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Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1804] Funding Opportunity
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
Today's Federal Register included the U.S. Department of Education's Early
Reading First "Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2004."
The complete notice can be seen at
http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/announce/index.html (under March 8, 2004)
Important Dates:
Applications Available: March 8, 2004 (pre- and full applications). Deadline
for Transmittal of Pre-Applications: April 22, 2004. Deadline for
Transmittal of Applications: July 1, 2004 (for applicants invited to submit
full applications only). Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 30,
2004.
Eligible Applicants:
The term ``eligible applicant'' means the following: (a) One or more local
educational agencies (LEA) that are eligible to receive a subgrant under the
Reading First program (title I, part B, subpart 1, Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA)), (b) one or more public or private
organizations or agencies (including faith-based organizations) located in a
community served by an eligible LEA; or (c) one or more of the eligible
LEAs, applying in collaboration with one or more of the eligible
organizations or agencies. To qualify under (b) of this paragraph, the
organization's or agency's application must be on behalf of one or more
programs that serve preschool-age children (such as a Head Start program, a
child care program, or a family literacy program such as Even Start, or a
lab school at a university), unless the organization or agency itself
operates a preschool program.
Estimated Available Funds: $94,439,000
Estimated Range of Awards: $750,000-$4,500,000
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $2,500,000
Estimated Number of Awards: 21-125
Tony Peyton
Director, Policy
National Center for Family Literacy
325 W. Main Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40202-4237
(502) 584-1133 x.126
fax - (502) 584-0172
tpeyton@famlit.org
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