To guarantee that future
teachers are proficient in the new learning technologies they will find in
their twenty-first century schools, teacher preparation programs are
encouraged to form partnerships that will insure that teachers have mastered
the instructional strategies, learning styles, and content applications
enabled by modern learning technologies.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
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USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Awards may be used to support faculty development, curriculum redesign, and
cross-disciplinary partnerships among academic departments and between
institutions of higher education and the pre-school through high school
community. Consortium partnerships may also engage in efforts to incorporate
instructional technology performance and content standards into graduation,
certification and recruitment requirements for new and reentry teachers.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility:
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) in
collaboration with Schools of Education, or consortia composed of other agencies
and organizations, may apply for support to implement systemic improvements in
teacher preparation programs for pre-service and reentry teachers. A nonprofit
organization may apply on behalf of a consortium that may include IHEs, State
Education Agencies, Community Colleges, professional associations, foundations,
businesses, school districts, private schools, and others who are collaborating
to support rigorous development of well prepared, technology proficient
teachers.
Beneficiary Eligibility:
Benefiting are Institutions of Higher
Education, Schools of Education, future teachers, the school districts who will
employ those teachers, and the students they will teach.
This program is eligible for coverage
under E.O. 12372. An applicant should consult the office or the official
designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more
information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for
assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.
Application Procedure:
An application is available from the Office of
Higher Education Programs; contact the Program Office for details.
Award Procedure:
Peer review panels composed of representatives from
public and private higher education, K-12 schools, businesses, and State and
local governments having expertise in teacher preparation and technology and
education are designated to review applications review the applications in
accordance with the procedures set out in the Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR).
Deadlines:
Deadlines will be announced in the application notices
which will be published in the Federal Register; contact the Program Office for
more information.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:
Approximately 4 months.
Appeals:
None.
Renewals:
Grants may last for up to 5 years, subject to the
availability of funds.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements:
This program has no statutory
formula for determining the amount of a grant. The grantee is required to
contribute to the project an amount from nonfederal sources equal to the amount
of the grant. The nonfederal contribution may be cash or in- kind.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:
Grants may be made on a
multi-year basis, except that no grantee, may receive a grant for more than 5
years. Renewals are subject to the availability of funds.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Annual progress and financial reports are required by EDGAR
and as specified in grant award documents.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133
(Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and
Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial
assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend
less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit
requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records:
Records supporting claims under a grant must be maintained
for 5 years after termination of the award.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification:
91-1000-0-1-501.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $125,000,000; FY 02 est $62,500,000; and
FY 03 $0.
