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Program Number: 20760 Establish Date: 07/20/95 Follow-Up Date: 07/01/97
Review Date: 07/20/95
Sponsor: Department of Education
Contact: Cathie Martin
Address: Office of Indian Education Tel: 202-260-3774
600 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Portals Building, Room 4300
Washington, DC 20202-6335
U.S.A.
Deadline(s): Open
Award Type(s): Collaborative Project
Training/Professional Development
Applicant Type(s): Colleges/Universities
Educational Agencies (SLAs/LEAs)
Indian Tribes/Governing Orgs.
Minority Institution/Organization
Target Group(s): Minority-Native Americans
Funding Limit: $200,000
Duration: 60 MONTHS
Indirect Costs: Yes
Cost Sharing: No
Sponsor Type: Federal
Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS
Title: OESE--Indian Ed. Pgm.--Professional Development (Temp. Suspended)
CFDA: 84.299B
SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided to increase the number of qualified Indian
individuals in professions that serve Indian people and provide training
to qualified Indian individuals to become teachers, administrators,
teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel.
Awards are estimated to range from $75,000 to $275,000, with an average
of $200,000, for up to 60 months.
OBJECTIVES:
NOTE: The sponsor advises that this program will not be offered in
1996.
The sponsor provides support to (1) increase the number of qualified
Indian individuals in professions that serve Indian people; (2) provide
training to qualified Indian individuals to become teachers,
administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational
personnel; and (3) improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals who
serve in the capacities describe in (2).
Activities may include, but are not limited to, continuing programs,
symposia, workshops, conferences, and direct financial support. Grants to
train educational personnel may be for preservice or inservice training.
For individuals who are being trained to enter any field other than
education, the training received must be in a program resulting in a
graduate degree. RESTRICTIONS:
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, including
Indian institutions of higher education; State or local educational
agencies, in consortium with institutions of higher education; and Indian
tribes or organizations, in consortium with institutions of higher
education.
Five awards are expected with an estimated range of $75,000 to
$275,000, and averaging $200,000, for up to sixty months.
Applications are available. Reference: Federal Register (07/19/95) Vol.
60, No. 138, pp. 37056-7. (DGD/tal)
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Date: Sun, 15 Sep 96 20:22:58 EDT
Subject: SPA: OESE--Indian Ed. Pgm.--Demonstration Grts. for Indian Children
(T.S.)
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Program Number: 20758 Establish Date: 07/20/95 Follow-Up Date: 07/01/97
Review Date: 07/20/95
Sponsor: Department of Education
Contact: Cathie Martin
Address: Office of Indian Education Tel: 202-260-3774
600 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Portals Building, Room 4300
Washington, DC 20202-6335
U.S.A.
Deadline(s): Open
Award Type(s): Collaborative Project
Curriculum Development
Applicant Type(s): Minority Institution/Organization
Indian Tribes/Governing Orgs.
Target Group(s): Minority-Native Americans
Funding Limit: $150,000
Duration: 60 MONTHS
Indirect Costs: Yes
Cost Sharing: No
Sponsor Type: Federal
Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS
Title: OESE--Indian Ed. Pgm.--Demonstration Grts. for Indian Children (T.S.)
CFDA: 84.299A
SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided to develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness
of services and programs to improve the educational opportunities and
achievement of Indian children. Awards are estimated to range from
$75,000 to $225,000, with an average of $150,000, for up to 60 months.
Eligible applicants include SEAs and LEAs, Indian tribes and
organizations, and Indian institutions.
OBJECTIVES:
NOTE: The sponsor advises that this program will not be offered in
1996.
The sponsor provides support to develop, test, and demonstrate the
effectiveness of services and programs to improve the educational
opportunities and achievement of preschool, elementary, and secondary
Indian children.
Supported activities include the following: (1) innovative programs
related to the educational needs of educationally deprived children; (2)
educational services that are not available to such children in
sufficient quantity or quality, including remedial instruction, to raise
the achievement of Indian children in one or more of the core academic
subjects of English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, art,
history, and geography; (3) bilingual and bicultural programs and
projects; (4) special health and nutrition services, and other related
activities, that address the special health, social, and psychological
problems of Indian children; (5) special compensatory and other programs
and projects designed to assist and encourage Indian children to enter,
remain in, or reenter school, and to increase the rate of secondary
school graduation; (6) comprehensive guidance, counseling, and testing
services; (7) early childhood and kindergarten programs, including
family-based preschool programs that emphasize school readiness and
parental skills, and the provision of services to Indian children with
disabilities; (8) partnership projects between LEAs and institutions of
higher education that allow secondary school students to enroll in
courses at the postsecondary level to aid these students in the
transition from secondary school to postsecondary education; (9)
partnership projects between schools and local businesses for
school-to-work transition programs designed to provide Indian youth with
the knowledge and skills the youth need to make an effective transition
from school to a first job in a high-skill, high-wage career; (10)
programs designed to encourage and assist Indian students to work toward,
and gain entrance into, an institution of higher education; and (11)
other services that meet the purpose of this program. RESTRICTIONS:
Eligible applicants are State educational agencies, local educational
agencies, Indian tribes, Indian organizations, federally supported
elementary and secondary schools for Indian students, Indian
institutions, including Indian institutions of higher education, or a
consortium of such institutions.
Awards are estimated to range from $75,000 to $225,000 with an
estimated average of $150,000. Support may be provided for a period of up
to sixty months. Twelve awards are anticipated.
Applications are available. Reference: Federal Register (07/19/95) Vol.
60, No. 138, pp. 37056-7. (DGD/tal)
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Date: Sun, 15 Sep 96 20:23:04 EDT
Subject: SPA: OSERS--Rehab. Short-Term Trng.--Trng. Svcs./Amer. Indians w/Dis.
T.S.
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Program Number: 16603 Establish Date: 12/13/94 Follow-Up Date: 12/01/96
Review Date: 12/13/94
Sponsor: Department of Education
Contact: Sylvia Johnson
Address: Off. of Special Ed. and Rehab. Services Tel: 202-205-9312
600 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Switzer Building, Room 3328
Washington, DC 20202-2649
U.S.A.
Deadline(s): Open
Award Type(s): Curriculum Development
Applicant Type(s): Colleges/Universities
Target Group(s): Minority-Native Americans
Funding Limit: $200,000
Duration: 36 MONTHS
Indirect Costs: Yes
Cost Sharing: No
Sponsor Type: Federal
Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS
Title: OSERS--Rehab. Short-Term Trng.--Trng. Svcs./Amer. Indians w/Dis. T.S.
CFDA: 84.246A
SYNOPSIS:
One award of $200,000 will be made to support the training of members
of American Indian tribes, State vocational rehabilitation agency staff,
and rehabilitation educators on services for American Indians with
disabilities. Eligible applicants are public and private nonprofit
agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education.
The project period is up to thirty-six months.
OBJECTIVES:
NOTE: The sponsor advises that this program will not be offered in
1996.
The purpose of the Rehabilitation Short-Term Training program is to
provide Federal support for the development and conduct of special
seminars, institutes, workshops, and technical instruction in areas of
special significance to the delivery of vocational, medical, social, and
psychological rehabilitation services.
This program, Training Members of American Indian Tribes, State
Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Staff, and Rehabilitation Educators on
Services for American Indians with Disabilities, supports improvement of
training methods and materials to improve the provision of services to
American Indians with disabilities. The project must: (1) develop with
the active participation of American Indians, culturally sensitive
rehabilitation training materials that address the use of appropriate
rehabilitation methods, cultural differences, and development of mutual
understanding and trust between service provider and recipient; (2) use a
"train-the-trainer" approach to train State rehabilitation unit
in-service training educators and rehabilitation educators on all
materials developed in order to improve the skills and knowledge of
personnel providing vocational rehabilitation services to American
Indians with disabilities; (3) conduct seminars and workshops for
rehabilitation counselors and upper management rehabilitation
administrators in States with significant American Indian populations on
how to reach out to American Indian populations with disabilities,
including effective services planning in conjunction with section 130
American Indian vocational rehabilitation services grants; (4) provide
training in State agencies with significant American Indian populations;
and (5) demonstrate potential for replication based on project outcomes
through the dissemination of training materials and protocols.
RESTRICTIONS:
Eligible applicants are public and private nonprofit agencies and
organizations, including institutions of higher education.
One award of $200,000 will be made, for a project period of up to
thirty-six months.
Application forms and guidelines are provided. Source: Federal Register
(12/05/94) Vol. 59, No. 232, pp. 62502-11. (cea/tal)
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Subject: SPA: ANA--Indian Environmental Regulatory Enhancement Projects
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Program Number: 14657 Establish Date: 07/28/94 Follow-Up Date: 08/01/97
Review Date: 07/28/94
Sponsor: Administration for Native Americans
Address: Administration for Children & Families Tel: 202-690-7776
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 348F
200 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20201-0001
U.S.A.
Deadline(s): 03/07/97
Award Type(s): Development-Program
Applicant Type(s): Indian Tribes/Governing Orgs.
Target Group(s): Minority-Native Americans
Minority-Alaskan Natives
Funding Limit: $250,000
Duration: 1 YEAR
Indirect Costs: Yes
Cost Sharing: Yes
Sponsor Type: Federal
Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS
Title: ANA--Indian Environmental Regulatory Enhancement Projects
CFDA: 93.581
SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided for developmental projects for environmental
regulatory enhancement projects designed to assist Native American tribes
in advancing their capacities and capabilities. Approximately $3 million
is available to fund thirty-five grants of up to $250,000.
OBJECTIVES:
The sponsor provides financial assistance for developmental projects in
environmental regulatory enhancement designed to assist Native American
tribes in advancing their capacity and capability to plan for and:
develop or enhance the tribal environmental regulatory infrastructure
required to support a tribal environmental program, and to regulate and
enforce environmental activities on Indian lands pursuant to Federal and
Indian law; develop regulations, ordinances and laws to protect the
environment; develop the technical and program capacity to carry out a
comprehensive tribal environmental program and perform essential
environmental program functions; promote environmental training and
education of tribal employees; develop technical and program capability
to monitor compliance and enforcement of tribal environmental
regulations, ordinances, and laws; and ensure the tribal court system
enforcement requirements are developed in concert with and support the
tribe's comprehensive environmental program. RESTRICTIONS:
Eligible applicants are Federally recognized Indian tribes;
incorporated non-Federally recognized Indian tribes; Alaska Native
villages and/or nonprofit village consortia; nonprofit Alaska Native
Regional Associations with village specific projects; and other tribal or
village consortia or organizations of Indian tribes.
Approximately $3,000,000 is available in FY 1997 to fund up to
thirty-five grants of up to $250,000 each for a budget period of twelve
months. Grantees must provide at least twenty percent of the total
approved cost of the project. The non-Federal share may be met by cash
(preferred) or in-kind contributions.
Application forms and guidelines are available. For further
information, contact Sharon McCully at 202-690-5780. Source: Federal
Register (08/27/96) Vol. 61, No. 167, pp. 44121-39. (kal)
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Date: Sun, 15 Sep 96 20:23:20 EDT
Subject: SPA: ANA--Native American Languages Preservation and Enhancement
Projects
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Program Number: 12676 Establish Date: 03/30/94 Follow-Up Date: 08/01/97
Review Date: 03/30/94
Sponsor: Administration for Native Americans
Address: Administration for Children & Families Tel: 202-690-7776
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 348F
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20201-0001
U.S.A.
Deadline(s): 03/27/96
Award Type(s): Training/Professional Development
Technical Assistance
Planning Grants
Information Dissemination
Equipment
Development-Program
Demonstration/Evaluation
Curriculum Development
Applicant Type(s): College, 2-year
Non-Profit
Private Institution/Organization
Target Group(s): Minority-Native Americans
Minority-Asian/Pacific Islanders
Minority-Alaskan Natives
Funding Limit: None
Duration: 3 YEARS
Indirect Costs: Yes
Cost Sharing: Yes
Sponsor Type: Federal
Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS
Title: ANA--Native American Languages Preservation and Enhancement Projects
CFDA: 93.587
SYNOPSIS:
Funds are provided to assist applicants in designing projects which
will promote the survival and continuing vitality of Native American
languages. Planning Grants may be up to $50,000 for one year. Design
and/or Implementation Grants may be up to $125,000 per year for up to
three years.
OBJECTIVES:
The sponsor provides support to assist applicants in designing projects
which will promote the survival and continuing vitality of Native
American languages. Funds are provided under the following two
categories:
CATEGORY I--PLANNING GRANTS--to conduct the assessment and planning
needed to identify the current status of the Native American language(s)
to be addressed and to establish community long-range language goals.
These activities must include, but are not limited to, the following:
data collection, compilation, and analysis to ascertain current language
status through 'formal' or 'informal' methods; establishment of the
community's long-range language goals; and acquisition of the necessary
training and technical assistance to assure the achievement of the
project goals.
CATEGORY II--DESIGN AND/OR IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS--to allow communities
to design and/or implement, as appropriate to the applicant, a language
programs or programs that will contribute to the achievement of the
community's long-range language goal(s). Applications must be able to
document that language statistics have been collected and analyzed, and
that these statistics are current; that the community has established
long-range language goals; and that community representatives are
adequately trained to achieve the proposed project goals. Applicants may
include the purchase of specialized equipment which is necessary to
accomplish project objectives. The types of activities the sponsor is
seeking to fund include, but are not limited to, the following:
establishment and support of community Native American language projects
to bring older and younger Native Americans together to facilitate and
encourage the transfer of Native American language skills from one
generation to another; establishment of projects to train Native
Americans to teach Native American languages to others or to enable them
to serve as interpreters or translators of such languages; development,
printing, and dissemination of materials to be used for the teaching and
enhancement of Native American languages; establishment or support of
projects to train Native Americans to produce or participate in
television or radio programs to be broadcast in Native American
languages; and compilation, transcription, and analysis of oral testimony
to record and preserve Native American languages. RESTRICTIONS:
Eligible applicants are Federally recognized Indian tribes; consortia
of Indian Tribes; incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multi-purpose
community-based organizations; incorporated nonFederally recognized
Indian tribes; Alaska Native villages and/or nonprofit village consortia;
nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Associations with village specific
projects; nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with village specific
projects; incorporated nonprofit multi-purpose community-based Indian
organizations; Urban Indian Centers; public and nonprofit private
agencies serving Native Hawaiians; national or regional incorporated
nonprofit Native American organizations with Native American
community-specific objectives; public and nonprofit private agencies
serving native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, Palau, or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (The populations served may
be located on these islands or in the U.S.); and Tribally Controlled
Community Colleges, Tribally Controlled Post-Secondary Vocational
Institutions, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam,
American Samoa, Palau, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands which serve Native American Pacific Islanders. In addition,
current ANA SEDS grantees are also eligible. If a tribal organization (or
other eligible applicant) decides that the objectives of its proposed
project would be accomplished more effectively through a partnership
arrangement with a school, college, or university, the applicant shall
identify such school, college, or university as a participating
organization in its application. Eligible applicants may submit only one
application.
The sponsor estimates that approximately $1 million is available for FY
1997. For Category I awards, the funding level will be up to $50,000 for
project periods of twelve months. For Category II awards, up to $125,000
may be requested per twelve-month budget period, with project periods of
up to thirty-six months. Grantees must provide at least twenty percent of
the total approved costs of the project, which may be met by cash
(preferred) or in-kind contributions.
Application forms and guidelines are available. For further
information, contact Deborah Yatsko at 202-690-7843. Source: Federal
Register (08/27/96) Vol. 61, No. 167, pp. 44121-39. (kal)
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Date: Sun, 15 Sep 96 20:23:26 EDT
Subject: SPA: OESE--Indian Ed. Pgm.--Formula Grant Program (Temporarily
Suspended)
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Program Number: 11194 Establish Date: 12/23/93 Follow-Up Date: 05/01/97
Review Date: 12/23/93
Sponsor: Department of Education
Contact: Director
Address: Office of Indian Education Tel: 202-260-3774
600 Independence Ave., S.W.
Portals Building, Room 4300
Washington, DC 20202-6335
U.S.A.
Deadline(s): Open
Award Type(s): General Project
Applicant Type(s): Educational Agencies (SLAs/LEAs)
Target Group(s): Minority-Native Americans
Funding Limit: $1,300,000
Duration: 60 MONTHS
Indirect Costs: Yes
Cost Sharing: No
Sponsor Type: Federal
Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS
Title: OESE--Indian Ed. Pgm.--Formula Grant Program (Temporarily Suspended)
CFDA: 84.060A
SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided to local educational agencies to assist in their
efforts to reform elementary and secondary school programs to assist
Indian students to meet challenging State content standards and State
student performance standards. Awards are estimated to range from $3,000
to $1,300,000.
OBJECTIVES:
NOTE: The sponsor advises that this program will not be offered in
1996.
The sponsor provides grants to support local educational agencies in
their efforts to reform elementary and secondary school programs that
serve Indian students in order to ensure that such programs are based on
challenging State content standards and State student performance
standards used for all students, and are designed to assist Indian
students to meet those standards. RESTRICTIONS:
Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs) and certain
schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Indian tribes under
certain conditions.
Awards are estimated to range from $3,000 to $1,300,000. Approximately
1,200 awards are anticipated. The project period is up to 60 months.
Applications are available. Reference: Federal Register (05/18/95) Vol.
60, No. 96, p. 26723. (DGD/tal)
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Date: Sun, 15 Sep 96 20:23:42 EDT
Subject: SPA: ANA--Social and Economic and Development Strategies (SEDS)
Projects
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Program Number: 07172 Establish Date: 09/16/93 Follow-Up Date: 08/01/97
Review Date: 09/16/93
Sponsor: Administration for Native Americans
Address: Administration for Children & Families Tel: 202-690-7776
Hubert H. Humphrey Builing, Room 348F
200 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20201-0001
U.S.A.
Deadline(s): 10/25/96
05/23/97
02/14/97
Award Type(s): General Project
Service Delivery
General Operating Funds
Applicant Type(s): Public Institution
Non-Profit
Private Institution/Organization
Target Group(s): Minority-Alaskan Natives
Minority-Native Americans
Minority-Asian/Pacific Islanders
Funding Limit: $30,000
Duration: 1 YEAR
Indirect Costs: Yes
Cost Sharing: Yes
Sponsor Type: Federal
Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS
Title: ANA--Social and Economic and Development Strategies (SEDS) Projects
CFDA: 93.612
SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided for projects to promote the goal of social and
economic self-sufficiency for American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native
Hawaiians, and Native American Pacific Islanders through locally
developed social and economic development changes (SEDS). A total of $14
million is expected to be available to fund approximately 120 grants
ranging from $30,000 to $1,000,000.
OBJECTIVES:
The sponsor offers financial assistance for projects that promote the
goal of social and economic self-sufficiency for Native Americans,
including American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native
American Pacific Islanders through locally developed social and economic
development strategies (SEDS).
Proposed activities should be tailored to reflect the governance,
social and economic development needs of the local community and should
be consistent and supportive of the proposed project objectives.
Activities under the area of governance include: Improvements in the
governmental, judicial and/or administrative infrastructures of tribal
and village governments; increasing the ability of tribes, villages, and
Native American groups and organizations to plan, develop, and administer
a comprehensive program to support community and social and economic
selfsufficiency; increasing awareness of and exercising the legal rights
and benefits to which Native Americans are entitled; status clarification
activities for Native groups seeking Federal or State tribal recognition;
and amendments to tribal constitutions, court procedures and functions,
by-laws or codes, and council or executive branch duties and functions.
Under economic development activities may include: development of a
community economic infrastructure that will result in businesses, jobs,
and an economic support structure; establishment or expansion of business
and jobs in areas such as tourism, specialty agriculture, light and/or
heavy manufacturing, construction, housing, fisheries or aquaculture;
stabilizing and diversifying a Native American community's economic base
through business development ventures; creation of microenterprises or
private sector development; and establishment or expansion of businesses
and jobs that utilize Indian tax incentives passed in the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993.
Under the area of social development activities may include: enhancing
tribal capacities to design or administer programs aimed at strengthening
the social environment desired by the local community; developing local
and intertribal models related to comprehensive planning and delivery of
services; developing programs or activities to preserve and enhance
tribal heritage and culture; and establishing programs which involve
extended families or tribal societies in activities that strengthen
cultural identity and promote community development or self-esteem.
RESTRICTIONS:
Eligible organizations include: tribally controlled community colleges,
tribally controlled post-secondary vocational institutions, and colleges
and universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Palau, or the
commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island which serve Native American
Pacific Islanders; Federally recognized Indian tribes; consortia of
Indian tribes; incorporated nonprofit multi-purpose community-based
Indian organizations; urban Indian centers; national or regional
incorporated nonprofit Native American organizations with Native American
community-specific objectives; public and nonprofit private agencies
serving Native Hawaiians, native peoples of Guam, American Samoa, Palau,
or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (on the islands or in
the U.S.) Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act and/or nonprofit village consortia; incorporated
non-profit Alaska Native multi-purpose community-based organizations; and
nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Associations in Alaska with village
specific projects.
A total of $14 million is expected to be available depending on
funding. In FY 1997 ANA anticipates awarding approximately 120
competitive grants ranging from $30,000 to $1,000,000. Matching costs of
twenty percent of the total approved costs must be provided, with the
exception of applicants from American Samoa, Guam, Palau, or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for whom this requirement is
waived for local matching funds under $200,000. Matching costs may be met
through cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants are encouraged
to meet their match requirements through cash contributions.
Application forms and guidelines and forms are available. For further
information, contact Sharon McCully at 202-690-5780, Administration for
Native Americans, 200 Independence Ave., S.W., Room 348-F, Washington, DC
20201-0001. Source: Federal Register (08/27/95) Vol. 61, No. 167, pp.
44121-39. (kal)
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Date: Sun, 15 Sep 96 20:23:50 EDT
Subject: SPA: OESE--Indian Ed. Pgm.--Adult Indian Education (T.S.)
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Program Number: 02760 Establish Date: 10/10/84 Follow-Up Date: 07/01/97
Review Date: 10/10/84
Sponsor: Department of Education
Contact: Cathie Martin
Address: Office of Indian Education Tel: 202-260-3774
600 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Portals Building, Room 4300
Washington, DC 20202-6335
U.S.A.
Deadline(s): Open
Award Type(s): Planning Grants
Curriculum Development
Demonstration/Evaluation
Applicant Type(s): Educational Agencies (SLAs/LEAs)
Target Group(s): Minority-Native Americans
Funding Limit: $175,000
Duration: 60 MONTHS
Indirect Costs: Yes
Cost Sharing: No
Sponsor Type: Federal
Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS
Title: OESE--Indian Ed. Pgm.--Adult Indian Education (T.S.)
CFDA: 84.062A
SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided for projects to test and demonstrate the
effectiveness of programs for improving employment and educational
opportunities for Indian adults. Eligible applicants are State and local
educational agencies, and Indian tribes, organizations, and institutions.
Awards are estimated to range from $65,000 to $225,000, with an average
of $175,000, for up to 60 months.
OBJECTIVES:
NOTE: The sponsor advises that this program will not be offered in
1996.
The sponsor provides support (1) for planning, pilot, and demonstration
projects designed to test and demonstrate the effectiveness of programs
for improving employment and educational opportunities for Indian adults;
and (2) to assist in the establishment and operation of programs designed
to stimulate basic literacy opportunities to all Indian adults to qualify
for a secondary school diploma, or its recognized equivalent, in the
shortest period of time feasible. RESTRICTIONS:
Eligible applicants are State and local educational agencies, and
Indian tribes, organizations, and institutions.
Approximately ten awards are expected ranging from $65,000 to $225,000,
and averaging $175,000 for up to sixty months.
Application forms and guidelines are provided. Reference: Federal
Register (07/19/95) Vol. 60, No. 138, pp. 37056-7. (DGD/tal)