Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program

VITA Grant 2013

Synopsis

Full Announcement

Application

The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 05/01/2012 . If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis.
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Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	VITA-2013
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	May 01, 2012
Creation Date:	Apr 27, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 31, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 31, 2012
Archive Date:	Jun 30, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation:	Federal Tax Return Preparation
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$12,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):	21.009 -- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Eligible Applicants

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Agency Name

Internal Revenue Service

Description

This is a matching grant opportunity to support the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program operated by IRS. This funding provides grants to partner organizations to achieve the following objectives:(1) enable the VITA program to extend services (free federal return preparation) to underserved populations in hardest-to-reach areas, both urban and non-urban;(2) increase the capacity to file returns electronically;(3) heighten quality control;(4) enhance training of volunteers; and(5) improve significantly the accuracy rate of returns prepared at VITA sites. This grant requires 100% matching funds. See IRS Publication 4671, VITA Grant Program Overview and Application Instructions, for full information.

Link to Additional Information

Publication 4671, VITA Grant Program Overview and Application Instructions

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Grant Program Office
Phone 404-338-7894 Grant Program Office

Synopsis Modification History

There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Learning Labs In Libraries And Museums

Application:
Grant program guidelines for the current fiscal year are now available: Access FY 2013 Grant program Guidelines Online Read more about the Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums program on the IMLS Web site. Webinars: ULC, ASTC, and IMLS staff are available by phone and through e-mail to discuss general issues relating to Learning Labs in Museums and Libraries grants. We also invite you to participate in one of two pre-application Web conferences to learn more about the program, ask questions, and listen to the questions and comments of other participants. The Web conference schedule for the FY13 Grants for Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums program is as follows: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at 12 noon PT/3 pm ET-1 pm PT/4 pm ET Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at 11 am PT/2 pm ET-12 noon PT/3 pm ET The ULC/ASTC team will also offer "office hours" to pose final questions closer to the application deadline. The "office hour" schedule for the FY13 Grants for Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums program is as follows: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at 11 am PT/2 pm ET-12 noon PT/3 pm ET Monday, June 11, 2012 at 11 am PT/2 pm ET-12 noon PT/3 pm ET You may register for the May 9 webinar by clicking on the following link:https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/274016350. Links for the May 23 webinar and the Office Hours will be posted on this website approximately one week before each event.
Deadline:	June 15, 2012
Grant Amount:	up to $100,000
Grant Period:	18 months
Matching Requirement:	Cost sharing of at least one third is encouraged, but not required

Program Overview:
These grants will support the planning and designing of up to 30 Learning Labs in libraries and museums throughout the country. The Labs are intended to engage middle- and high-school youth in mentor-led, interest-based, youth-centered, collaborative learning using digital and traditional media. Grantees will be required to participate, in-person and online, in a community of practice that will provide technical assistance, networking, and cross-project learning. Projects are expected to provide prototypes for the field and be based on current research about digital media and youth learning. There will be two project deadlines for this grant program, with the second deadline planned for spring 2012. Program Contacts: Amy Eshleman Program Leader for Education Urban Libraries Council (ULC) 312/676-0958 aeshleman@urbanlibraries.org Margaret Glass Program Manager, Professional Development Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) 202/783-7200 x129mglass@astc.org Allison Boals, Program Specialist Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 202/653-4702 aboals@imls.gov

Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Investing in Innovation Fund

Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Investing in Innovation Fund (I3) Validation Grants CFDA Number 84.411B

Synopsis

Full Announcement

Application

The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 03/29/2012 . If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis.
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Description of Modification

SUMMARY: On March 27, 2012, the Office of Innovation and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register (77 FR 18229) a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 2012 for the Investing in Innovation (i3) Validation grant competition (March 27 i3 Validation NIA). This notice extends the deadline date and date for intergovernmental review announced in, and corrects an error in the March 27 i3 Validation NIA. DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 30, 2012. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 26, 2012. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deadline Date Extension In the March 27 i3 Validation NIA the Department announced the 2012 i3 Validation grant competition and indicated that the Deadline for Transmittal of Applications was May 29, 2012. Applicants under this competition are required to use Grants.gov. Since publishing the March 27 i3 Validation NIA, it has come to the Department's attention that the Grants.gov help desk will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 28--the day before the original Deadline for the Transmittal of Applications that was announced in the March 27 i3 Validation NIA. The Department extends the deadline date for this competition to May 30, 2012 so that applicants will have sufficient access to the Grants.gov help desk to address any technical issues related to application submission that may arise the day before the deadline date. As a result of the change in the deadline date, we are also extending the Date for Intergovernmental Review by one day--to July 26, 2012.

Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-032712-002
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	Mar 29, 2012
Creation Date:	Apr 30, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 29, 2012 Applications Available: March 29, 2012. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 16, 2012. We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify us of the applicant's intent to submit an application for funding by completing a web-based form. When completing this form, applicants will provide (1) the applicant organization's name and address, (2) the type of grant for which the applicant intends to apply, (3) the one absolute priority the applicant intends to address, and (4) a maximum of two of the competitive preference priorities the applicant wishes the Department to consider for purposes of earning the competitive preference priority points. Applicants may access this form online at http://go.usa.gov/PVI. Applicants that do not complete this form may still apply for funding. Informational Meetings: The i3 program intends to hold meetings designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants for all three types of grants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the i3 Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/index.html. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 29, 2012.
Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 30, 2012 Applications Available: March 29, 2012. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 16, 2012. We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify us of the applicant's intent to submit an application for funding by completing a web-based form. When completing this form, applicants will provide (1) the applicant organization's name and address, (2) the type of grant for which the applicant intends to apply, (3) the one absolute priority the applicant intends to address, and (4) a maximum of two of the competitive preference priorities the applicant wishes the Department to consider for purposes of earning the competitive preference priority points. Applicants may access this form online at http://go.usa.gov/PVI. Applicants that do not complete this form may still apply for funding. Informational Meetings: The i3 program intends to hold meetings designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants for all three types of grants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the i3 Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/index.html. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 30, 2012. SUMMARY: On March 27, 2012, the Office of Innovation and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register (77 FR 18229) a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 2012 for the Investing in Innovation (i3) Validation grant competition (March 27 i3 Validation NIA). This notice extends the deadline date and date for intergovernmental review announced in, and corrects an error in the March 27 i3 Validation NIA. DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 30, 2012. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 26, 2012. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deadline Date Extension In the March 27 i3 Validation NIA the Department announced the 2012 i3 Validation grant competition and indicated that the Deadline for Transmittal of Applications was May 29, 2012. Applicants under this competition are required to use Grants.gov. Since publishing the March 27 i3 Validation NIA, it has come to the Department's attention that the Grants.gov help desk will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 28--the day before the original Deadline for the Transmittal of Applications that was announced in the March 27 i3 Validation NIA. The Department extends the deadline date for this competition to May 30, 2012 so that applicants will have sufficient access to the Grants.gov help desk to address any technical issues related to application submission that may arise the day before the deadline date. As a result of the change in the deadline date, we are also extending the Date for Intergovernmental Review by one day--to July 26, 2012.
Archive Date:	Jun 29, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:	2
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:	$15,000,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):	84.411 -- Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

1. Providing Innovations that Improve Achievement for High-Need Students: All eligible applicants must implement practices, strategies, or programs for high-need students (as defined in this notice). (2010 i3 NFP) 2. Eligible Applicants: Entities eligible to apply for i3 grants include: (a) An LEA or (b) a partnership between a nonprofit organization and (1) one or more LEAs or (2) a consortium of schools. An eligible applicant that is a partnership applying under section 14007(a)(1)(B) of the ARRA must designate one of its official partners (as defined in this notice) to serve as the applicant in accordance with the Department's regulations governing group applications in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129. (2010 i3 NFP) 3. Eligibility Requirements: Except as specifically set forth in the Note about Eligibility for an Eligible Applicant that Includes a Nonprofit Organization that follows, to be eligible for an award, an eligible applicant must-- (1)(A) Have significantly closed the achievement gaps between groups of students described in section 1111(b)(2) of the ESEA (economically disadvantaged students, students from major racial and ethnic groups, students with limited English proficiency, students with disabilities); or (B) Have demonstrated success in significantly increasing student academic achievement for all groups of students described in that section; (2) Have made significant improvements in other areas, such as graduation rates or increased recruitment and placement of high-quality teachers and principals, as demonstrated with meaningful data; (3) Demonstrate that it has established one or more partnerships with the private sector, which may include philanthropic organizations, and that the private sector will provide matching funds in order to help bring results to scale; and (4) In the case of an eligible applicant that includes a nonprofit organization, provide in the application the names of the LEAs with which the nonprofit organization will partner, or the names of the schools in the consortium with which it will partner. If an eligible applicant that includes a nonprofit organization intends to partner with additional LEAs or schools that are not named in the application, it must describe in the application the demographic and other characteristics of these LEAs and schools and the process it will use to select them as either official or other partners. An applicant must identify its specific partners before a grant award will be made. (2010 i3 NFP)

Agency Name

Department of Education

Description

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: The Investing in Innovation Fund (i3), established under section 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides funding to support (1) local educational agencies (LEAs), and (2) nonprofit organizations in partnership with (a) one or more LEAs or (b) a consortium of schools. The purpose of this program is to provide competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement and attainment in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative practices that are demonstrated to have an impact on improving student achievement or student growth (as defined in this notice), closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates. These grants will (1) allow eligible entities to expand and develop innovative practices that can serve as models of best practices, (2) support partnerships between eligible entities and the private sector and philanthropic community, and (3) support eligible entities in identifying and documenting best practices that can be shared and taken to scale based on demonstrated success. Under this program, the Department awards three types of grants: ``Scale-up'' grants, ``Validation'' grants, and ``Development'' grants. The three grant types differ in the evidence that an applicant is required to submit in support of its proposed project; the expectations for ``scaling up'' successful projects during or after the grant period, either directly or through partners; and the funding that a successful applicant is eligible to receive. This notice invites applications for Validation grants. The notice inviting applications for Scale-up grants is published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. The notice inviting applications for Development grants was published in the Federal Register on February 24, 2012 (77 FR 11087) and is available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-24/pdf/2012-4357.pdf. Validation grants provide funding to support practices, strategies, or programs that show promise, but for which there is currently only moderate evidence (as defined in this notice) that the proposed practice, strategy, or program will have a statistically significant effect on improving student achievement or student growth, closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates and that, with further study, the effect of implementing the proposed practice, strategy, or program may prove to be substantial and important. Scale-up grants require applicants to have strong evidence (as defined in this notice) to support their proposed project. Applications for Validation grants do not need to have the same level of research evidence to support the proposed project as is required for Scale-up grants. An applicant for a Validation grant may also demonstrate success through an intermediate variable strongly correlated with these outcomes, such as teacher or principal effectiveness. An applicant for a Validation grant must estimate the number of students to be reached by the proposed project and provide evidence of its capacity to reach the proposed number of students during the course of the grant. In addition, an applicant for a Validation grant must provide evidence of its capacity (e.g., qualified personnel, financial resources, management capacity) to scale up to a State or regional level, working directly or through partners either during or following the grant period. We recognize that LEAs are not typically responsible for taking to scale their practices, strategies, or programs in other LEAs and States. However, all applicants, including LEAs, can and should partner with others to disseminate and take to scale their effective practice, strategy, or program.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.411B (Validation grants).Applications for grants under the i3 program, CFDA number 84.411B (Validation grants), must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at 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 email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.You may access the electronic grant applications for i3 program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (i.e., search for 84.411, not 84.411B).

Link to Additional Information

Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Investing in Innovation Fund (I3) Validation Grants CFDA Number 84.411B; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Phone 202-245-6140
julius.cotton@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Carol Lyons
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W203
Washington, DC 20202-5930.
FAX: (202) 205-5631. Telephone: (202) 453-7122 or by email: i3@ed.gov. e-Mail: Program Mailbox

Synopsis Modification History

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Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Investing in Innovation

Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Investing in Innovation Fund (I3) Scale-Up Grants CFDA Number 84.411A

Synopsis

Full Announcement

Application

The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 03/29/2012 . If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis.

If you would like to receive notifications of changes to the grant opportunity click send me change notification emails . The only thing you need to provide for this service is your email address. No other information is requested.

Any inconsistency between the original printed document and the disk or electronic document shall be resolved by giving precedence to the printed document.

Description of Modification

SUMMARY: On March 27, 2012, the Office of Innovation and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register (77 FR 18216) a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 2012 for the Investing in Innovation (i3) Scale-up grant competition (March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA). This notice extends the deadline date and date for intergovernmental review announced in, and corrects an error in, the March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA. DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 30, 2012. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 26, 2012. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deadline Date Extension In the March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA the Department announced the 2012 i3 Scale-up grant competition and indicated that the Deadline for Transmittal of Applications was May 29, 2012. Applicants under this competition are required to use Grants.gov. Since publishing the March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA, it has come to the Department's attention that the Grants.gov help desk will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 28--the day before the original Deadline for the Transmittal of Applications that was announced in the March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA. The Department extends the deadline date for this competition to May 30, 2012 so that applicants will have sufficient access to the Grants.gov help desk to address any technical issues related to the application submission that may arise the day before the deadline date. As a result of the change in the deadline date, we are also extending the Date for Intergovernmental Review by one day--to July 26, 2012.

Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-032712-001
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	Mar 29, 2012
Creation Date:	Apr 30, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 29, 2012 Applications Available: March 29, 2012. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 16, 2012. We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify us of the applicant's intent to submit an application for funding by completing a Web-based form. When completing this form, applicants will provide (1) the applicant organization's name and address, (2) the type of grant for which the applicant intends to apply, (3) the one absolute priority the applicant intends to address, and (4) a maximum of two of the competitive preference priorities the applicant wishes the Department to consider for purposes of earning the competitive preference priority points. Applicants may access this form online at http://go.usa.gov/PVI. Applicants that do not complete this form may still apply for funding. Informational Meetings: The i3 program intends to hold meetings designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants for all three types of grants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the i3 Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/index.html. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 29, 2012.
Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 30, 2012 Applications Available: March 29, 2012. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 16, 2012. We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify us of the applicant's intent to submit an application for funding by completing a Web-based form. When completing this form, applicants will provide (1) the applicant organization's name and address, (2) the type of grant for which the applicant intends to apply, (3) the one absolute priority the applicant intends to address, and (4) a maximum of two of the competitive preference priorities the applicant wishes the Department to consider for purposes of earning the competitive preference priority points. Applicants may access this form online at http://go.usa.gov/PVI. Applicants that do not complete this form may still apply for funding. Informational Meetings: The i3 program intends to hold meetings designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants for all three types of grants. Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the i3 Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/index.html. SUMMARY: On March 27, 2012, the Office of Innovation and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register (77 FR 18216) a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 2012 for the Investing in Innovation (i3) Scale-up grant competition (March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA). This notice extends the deadline date and date for intergovernmental review announced in, and corrects an error in, the March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA. DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 30, 2012. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 26, 2012. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deadline Date Extension In the March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA the Department announced the 2012 i3 Scale-up grant competition and indicated that the Deadline for Transmittal of Applications was May 29, 2012. Applicants under this competition are required to use Grants.gov. Since publishing the March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA, it has come to the Department's attention that the Grants.gov help desk will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 28--the day before the original Deadline for the Transmittal of Applications that was announced in the March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA. The Department extends the deadline date for this competition to May 30, 2012 so that applicants will have sufficient access to the Grants.gov help desk to address any technical issues related to the application submission that may arise the day before the deadline date. As a result of the change in the deadline date, we are also extending the Date for Intergovernmental Review by one day--to July 26, 2012.
Archive Date:	Jun 29, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:	5
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:	$25,000,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):	84.411 -- Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Agency Name

Department of Education

Description

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: The Investing in Innovation Fund (i3), established under section 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides funding to support (1) local educational agencies (LEAs), and (2) nonprofit organizations in partnership with (a) one or more LEAs or (b) a consortium of schools. The purpose of this program is to provide competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement and attainment in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative practices that are demonstrated to have an impact on improving student achievement or student growth (as defined in this notice), closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates. These grants will (1) allow eligible entities to expand and develop innovative practices that can serve as models of best practices, (2) support partnerships between eligible entities and the private sector and philanthropic community, and (3) support eligible entities in identifying and documenting best practices that can be shared and taken to scale based on demonstrated success. Under this program, the Department awards three types of grants: ``Scale-up'' grants, ``Validation'' grants, and ``Development'' grants. The three grant types differ in the evidence that an applicant is required to submit in support of its proposed project; the expectations for ``scaling up'' successful projects during or after the grant period, either directly or through partners; and the funding that a successful applicant is eligible to receive. This notice invites applications for Scale-up grants. The notice inviting applications for Validation grants is published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. The notice inviting applications for Development grants was published in the Federal Register on February 24, 2012 (77 FR 11087) and is available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-24/pdf/2012-4357.pdf. Scale-up grants provide funding to ``scale up'' practices, strategies, or programs for which there is strong evidence (as defined in this notice) that the proposed practice, strategy, or program will have a statistically significant effect on improving student achievement or student growth, closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates, and that the effect of implementing the proposed practice, strategy, or program will be substantial and important. An applicant for a Scale-up grant may also demonstrate success through an intermediate variable strongly correlated with these outcomes, such as teacher or principal effectiveness. An applicant for a Scale-up grant must estimate the number of students to be reached by the proposed project and provide evidence of its capacity to reach the proposed number of students during the course of the grant. In addition, an applicant for a Scale-up grant must provide evidence of its capacity (e.g., qualified personnel, financial resources, management capacity) to scale up to a State, regional, or national level, working directly or through partners either during or following the grant period. We recognize that LEAs are not typically responsible for taking to scale their practices, strategies, or programs in other LEAs and States. However, all applicants, including LEAs, can and should partner with others (e.g., State educational agencies) to disseminate and take to scale their effective practice, strategy, or program. The Department will screen applications that are submitted for Scale-up grants in accordance with the requirements in this notice, and determine which applications have met the eligibility and other requirements in this notice. Peer reviewers will review all Scale-up grant applications that are submitted by the established deadline. However, if the Department determines that an application for a Scale-up grant does not meet the definition of strong evidence in this notice, or any other eligibility requirement, the Department will not consider the application for funding.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.411A (Scale-up grants).Applications for grants under the i3 program, CFDA number 84.411A (Scale-up grants), must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at 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 email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.You may access the electronic grant applications for the i3 program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (i.e., search for 84.411, not 84.411A).

Link to Additional Information

Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Investing in Innovation Fund (I3) Scale-Up Grants CFDA Number 84.411A; Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2012.

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Phone 202-245-6140
julius.cotton@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Carol Lyons
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W203
Washington, DC 20202-5930.
Fax: (202) 205-5631. Telephone: (202) 453-7122 or by email: i3@ed.gov. e-Mail: Program Mailbox

Synopsis Modification History

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W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship for Research in Race, Gender, Culture and Crime

W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship for Research in Race, Gender, Culture and Crime FY 2012

Synopsis

Full Announcement

Application

The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 02/02/2012 . If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis.
If you would like to receive notifications of changes to the grant opportunity click send me change notification emails . The only thing you need to provide for this service is your email address. No other information is requested.

Any inconsistency between the original printed document and the disk or electronic document shall be resolved by giving precedence to the printed document.

Description of Modification

CFDA number added.

Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	NIJ-2012-3086
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	Feb 02, 2012
Creation Date:	Apr 30, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 02, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 02, 2012
Archive Date:	Jun 30, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation:	Research and Evaluation
Expected Number of Awards:	2
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:	$0
Award Floor:	$0
CFDA Number(s):	16.566 -- National Institute of Justice W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

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Agency Name

National Institute of Justice

Description

NIJ seeks proposals for funding under the W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship for Research in Race, Gender, Culture, and Crime FY 2012. The Du Bois Fellowship Program seeks to advance knowledge regarding the confluence of crime, justice, and culture in various societal contexts. The Fellowship places particular emphasis on crime, violence, and the administration of justice in diverse cultural contexts within the United States.

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Grant Oliphant, president and CEO of The Pittsburgh Foundation, will join the board of the Center for Effective Philanthropy

April 26, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Grant Oliphant, President and CEO of The Pittsburgh Foundation, to join the Board of Directors of the Center for Effective Philanthropy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2012

Cambridge, Mass. – Grant Oliphant, president and CEO of The Pittsburgh Foundation, will join the board of the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide data and create insight so philanthropic funders can better define, assess, and improve their effectiveness – and, as a result, their intended impact. He will be elected to a three-year term, which begins May 15, 2012.

Since joining The Pittsburgh Foundation in March of 2008, Oliphant has led a major transformation in the engagement of key constituents, as well as developed several initiatives to enhance the impact of the organization’s grantmaking in the region. Before moving to The Pittsburgh Foundation, Oliphant spent fifteen years at The Heinz Endowments, one of the nation’s leading private family foundations, holding senior positions in communications, grantmaking, and strategy planning. He previously worked as the press secretary for US Senator John Heinz and as a founding editor of American Politics, a monthly political magazine.

“Grant Oliphant has a stellar and well-deserved reputation in the philanthropic sector as a champion of effectiveness” said Kathy Merchant, president and CEO of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation and chair of the CEP board. “That and his combination of private and community foundation experience make him a valuable addition to our board.”

Oliphant currently serves as a director on a host of national and local boards, including CF Leads, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, and Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania. He serves on the Council of Foundations’ Community Foundation Leadership Team and is chair of the board for Riverlife, which is working to transform Pittsburgh’s riverfronts.

“Grant has been a client of CEP’s and a source of encouragement and advice over the past decade, since CEP began its work,” said CEP President Phil Buchanan. “I am thrilled he is joining our board.”

Oliphant will join a Board of Directors whose other members include Michael Bailin, former president and CEO of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation; Christine DeVita, former president of The Wallace Foundation; Crystal Hayling, former president and CEO of the Blue Shield of California Foundation; Christine James-Brown, president and CEO of the Child Welfare League of America; James Knickman, president and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation; Kathryn Merchant, president and CEO of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation; Christy Pichel, president of the Stuart Foundation; Nadya Shmavonian, president of Public/Private Ventures; and Anne Warhover, president and CEO of the Colorado Health Foundation.

About the Center for Effective Philanthropy

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide data and create insight so philanthropic funders can better define, assess, and improve their effectiveness and impact. CEP received initial funding in 2001 and has offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California. For more information on CEP's work, including its research, publications, and assessment tools, seewww.effectivephilanthropy.org.