Race to the Top--Early Learning Challenge CFDA Number: 84.412

Post Date

August 26th 2011

Application Due Date

October 19th 2011

Applications Available: August 26, 2011. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 19, 2011.

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-GRANTS-082611-001

CFDA Number(s)

84.412

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible Applicants: States that meet the following requirements: (a) The Lead Agency must have executed with each Participating State Agency an MOU or other binding agreement that the State must attach to its application, describing the Participating State Agency's level of participation in the grant. (See Appendix C of this notice.)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $50000000

Grant Description

•À_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. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the RTT-ELC program is to improve the quality of early learning and development and close the achievement gap for children with high needs. The RTT-ELC grant competition focuses on improving early learning and development for young children by supporting States' efforts to increase the number and percentage of low-income and disadvantaged children in each age group of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers enrolled in high-quality early learning and development programs; and designing and implementing an integrated system of high-quality early learning and development programs and services. Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted in electronic format on a CD or DVD, by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV (7) Other Submission Requirements of this notice. The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Education

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Joyce Mays
  Management Analyst
  Phone 202-245-6122
  joyce.mays@ed.gov
  Program Manager:
  Meredith Farace
  U.S. Department of Education
  400 Maryland Ave., SW., room 7E208 Washington, DC 20202
  Telephone: 202-453-6400 or by e-mail:
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-mail: Program Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  RTT.Early.Learning.Challenge@ed.gov.

• More Information:

  Race to the Top--Early Learning Challenge CFDA Number: 84.412