To provide grants to support
the recruitment, training and placement of talented individuals from other
fields into teaching positions in K-12 classrooms and support them during
their first years in the classroom.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
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USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
To develop a program to recruit, select, screen, train and place individuals
(mid-career individuals and qualified recent college graduates) to become
licensed and successful teachers in high-need areas to help reduce the teacher
shortage in local education areas (LEA'S).
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility:
Local educational agencies, State educational
agencies, educational service centers, nonprofit agencies and other
organizations, including organizations with expertise in teacher recruitment,
and partnerships comprised of two or more of these entities.
Beneficiary Eligibility:
Mid-career professionals from various fields
who possess strong subject-matter skills to become teachers; recent college
graduates with outstanding academic records and a baccalaureate degree in a
field other than teaching; LEA's with critical teacher shortages particularly in
the fields of mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education,
reading, and special education.
This program is eligible for coverage
under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An
applicant should consult the office or 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:
Applicant must submit the following by the
designated deadline: 1. The applicant must provide a written narrative which
addresses the selection criteria (and the required application content) that
reviewers use in evaluating their applications. This Section must be limited to
no more than 50 double-spaced pages. 2. Required forms to be submitted with the
application include SF424; Sections A, B, and C of ED Form 524; Assurance - Non
Construction Programs; Certifications Regarding Lobbying, Debarment, Suspension
and Other Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free Workplace Requirements; Disclosure
of Lobbying Activity; Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions.
Award Procedure:
Applications are reviewed by the agency for
eligibility and completeness. Applications are reviewed and scored by a panel of
experts. Applications are ranked according to score by funding category; i.e.,
national, State, or local applicant. A funding slate is prepared and the highest
funded applications are recommended for funding. Successful and unsuccessful
applicants are notified of outcome. Grant awards are prepared and mailed to
successful grantees.
Deadlines:
Deadlines will be published in the Federal Register.
Contact the program office for more information.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:
Approximately 60 days.
Appeals:
Part 86 - Subpart E of the Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) outlines procedures governing appeals of
decisions by a designated Department official to demand the repayment of Federal
financial assistance or terminate the eligibility of an institution of higher
education, State educational agency or local educational agency.
Renewals:
Applicants may apply for a project period of up to 3 years.
Renewals are subject to the availability of appropriations.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements:
This program has no statutory
formula or matching requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:
Projects may be funded for a
period of 36 months. Renewals are subject to the availability of appropriations.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Performance reports are due 90 days after expiration or
termination of the award.
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 $3000,000 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:
In accordance with the General Education Provisions Act and
the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), certain
financial records must be maintained for a period of 3 years.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification:
91-1000-0-1-501.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $31,000,000; FY 02 est $35,000,000; and FY
03 est $39,400,000.
