33

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05/31/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Effective Educator Development Programs: Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.336S

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: An eligible applicant must be an “eligible partnership” as defined in section 200(6) of the HEA. The term “eligible partnership” means an entity that— (1) Must include— (i) A high-need LEA; (ii)(A) A high-need school or a consortium of high-need schools served by the high-need LEA; or (B) As applicable, a high-need ECE program; (iii) A partner institution; (iv) A school, department, or program of education within such partner institution, which may include an existing teacher professional development program with proven outcomes within a four-year IHE that provides intensive and sustained collaboration between faculty and LEAs consistent with the requirements of...

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $25,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 17

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06/03/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Charter School Program (CSP): CSP Grants to State Entities, Assistance Listing Number 84.282A

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: 1. Eligible Entities: State entities in States with a specific State statute authorizing the granting of charters to schools.Under section 4303(e)(1) of the ESEA, no State entity may receive a grant under this competition for use in a State in which a State entity is currently using a CSP State Entity grant. Thus, if multiple State entities in a State submit applications that receive high enough scores to be recommended for funding under this competition, only the highest scoring application among such State entities will be funded. Likewise, State entities located in States in which a State entity has a current CSP State Entity grant that is not in its final budget period (or is in its final budget period, but the grantee plans to request a one-time...

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $46,000,000
Award Ceiling: None
Expected Number of Awards: 6

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06/13/24 Apply

for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Institutional Service: Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence (Hawkins) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.428A

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: Eligible institutions (as articulated under section 241(1) of the HEA) under the Hawkins Program include-- (i) An IHE that has a qualified teacher preparation program that is— (A) A part B institution (as defined in section 322 of the HEA); (B) A Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 502 of the HEA); (C) A Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316 of the HEA); (D) An Alaska Native-serving institution (as defined in section 317(b) of the HEA); (E) A Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in section 317(b) of the HEA); (F) A Predominantly Black Institution (as defined in section 318 of the HEA); (G) An Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (as defined in...

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $15,000,000
Award Ceiling: None
Expected Number of Awards: 27

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06/18/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Well Rounded Education: Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) program, Assistance Listing Number 84.371C

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: SEAs of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (also referred to in this notice as States).

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $185,000,000
Award Ceiling: None
Expected Number of Awards: 20

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06/24/24 Apply

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN), Assistance Listing Number 84.200A

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: (a) Any academic department of an IHE that provides a course of study that--(i) Leads to a graduate degree in an area of national need; and (ii) Has been in existence for at least four years at the time of an application for a grant under this competition. (b) Eligible applicants may apply alone or in partnership with one or more eligible nondegree granting institutions that have formal arrangements for the support of doctoral dissertation research.Note: A formal arrangement under paragraph (b) is a written agreement between a degree-granting institution and an eligible nondegree granting institution whereby the degree-granting institution accepts students from the eligible nondegree granting institution as doctoral degree...

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $20,479,535
Award Ceiling: $750,000
Expected Number of Awards: 60

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06/24/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Charter School Program (CSP): CSP Developer Grants for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools, Assistance Listing Number 84.282E

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are developers that have--(a) Applied to an authorized public chartering authority to operate a charter school; and (b) Provided adequate and timely notice to that authority. (Section 4310(6) of the ESEA). Additionally, the charter school must be located in a State with a State statute specifically authorizing the establishment of charter schools (as defined in section 4310(2) of the ESEA) and in which a State entity currently does not have a CSP State Entity grant (Assistance Listing Number 84.282A) under section 4303 of the ESEA. (Section 4305(a)(2) of the ESEA). As a general matter, the Secretary considers charter schools that have been in operation for more than five years to be past the...

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 14

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06/24/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Charter School Program (CSP): CSP Developer Grants for The Opening of New Charter Schools, Assistance Listing Number 84.282B

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are developers that have--(a) Applied to an authorized public chartering authority to operate a charter school; and (b) Provided adequate and timely notice to that authority. (Section 4310(6) of the ESEA). Additionally, the charter school must be located in a State with a State statute specifically authorizing the establishment of charter schools (as defined in section 4310(2) of the ESEA) and in which a State entity currently does not have a CSP State Entity grant (Assistance Listing Number 84.282A) under section 4303 of the ESEA. (Section 4305(a)(2) of the ESEA). As a general matter, the Secretary considers charter schools that have been in operation for more than five years to be past the...

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 14

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06/24/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Program and Grantee Support Services: Comprehensive Centers Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.283B

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: Research organizations, institutions, agencies, IHEs, or partnerships among such entities, or individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described in this notice, including regional entities that carried out activities under the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such Act existed on the day before November 5, 2002) and title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as such title existed on the day before January 8, 2002). A group of eligible entities may apply as a consortium, in accordance with the requirements in 34 CFR 75.127-129.

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $46,153,544
Award Ceiling: $6,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 18

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06/24/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants), Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.282M

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: CMOs. Eligible applicants may apply individually or as part of a group or consortium.Note: Under 34 CFR 75.51, an applicant may show that it is a nonprofit organization by any of the following means: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar...

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $92,000,000
Award Ceiling: None
Expected Number of Awards: 20

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06/27/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Innovation and Early Learning Programs: Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program Expansion Grants Assistance Listing Number 84.411A

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: (a) An LEA;(b) An SEA;(c) The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE);(d) A consortium of SEAs or LEAs;(e) A nonprofit (as defined in this notice) organization; and(f) An LEA, an SEA, the BIE, or a consortium described in clause (d), in partnership with—(1) A nonprofit organization;(2) A business;(3) An educational service agency; or(4) An IHE.To qualify as a rural applicant under the EIR program, an applicant must meet both of the following requirements:(a) The applicant is—(1) An LEA with an urban-centric district locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary;(2) A consortium of such LEAs;(3) An educational service agency or a nonprofit organization in partnership with such an LEA;...

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $251,000,000
Award Ceiling: $15,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 4

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07/05/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Innovation and Early Learning Programs: Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program Mid-Phase Grants Assistance Listing Number 84.411B

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: (a) An LEA;(b) An SEA;(c) The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE);(d) A consortium of SEAs or LEAs;(e) A nonprofit organization; and(f) An LEA, an SEA, the BIE, or a consortium described in clause (d), in partnership with—(1) A nonprofit (as defined in this notice) organization;(2) A business;(3) An educational service agency; or(4) An IHE.To qualify as a rural applicant under the EIR program, an applicant must meet both of the following requirements:(a) The applicant is—(1) An LEA with an urban-centric district locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary;(2) A consortium of such LEAs;(3) An educational service agency or a nonprofit organization in partnership with such an LEA;...

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $251,000,000
Award Ceiling: $10,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 8

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07/05/24 Apply

OSERS: RSA: Disability Innovation Fund (DIF)--Creating a 21st Century Workforce of Youth and Adults with Disabilities Through the Transformation of Education, Career, and Competitive Integrated Employment Model Demonstration Project, ALN 84.421F

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: • State agencies or their equivalents under State law: (1) State Educational Agency; (2) State Juvenile Justice agency; (3) State Developmental Disabilities agency; (4) State Department of Health; (5) State Department of Human Services; or (6) Designated State unit for Vocational Rehabilitation Services. • Public, Private and Nonprofit Entities, including Indian Tribes and Institutions of Higher Education.Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian Tribes. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to Institutions of Higher Education only. Note: The regulation 34 CFR § 75.51 How to prove nonprofit status applies to nonprofits and requires...

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $236,313,221
Award Ceiling: None
Expected Number of Awards: 29

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07/08/24 Apply

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Federal TRIO Programs: Student Support Services (SSS) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.042A

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: IHEs or combinations of IHEs.Note: Combinations of IHEs under this competition must follow the procedures under 34 CFR 75.127—75.129 in developing a group application. This includes developing an agreement that details the activities that each member of the group plans to perform and binds each member of the group to every statement and assurance made by the applicant in the application. This agreement must be submitted with the application.

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $381,883,715
Award Ceiling: $272,364
Expected Number of Awards: 1159

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07/15/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Innovation and Early Learning Programs: Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program Early-Phase Grants Assistance Listing Number 84.411C

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: (a) An LEA;(b) An SEA;(c) The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE);(d) A consortium of SEAs or LEAs;(e) A nonprofit (as defined in this notice) organization; and(f) An LEA, an SEA, the BIE, or a consortium described in clause (d), in partnership with—(1) A nonprofit organization;(2) A business;(3) An educational service agency; or(4) An IHE.To qualify as a rural applicant under the EIR program, an applicant must meet both of the following requirements:(a) The applicant is—(1) An LEA with an urban-centric district locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary;(2) A consortium of such LEAs;(3) An educational service agency or a nonprofit organization in partnership with such an LEA;...

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $251,000,000
Award Ceiling: $6,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 15

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07/22/24 Apply

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Charter School Program (CSP): State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant (SFIG) Program, Assistance Listing Numbers 84.282D

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: States. In order to be eligible to receive a grant, a State shall establish or enhance, and administer, a per-pupil facilities aid program for charter schools in the State, that--(a) Is specified in State law; and(b) Provides annual financing, on a per-pupil basis, for charter school facilities.Note: A State that is required under State law to provide charter schools with access to adequate facility space, but that does not have a per-pupil facilities aid program for charter schools specified in State law, is eligible to receive a grant if the State agrees to use the funds to develop a per-pupil facilities aid program consistent with the requirements in this notice inviting applications.

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: $30,000,000
Award Ceiling: None
Expected Number of Awards: 4

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07/23/24 Apply

Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER)): Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Recovery Policymaking, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305S

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: For the Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking (ALN 84.305S) grant program, eligible applications must include the eligible State agency or State postsecondary system responsible for the education issue, program, or policy to be examined. Eligible State agencies include the State educational agency (SEA) responsible for the State’s K-12 sector as well as other State agencies responsible for other specific education sectors such as prekindergarten, career and technical education, postsecondary education, and adult education. In addition, a State postsecondary system may serve as the eligible State agency. Eligible State agencies may apply alone, or in conjunction with research organizations such...

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: Not Available
Award Ceiling: None
Expected Number of Awards:

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08/15/24 Apply

Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305T

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Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicants: For the Transformative Research in the Education Sciences (ALN 84.305T) grant program, eligible applicants are organizations that have the demonstrated ability and capacity to conduct rigorous research and development. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, institutions of higher education and non-profit, for-profit, public, or private entities. Eligible applications must include research, product development, and education agency partners. The research partner must be an organization that has the ability and capacity to conduct rigorous research and development. The product development partner must be an organization that has experience developing and scaling products. Eligible education agency partners include: o State education...

Funding Amounts

Estimated Total Program Funding: Not Available
Award Ceiling: None
Expected Number of Awards:

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09/12/24 Apply

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  1. Always keep your project plan in mind. ...
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The largest group of respondents (40%) shared that it takes them between 10-20 hours to write a single grant application. 15% shared that it takes them 21-30 hours, and another 15% shared that it takes 31-40 hours. Think about that: 40 hours is one full work week that could be spent on just one grant application!

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Dear [Grantor Name], I am writing this letter in support of [Organization Name] and their proposed project [Project Name]. As [Your Position] of [Your Organization Name], I have had the privilege of working alongside the [Organization Name] team and can attest to their expertise in [Field/Area of Work].

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Program Development Support

The most popular type of grant is for Program support. Program grants provide funding for specific projects or programs. Generally, these are restricted grants, where recipients must only use funds for the exact purpose outlined in the grant proposal.

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The main federal grant programs include: Pell Grant. This popular grant program is available to anyone who meets certain financial need requirements and is enrolled at least part-time in college. Your actual grant is based on the amount of demonstrated need.

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The government does not offer "free money" for individuals. Federal grants are typically only for states and organizations.

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Here are the common steps, in order, that are often included when writing a formal grant proposal:
  1. Include a cover letter. ...
  2. Include an executive summary. ...
  3. Describe a statement of need. ...
  4. List objectives and goals. ...
  5. Describe methods and strategies. ...
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  7. Include a budget. ...
  8. Detail organizational information.
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