WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Department of Education issues grants notice to strengthen standards-based arts education programs and to help ensure that all students meet challenging State academic content standards and challenging State student academic achievement standards in the arts.
The funding opportunity number ED-GRANTS-021711-001 was posted on Feb. 17 with an application closing date of April 8.
Category of Funding Activity is Education.
Eligible Applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education and Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: An LEA, which may be a charter school that is considered an LEA under State law and regulations, that is acting on behalf of an individual school or schools that meets the poverty criterion with respect to children from low-income families that is specified in the Application Requirement section elsewhere in this notice, and that must work in partnership with one or more of the following-- A State or local non-profit or governmental arts organization; A State educational agency (SEA) or regional educational service agency; An institution of higher education; or A public or private agency, institution, or organization, including a museum, an arts education association, a library, a theater, or a community- or faith-based organization.
The description of the Grant Notice is "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: This program supports the implementation of high-quality model professional development programs in elementary and secondary education for music, dance, drama, media arts, or visual arts, including folk arts, for educators and other arts instructional staff of kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) students in high-poverty schools. The purpose of this program is to strengthen standards-based arts education programs and to help ensure that all students meet challenging State academic content standards and challenging State student academic achievement standards in the arts. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.351C. Applications for grants under the PDAE Program, CFDA Number 84.351C, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://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 e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the PDAE Program at http://www.
Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program [competition] by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.351, not 84.351C)."
Full Announcement: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-02-17/pdf/2011-3638.pdf For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
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