U.S. Department of Education Grant and Funding Opportunities Overview June 24, 2009 Julie Ewart, Public Affairs Specialist U.S. Department of Education, Region V (Chicago) (312)

"We understand that states across America face serious financial challenges, and we will work closely with you to meet them. But we also face enormous educational challenges that can only be met through our collective efforts to identify and address the educational needs of our students.” -- Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

This year, ED is providing through annual appropriations...  -- nearly $37 billion to states and school districts to improve K-12 schools and meet the special needs of students  -- about $2.4 billion to help strengthen teaching and learning in colleges and other postsecondary institutions

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Signed by President Obama Feb. 18, 2009, this legislation will provide more than $100 billion in supplemental education funding over 2 years to avert cuts and layoffs, advance reforms, modernize schools and helps students pay for college.

Advance Core Reforms: Assurances College- and career-ready standards and high quality, valid, and reliable assessments for all students, including ELLs and students with disabilities Pre-K to higher education data systems that meet the principles in the America COMPETES Act Teacher effectiveness and equitable distribution of effective teachers Intensive support and effective interventions for lowest- performing schools

$44 Billion Is Now Available to States State Stabilization - $32.5 billion (67%) IDEA, Parts B & C - $6.1 billion (50%) Title I, Part A - $5 billion (50%) Vocational Rehabilitation - $270 million (50%) Homeless youth - $70 million (100%) Independent Living - $52.5 million (100% of formula monies; $87.5 million in competitive grants to follow) Impact Aid - $40 million (100% of formula monies; $60 million in competitive grants to follow)

Additional $49 Billion Becomes Available between Summer and Fall 2009 Pell & Work Study - $17.3 billion (100%) State Stabilization - $16.1 billion (33%) IDEA, Parts B & C - $6.1 billion in (50%) Title I, Part A - $5 billion (50%) Title I School Improvement - $3 billion (100%) Enhancing Education through Technology - $650 million (100%) Vocational Rehabilitation - $270 million (50%) Statewide Data Systems - $250 million (100%) Teacher Incentive Fund - $200 million (100%) Teacher Quality Enhancement - $100 million (100%)

8 Grant Programs

ED administers about 200 grant programs Descriptions of the programs, as well as applications and guidelines are available

Grant Making at ED Provides a general overview of the grant process at ED Answers to your questions about the discretionary grants process out/grantmaking/index.html

Programs/Grants Lists all programs organized by subject, title, who is eligible to apply, and more /title/index.html?src=ov

Programs/Grants Find Programs by Eligibility - Individuals - Higher Education - Local Education Agencies - Non-Profit Organizations - Other Organizations/Agencies - State Education Agencies

ED and Formula Grant Award Discretionary Database - Contains information on discretionary and formula grants made from in the last several years - Database has multiple methods for searching, viewing, and downloading data about awards - Search by fiscal year, award type, program office, state, congressional district, zip code, grantee name, tribal, HBCU, HSI and CFDA numbers and titles. ward/start.cfm

Discretionary Grant Applications Lists the application packages that are currently available tapps/index.html Lists of competitions that have closed tapps/2008/closed2.html

Forecast of Funding Opportunities Forecasts when grant competitions are expected to open Dates to begin watching for the application materials Contact information for each grant is also provided -forecast.html

Grants.gov  Simplifies the grants process Makes the process more uniform across agencies Eliminates the redundancy of data collection efforts Eliminates multiple usernames and passwords Provides a single, secure, site to submit applications Offers applicants tutorials, FAQs User friendly search option  Grants.gov Help Desk GRANTS  Grants.gov brochures  Your source to Find and Apply for Federal Grants:  Step-by-Step Guide to Registration:

For more information… (800) USA-LEARN ( ) or To get more information about any aspect of ED, its structure, or its programs, or if you are unable to locate information.