education · ED
Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) CFDA Number 84.372A
Department of Education · ED-GRANTS-061919-003
Award Range
$0 – $3.3M
Total Program Funding
$26.1M
Expected Awards
30
Deadline
September 26, 2019
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) CFDA Number 84.372A. Department of Education. Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis ofinformation in the Federal Register application notice. For... up to $3,250,000 per award; $26,132,000 total program funding; ~30 awards expected.
Who Should Apply
Other eligible entities
Who Should NOT Apply
Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types
Key Requirements (Plain English)
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- •Deadline: 2019-09-26
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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.
Purpose of Program: The SLDSprogram awards grants to SEAs to design, develop, and implement statewidelongitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate,and use individual student data. TheDepartment's long-term goal in operating the program is to help all Statescreate comprehensive P-20W (early learning through workforce) systems thatfoster the generation and use of accurate and timely data, support analysis andinformed decision-making at all levels of the education system, increase theefficiency with which data may be analyzed to support the continuousimprovement of education services and outcomes, facilitate research to improvestudent academic achievement and close achievement gaps, support educationaccountability systems, and simplify the processes used by SEAs to makeeducation data transparent through Federal and public reporting.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.372A.
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Who Can Apply
Eligible Applicant Types
Funding Details
- Maximum Award
- $3.3M
- Total Program Funding
- $26.1M
- Expected Number of Awards
- 30
- Cost Sharing Required?
- No
- Funding Instrument
- cooperative_agreement
Key Dates
Applications Available: June 26, 2019. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: July 19, 2019. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 17, 2019. Pre-Application Webinar Information: We intend to hold webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the IES website at http://ies.ed.gov/funding. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Sharkey, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4162, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 245-7689. Email: nancy.sharkey@ed.gov. The Institute of Education Sciences extends, for certain prospective eligible applicants described elsewhere in this notice, the deadline date for transmittal of applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2019 under the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.372A. The Institute takes this action to allow more time for the preparation and submission of applications by prospective eligible applicants affected by Hurricane Dorian. The extension of the application deadline date for this competition is intended to help eligible applicants that are located in an area for which the President has issued an emergency declaration related to Hurricane Dorian in Florida, Puerto Rico, North Carolina, South Carolina, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to compete fairly with other eligible applicants under this competition. DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 26, 2019.
Agency Contact
Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Nancy Sharkey, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 4162, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 245-7689. Email: nancy.sharkey@ed.gov.
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