Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA): English Language Acquisition State Grants: National Professional Development Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.365Z
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- ED-GRANTS-031224-001
- Agency
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Department of Education
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $700,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Education
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Other
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This federal grant opportunity from the Department of Education seeks to increase the number of bilingual and multilingual teachers supporting English learners. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education and other nonprofit entities applying in consortia with state or local education agencies. Funded projects must implement evidence-based pre-service professional development programs with a goal of improving EL instruction. The absolute priority is for grow-your-own strategies to recruit bilingual teacher candidates. Applications will be evaluated based on goals and participation metrics. Notices of intent and applications are due on April 11, 2024 and May 13, 2024, respectively.
Grants ranging from $600,000 to $700,000 over five years will be awarded to an estimated 12 recipients. Funds must be used to support pre-service professional development activities carried out by grant recipients in cooperation with their SEA and LEA partners to increase the number of fully certified bilingual educators. Projects will be carried out on the campuses of grant recipients and within partner school districts.
Synopsis
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.
For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022.
Purpose of Program: Under the NPD program, authorized by sections 3111(c)(1)(C) and 3131 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), the Department awards grants to public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education (IHEs) and public and private entities with relevant experience and capacity, in consortia with State educational agencies (SEAs) and/or local educational agencies (LEAs) to implement pre-service and in-service professional development activities intended to improve instruction for English learners (ELs) and assist education personnel working with ELs to meet high professional standards. Grants awarded under this program may be used for effective pre-service professional development programs that will increase the number and diversity of fully licensed or certified bilingual or multilingual teachers. The purpose of the grants to be awarded under this competition is to increase the number of bilingual and multilingual teachers supporting ELs.
Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.365Z
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05206.pdf | ||
| 2024-05202.pdf | ||
| 2022-26554.pdf |
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