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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP): Tribal Education Agency Development Discretionary Grant Program (STEP Development) CFDA Number 84.415A
Department of Education · ED-GRANTS-061319-001
Total Program Funding
$1.6M
Expected Awards
10
Deadline
August 12, 2019
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP): Tribal Education Agency Development Discretionary Grant Program (STEP Development) CFDA Number 84.415A. Department of Education. Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis ofinformation in the Federal Register application notice. For... $1,600,000 total program funding; ~10 awards expected.
Who Should Apply
Other Native American Tribal Organizations, Other eligible entities, Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Who Should NOT Apply
Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types
Key Requirements (Plain English)
- •Eligible Applicants: Indian Tribes that do not have a TEA, Tribal organizations approved by an Indian Tribe that do not have a TEA, or a consortiu...
- •Deadline: 2019-08-12
💡 GrantQuick Tip
Clearly demonstrate alignment with funding priorities and provide measurable outcomes.
Competitiveness: High — limited number of awards
What This Grant Funds
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis ofinformation in the Federal Register application notice. For specificinformation about eligibility, please see the official application notice. Theofficial version of this document is the document published in the FederalRegister. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Registerand the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review theofficial application notice for pre-application and application requirements, applicationsubmission information, performance measures, priorities and program contactinformation.
Forthe addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to ourCommon Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary GrantPrograms, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.
Purposeof Program: The purposes of the STEP program are to: (1) promote Tribal self-determination ineducation; (2) improve the academic achievement of Indian children and youth;and (3) promote the coordination and collaboration of Tribal educationalagencies (TEAs) with State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educationalagencies (LEAs) to meet the unique education and culturally related academicneeds of Indian students.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance(CFDA) number 84.415A.
Attachments
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP): Tribal Education Agency Development Discretionary Grant Program (STEP Development) CFDA Number 84.415A; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards
2019-12500.pdf
Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs
2019-02206.pdf
Who Can Apply
Eligible Applicant Types
Funding Details
- Total Program Funding
- $1.6M
- Expected Number of Awards
- 10
- Cost Sharing Required?
- No
- Funding Instrument
- grant
Key Dates
Applications Available: June 13, 2019Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 28, 2019Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 12, 2019Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: October 11, 2019Pre-Application Webinar Information: The Department will hold a pre-application meeting via webinar for prospective applicants on a date to be determined. Individuals interested in attending this meeting are encouraged to pre-register by emailing their name, organization, and contact information with the subject heading “STEP GRANTS PRE-APPLICATION MEETING” to shahla.ortega@ed.gov. There is no registration fee for attending this meeting.Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an application. To do so, please email the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line “Intent to Apply,” and include the applicant's name and a contact person’s name and email address. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided.
Agency Contact
Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Shahla Ortega, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3W245, Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone: (202) 453-5602. Email: shahla.ortega@ed.gov
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