Race to The Top Fund Phase II Applications CFDA 84.395A

Post Date

April 14th 2010

Application Due Date

June 1st 2010

Applications Available: April 14, 2010. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply for Phase 2: May 4, 2010. The Department will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we have a better understanding of the number

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-GRANTS-041410-001

CFDA Number(s)

84.395

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
Other

Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (referred to in this notice as State). A State must meet the following requirements in order to be eligible to receive funds under this program. (a) The State's applications for funding under Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund program must be approved by the Department prior to the State being awarded a Race to the Top grant. (b) At the time the State submits its application, there must not be any legal, statutory, or regulatory barriers at the State level to linking data on student achievement (as defined in this notice) or student growth (as defined in this notice) to teachers and principals for the purpose of teacher and principal evaluation.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3400000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $700000000

Grant 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. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Race to the Top Fund, a competitive grant program authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), is to encourage and reward States that are creating the conditions for education innovation and reform; achieving significant improvement in student outcomes, including making substantial gains in student achievement, closing achievement gaps, improving high school graduation rates, and ensuring student preparation for success in college and careers; and implementing ambitious plans in four core education reform areas: (a) Adopting internationally-benchmarked standards and assessments that prepare students for success in college and the workplace; (b) Building data systems that measure student success and inform teachers and principals in how they can improve their practices; (c) Increasing teacher effectiveness and achieving equity in teacher distribution; and (d) Turning around our lowest-achieving schools. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.395A. Application Submission Format and Deadline. Applications for grants under this competition, as well as any amendments regarding adoption of common standards that Phase 2 applicants may file after June 1 and through August 2, 2010, must be submitted in electronic format on a CD or DVD, with CD-ROM or DVD-ROM preferred. In addition, they must submit a signed original of Sections III and IV of the application and one copy of that signed original. Sections III and IV of the application include the Race to the Top Application Assurances and the Accountability, Transparency, Reporting and Other Assurances. All electronic application files must be in a .DOC (document), .DOCX (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. Each file name should clearly identify the part of the application to which the content is responding. If a State submits a file type other than the four file types specified in this paragraph, the Department will not review that material. States should not password-protect these files. The CD or DVD should be clearly labeled with the State's name and any other relevant information.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Education

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Julius Cotton
  ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
  Phone 202-245-6140
  julius.cotton@ed.gov
  Program Manager:
  James Butler
  U.S. Department of Education
  400 Maryland Ave., SW., room 3E108
  Washington, DC 20202-6400
  Telephone: 202-205-3775 or by e-mail:

• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-Mail: Program Mailbox

• Agency Email Address:

  racetothetop@ed.gov

• More Information:

  Race to The Top Fund Phase II Applications CFDA 84.395A; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010