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 Transition to Teaching program encourages (1) the development and expansion of alternative routes to full State teacher certification, as well as (2) the recruitment and retention of highly qualified mid-career professionals, recent college graduates who have not majored in education, and highly qualified paraprofessionals as teachers in high-need schools operated by high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that operate as high-need LEAs. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.350A. Applications for grants under the Transition to Teaching Competition, CFDA number 84.350A, 84.350B, and 84.350C must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://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 e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for Transition to Teaching at http://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 (e.g., search for 84.350, not 84.350A). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

Julius Cotton <br/>ED Grants.gov FIND System Admin. <br/>Phone (202) 245-6140 <br/>julius.cotton@ed.gov <br/>Program Managers: <br/>Thelma Leenhouts, Patricia Barrett, <br/>Beatriz Ceja, Anthony Sepulveda, or Salimah Shabazz <br/>U.S. Department of Education <br/>400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W320, Washington, DC 20202. <br/>Telephone: (202) 260-0223 (Thelma Leenhouts), (202) 260-7350 (Patricia <br/>Barrett), (202) 205-5009 (Beatriz Ceja), (202) 260-0464 (Anthony <br/>Sepulveda), or (202) 260-2434 (Salimah Shabazz), or by e-mail:
transitiontoteaching@ed.gov