Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program--Enhanced Assessment Instruments: Kindergarten Entry Assessment Competition CFDA Number 84.368A
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 Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grant program, also called the Enhanced Assessment Grants (EAG) program, is to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and systems used by States for measuring the academic achievement of elementary and secondary school students.
In 2013, the Department will hold a competition for fiscal year (FY) 2012 EAG funds to support the development or enhancement of a kindergarten entry assessment (KEA) that is aligned with the State's early learning and development standards and that must cover all of the essential domains of school readiness.
We will give priority to early learning collaborative efforts among States (collaborative efforts) in developing this assessment.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:
8 4. 368A.Applications for grants under the Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants KEA competition, CFDA number 8 4. 368A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov.
Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application.
You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
You may access the electronic grant application for the Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants KEA competition at www.Grants.gov.
You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 8 4. 368, not 8 4. 368A).
In notice document 2013-12212 appearing on pages 31359-31365 in the issue of May 23, 2013, make the following correction:
On page 31359, in the first column, the Subject in the heading is corrected to read as set forth above.
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 Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grant program, also called the Enhanced Assessment Grants (EAG) program, is to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and systems used by States for measuring the academic achievement of elementary and secondary school students.
In 2013, the Department will hold a competition for fiscal year (FY) 2012 EAG funds to support the development or enhancement of a kindergarten entry assessment (KEA) that is aligned with the State's early learning and development standards and that must cover all of the essential domains of school readiness.
We will give priority to early learning collaborative efforts among States (collaborative efforts) in developing this assessment.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:
8 4. 368A.Applications for grants under the Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants KEA competition, CFDA number 8 4. 368A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov.
Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application.
You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
You may access the electronic grant application for the Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants KEA competition at www.Grants.gov.
You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 8 4. 368, not 8 4. 368A).
In notice document 2013-12212 appearing on pages 31359-31365 in the issue of May 23, 2013, make the following correction:
On page 31359, in the first column, the Subject in the heading is corrected to read as set forth above.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Ehanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program--Enhanced Assessment Instruments: Kindergarten Entry Assissment Competition CFDA Number 84.368A; Notice inviting applications for new awards
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs) as defined in section 9101(41) of the ESEA and consortia of such SEAs.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Agency Email:
Erin.Shackel@ed.gov
Date Posted:
2013-05-23
Application Due Date:
2013-07-08
Archive Date:
2013-08-07
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