U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge; Phase 2 CFDA Number 84.412A

Post Date

September 20th 2012

Application Due Date

October 26th 2012

Applications Available: September 20, 2012. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: September 25, 2012. To assist eligible applicants in preparing an application and responding to questions, the Departments will host a Webinar for eligible applicants sh

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-GRANTS-092012-001

CFDA Number(s)

84.412

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

5

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible Applicants: States that applied for funding under the FY 2011 RTT-ELC competition and received approximately 75 percent or more of the available points, but that did not receive grant awards under that competition. Therefore, only the States of Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wisconsin are eligible to apply for Phase 2 RTT-ELC awards.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $132934875

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

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-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) program is to improve the quality of early learning and development and close the achievement gap for children with high needs. This program 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, who are enrolled in high-quality early learning and development programs; and to design and implement an integrated system of high-quality early learning and development programs and services. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.412A. Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted in electronic format on a CD or DVD, with CD-ROM or DVD-ROM preferred. In addition, applicants must submit a signed paper original of the Application Assurances and Certification and one copy of that signed original.

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:
  Deborah Spitz
  U.S. Department of Education
  400 Maryland Ave. SW., room 3E230
  Washington, DC 20202.
  Telephone: 202-260-3793 or by email: Deborah.Spitz

• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-Mail: Program Mailbox

• Agency Email Address:

  RTT.Early.Learning.Challenge@ed.gov

• More Information:

  U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge; Phase 2 CFDA Number 84.412A; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012