Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Twelve months. Unspent funds may be carried over into the next fiscal year. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: The information is contained in the award documents. Reports: Each SEA receiving funds is required to submit an annual performance report that provides information on the number of children identified as eligible for the program, characteristics of children served the services provided, and staff. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable. Audits: This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-133. In accordance with the Education Department General Administrative Regulations in the Appendix to 34 CFR 80, State and local governments that receive financial assistance of $500,000 or more within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made for that year. State and local governments that receive between $25,000 and $500,000 within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made in accordance with the Appendix to Part 80, or in accordance with Federal laws and regulations governing the programs in which they participate. Records: In accordance with the General Education Provisions Act and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations, certain program records must be maintained for 3 years. Account Identification: 91-0900-0-1-501. Obligations: (Formula Grants) FY 08 $369,771,000; FY 09 est $394,771,000; FY 10 est $394,771,000 Range and Average of Financial Assistance: The range of awards in FY 2008 was $66,870-$124,729,661. Fiscal Year 2008: Approximately 536,376 students received services. Fiscal REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 34 CFR 200. For more information, contact the program office. Regional or Local Office: None. Headquarters Office: Sam Harris, Office of Migrant Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W, Washington, District of Columbia 20202-6135 Email: sam.harris@ed.gov Phone: (202) 260-1334 or (800) 872-5327 Website Address: http://www.ed.gov/programs/mep/index.html. RELATED PROGRAMS: 84.141 Migrant Education_High School Equivalency Program; 84.144 Migrant Education_Coordination Program; 84.149 Migrant Education_College Assistance Migrant Program; 84.213 Even Start_State Educational Agencies; 93.600 Head Start EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: Program funds are used to establish or improve programs to meet the special educational needs of migratory children in such areas as academic instruction; remedial and compensatory instruction; bilingual and multicultural instruction; vocational instruction and career education services; special guidance, counseling, and testing services; health services; and preschool services. Fiscal Year 2009: Same as 2008. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: 84.013 TITLE I PROGRAM FOR NEGLECTED AND DELINQUENT CHILDREN FEDERAL AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended, Title I, Part D. To help provide education continuity for children and youth in State-run institutions for juveniles and in adult correctional institutions, so that these youth can make successful transitions to school or employment once they are released. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: FORMULA GRANTS USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Funds are used for educational related services. State juvenile institutions are eligible to use funds for institutionwide programs that integrate activities with other Federal, State, and local education programs in the institution. In facilities not operating institutionwide programs, services must be used to supplement, not supplant, those normally provided with State funds. This program is subject to non-supplanting requirements and must use a restricted indirect cost rate which is referenced under 34 CFR 76.564-76.569. For assistance call the Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Indirect Cost Group on (202) 708-7770. Applicant Eligibility: State educational agencies (SEAs). State agencies responsible for providing free public education for those children in institutions who are neglected or delinquent, responsible for children who are enrolled in education programs in adult correctional facilities, and responsible for those children in community day programs who are neglected or delinquent may apply to their state education agencies for subgrants. Beneficiary Eligibility: Children in a State institution for neglected or delinquent children, or in an adult correctional institution, or a community day school operated by a State agency. Credentials/Documentation: No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Varies with each State. Appeals: Not Applicable. Renewals: Although State plans are effective for the duration of Title I's authorization, SEAS are required to update plans to reflect changes. State agencies must update their applications annually to receive funds. Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory Formula: Title I, Part D, Subpart A. Matching Requirements: Funds are allocated through a formula based on the number of children in State-operated institutions and per-pupil education expenditures for the State. Each State's allocation is generated by child counts in State institutions that provide at least 20 hours of instruction from nonfederal funds; adult correctional institutions must provide 15 hours a week. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Generally, awards to States are made from July 1 to September 30 of the following year. In addition, funds remain available to the State for an additional fiscal year for obligation and expenditure. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: The information is included in award documents. Reports: Each State agency conducting a Part D program is required to evaluate the program's impact on students served at least once every 3 years. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable. Audits: This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-133. In accordance with the Education Department General Administrative Regulations in the Appendix to 34 CFR 80, State and local governments that receive financial assistance of $500,000 or more within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made for that year. State and local governments that receive between $25,000 and $500,000 within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made in accordance with the Appendix to. Part 80, or in accordance with Federal laws and regulations governing the programs in which they participate. Records: In accordance with the General Educational Provisions Act and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations, certain project records must be maintained for three years. Account Identification: 91-0900-0-1-501. Obligations: (Formula Grants) FY 08 $48,927,046; FY 09 est $50,427,000; FY 10 est $50,427,000 Range and Average of Financial Assistance: 2008: Range: $83,568 - $3,013,656; Average: $917,382 2009: Range: $69,671 - $2,953,982; Average: $945,506 2010: Range: $69,671 - $2,953,982; Average: $945,506. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: Approximately 905 institutions receive funding under this program. Fiscal Year 2009: The Department expects to make approximately 52 awards in FY 2009 and FY 2010. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 34 CFR 200. Contact the program office for additional information. Regional or Local Office: None. Headquarters Office: John McLaughlin Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Rm. 3C106,, Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Email: john.mclaughlin@ed.gov Phone: (202) 260-4412 Website Address: http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleipartd/index.html. RELATED PROGRAMS: 84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies; 84.011 Migrant Education_State Grant Program; 93.645 Child Welfare Services_State Grants EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: Funds generally provide supplemental instruction in core academic subjects, such as reading and mathematics. In addition, funds support counseling, tutoring, and projects to facilitate the transition of children from State institutions back to locally operated schools. Fiscal Year 2009: Haven't made FY 2009 awards. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: State agencies are eligible to receive assistance if they are providing free public education for children who are (1) in institutions for neglected or delinquent children; (2) attending community day programs for neglected or delinquent children; or (3) in adult correctional institutions. 84.015 NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FEDERAL AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title VI, Part A, Section 602. Centers: To promote instruction in modern foreign languages and area and international studies that are critical to national needs by supporting the establishment, strengthening and operation of such programs at colleges and universities. Centers may focus on undergraduate training only or may be comprehensive, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional training components. Fellowships: To meet the needs of the United States for experts in modern foreign languages combined with area studies and world affairs by supporting fellowships for undergraduate and graduate study at institutions for higher education. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: PROJECT GRANTS USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Centers: Funds may be used for instructional costs of language and area and international studies programs, administration, lectures, conferences, library resources and staff, outreach, and travel. Fellowships: Funds may be used for academic year and summer fellowships to institutions of higher education (IHES) in order to assist graduate students in acquiring foreign language and either area or international studies competencies. A fellowhip awarded to an undergraduate student may include an allowance for educational programs i the United States or education programs abroad that meet certain criteria. Applicant Eligibility: Centers: Accredited American colleges and universities may apply. Applying institutions provide evidence of existing resources and institutional commitment to language and area and international studies through a curriculum that provides instruction dealing with a particular world area and its languages, with comparative world area studies, or with the international aspects of professional or other fields of study. Fellowships: Accredited U.S. institutions of higher education offering comprehensive graduate area or international studies programs combined with language study are eligible to apply for allocations of fellowships. Beneficiary Eligibility: Centers: Accredited American colleges and universities will benefit. Fellowships: Graduate students enrolled in funded centers and programs will benefit. Student candidates must be U.S. citizens or nationals or permanent residents training in area or international studies and in modern foreign languages programs that have or are developing performance-based language instruction. Training must be undertaken through an institution that has an allocation of Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships. Credentials/Documentation: . This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication Coordination: 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. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. 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 Procedures: This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Eligible institutions may submit proposals for the funding of centers only, fellowships only, or both when the announcement of a new competition is issued in the Federal Register. Application forms and guidelines for the submission of proposals are available from the Advanced Training and Research Team of the International Education and Programs Service (IEPS). Award Procedure: Centers: Final recommendations are made to the Secretary following evaluations from panels of experts that evaluate applications according to published selection criteria. Fellowships: The student should contact his/her sponsoring institution for information concerning application forms, deadlines, and related matters. Institutional proposals are approved or disapproved by the Secretary, following the same procedures as for Center applications. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 120 to 180 days. About 120 days. Not Applicable. Renewals: Higher education institutions receiving funds for three year phased program support must submit annual performance reports for the second and third year for continuation of such support. Students seeking fellowships apply to their institutions for each summer or academic year award period. Renewals are subject to the availability of funds. Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Centers: Grants are awarded for 12-month budget periods, subject to renewals of 1 or 2 years. Payments are made as stipulated in the grant. Renewals are subject to the availability of funds. Fellowships: Academic year second summer fellowships payments to student recipients are made by the institutions on a competitive basis. If summer fellowships are issued, they will be for a summer session in which the equivalent of an academic year's foreign language study is completed. Payments are made by the grantee institution. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: This information is included in the award document. Reports: Centers: All programs must provide performance reports upon completion of each year's budget period and a final report of project accomplishments at the end of the grant. Financial reports are also required. Fellowships: Performance reports from fellowship award recipients at the end of each award period. Institutional final reports (awards lists) and financial reports are required annually. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable. Audits: This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-133. Centers: All fiscal records will be subject to audit by the Education Department at any time within 3 years after expiration of the grants. Fellowships: Fiscal records of institutions administering fellowship funds will be subject to audit by the Department at any time within 5 years after the close of the fiscal year in which grant funds are all spent. Records: All records supporting claims under grant or relating to the accountability for awarded funds must be available upon request: (1) For 3 years after close of the fiscal year in which the grant expired or (2) until the grantee is notified of completion of Federal financial audit, whichever is later. Fellowships: All records bearing on the receipt and expenditure of funds under the program must be available for inspection by the Department: (1) For 3 years after the fiscal year in which grant funds are spent, (2) until audit or for 5 years after grant, or (3) until resolution of any audit questions. Account Identification: 91-0201-0-1-502. Obligations: (Project Grants) FY 08 $29,933,500; FY 09 est $33,089,000; FY 10 est $33,089,000 - For fellowships. (Project Grants) FY 08 $29,624,152; FY 09 est $31,919,000; FY 10 est $31,919,000 For Centers. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Varies by competition. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: Centers and Fellowships: In fiscal year 2008, 125 National Resource Centers were funded at institutions of higher education and 124 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship grants were awarded to institutions of higher education. Fiscal Year 2009: Centers and Fellowships: In fiscal year 2008, 125 National Resource Centers are expected to be funded at institutions of higher education and 124 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship grants are expected to be awarded to institutions of higher education. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 34 CFR 655, 656, and 657, and the Education Department General Administrtive Regulations. Regional or Local Office: None. Headquarters Office: Carla White, International Education Programs Services, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Email: carla.white@ed.gov Phone: (202) 502-7631. Website Address: http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsnrc/; or http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsflasf/. RELATED PROGRAMS: 84.016 Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs; 84.017 International Research and Studies; 84.021 Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad; 84.022 Overseas Programs - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad; 84.220 Centers for International Business Education; 84.229 Language Resource Centers EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: The University of Washington/East Asia Studies Center offers training programs in East Asian languages and in a wide variety of disciplines at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and in professional schools. The Center for Advanced Study of International Development and the Women and International Development programs at Michigan State University offer courses and activities focused on development studies in the new era of globalization. University of Wisconsin/Latin American Studies Center offers courses in languages and in many disciplines at the undergraduate level in all participating campuses. The Madison and Milwaukee campuses offer extensive graduate and some professional training programs in Latin American studies as well. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: 34 CFR 655, 656, and 657 apply to the Centers and Fellowships Programs. Selection criteria for evaluating applications and selecting centers are listed in the Title VI, International Education Program Regulations in 34 CFR 655.31, 656.21 or 656.22. The Secretary will weigh criteria using points indicated in the application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register. 34 CFR 657.21 gives the criteria for selection of institutional awards for fellowship allocations. The Secretary will weigh criteria using points indicated in the application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register. 84.016 UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS FEDERAL AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title VI, Part A, Section 604. OBJECTIVES: The Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program issues awards to institutions of higher education and public and nonprofit private agencies and organizations. The purpose of the awards is to: (1) Assist institutions of higher education to plan, develop, and carry out a program to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages; and (2) assist associations and organizations to develop projects that will make an especially significant contribution to strengthening and improving undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: PROJECT GRANTS USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Each program assisted with federal funds must primarily enhance the international academic program of the institution. Eligible activities may include but are not limited to: development of a global or international studies program that is interdisciplinary in design; development of a program that focuses on issues or topics, such as international business or international health; development of an area studies program and its corresponding foreign languages; creation of innovative curricula that combine the teaching of international studies with professional and preprofessional studies, such as engineering; research for and development of specialized teaching materials, including language instruction, i.e., business French; establishment of internship opportunities for faculty and students in domestic and overseas settings; and development of study abroad programs. This program is subject to non-supplanting requirements and must use a restricted indirect cost rate, which is referenced under 34 CFR 75.563. For assistance call the Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Indirect Cost Group on (202) 377-3838. Applicant Eligibility: Accredited colleges and universities, and public and nonprofit private agencies and organizations. Beneficiary Eligibility: Accredited colleges and universities, and public and nonprofit private agencies and organizations. Credentials/Documentation: No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication Coordination: An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. from the Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program. Award Procedure: Final recommendations are made to the Secretary of Education following advice from a panel of consultants in accordance with the published criteria. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not Applicable. Renewals: Institutions of higher education and associations and organizations currently receiving funds for two or three year phased program support must submit performance reports for continuation funding according to instructions established by the Department. Renewals are subject to the availability of funds. Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. Matching Requirements: The non-Federal share of the cost of the programs assisted may be provided in cash from the private sector corporations or foundations in an amount equal to one-third of the total cost of the programs or may be provided as an in-cash or in-kind contribution from institutional and noninstitutional funds, including State and private sector corporation or foundation contributions, equal to one-half of the total cost of the programs assisted herein. The Secretary may waive or reduce the matching requirement for institutions that are eligible to receive assistance under part A or B of Title III or under Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Grants are awarded for 12-month periods, subject to renewals of one or two years. Payments are made as stipulated in the grant. Renewals are subjects to the availability of funds. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: The information is included in the grant award documents. Reports: All programs must provide final reports upon completion of the program. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable. Audits: This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-133. All fiscal records will be subject to audit any time within 3 years after expiration of the grant. Records: All records supporting claims under a grant or relating to the accountability for awarded funds must be available upon request: (1) For 3 years after close of the fiscal year in which contract was liquidated; or (2) until the grantee is notified of completion of Federal financial audit, whichever is later. Account Identification: 91-0201-0-1-502. Obligations: (Project Grants) FY 08 $4,295,914; FY 09 est $4,605,000; FY 10 est $4,605,000 Range and Average of Financial Assistance: No Data Available. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: Twenty-two new grants and 30 continuation grants were expected to be awarded in FY 2008. Fiscal Year 2009: Twenty-seven new grants and 24 continuation grants are expected to be awarded in FY 2009. Fiscal Year 2010: Twenty-five new awards and 27 continuation grants are expected to be awarded in FY 2010. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 34 CFR 655 and 658, and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations. Regional or Local Office: None. Headquarters Office: Christine Corey, International Education Programs Service, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W, Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Email: Christine.corey@ed.gov Phone: (202) 502-7629. Website Address: http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsugisf/. RELATED PROGRAMS: 84.015 National Resource Centers Program for Foreign Language and Area Studies or Foreign Language and International Studies Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program; 84.018 Overseas Programs_Special Bilateral Projects; 84.019 Overseas Programs - Faculty Research Abroad; 84.021 Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad; 84.022 Overseas Programs - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad; 84.229 Language Resource Centers EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: The Consortium for Inter-Institutional Collaboration in African and Latin-American Studies, situated at Michigan State University, is characterized by a series of on-campus and in-country intensive language and area studies institutes, organized through cooperation with 20 or more Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), 12 liberal arts colleges in the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA), and several institutions in the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM). Wayne State University will develop an interdisciplinary program in Eastern Europe, representing a collaborative effort between the School of Business, the Department of German and Slavic Studies and Wayne State University. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: In addition to evaluation on the basis of criteria found in the Education Division General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR 74, 75, 77, and 78 the Secretary will further evaluate applications for Federal support for international studies programs in accordance with the criteria published in 34 CFR 655, 658, and 45 CFR 86872. 84.017 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title VI, Part A, Section 605. OBJECTIVES: To improve foreign language, area, and other international studies training through support of research, studies, experimentation, development of specialized instructional materials, and the publication of specialized materials developed as a result of research conducted under this program. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: PROJECT GRANTS USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: The program supports research and studies that may include but are not limited to: (1) Studies and surveys to determine needs for increased or improved instruction in foreign language, area studies, or other international fields including the demand for foreign language, area, and other international specialists in government, education, and the private sector; (2) studies and surveys to assess the utilization of graduates of programs supported under this title by governmental, educational, and private sector organizations and other studies assessing the outcomes and effectiveness of programs so supported; (3) comparative studies of the effectiveness of strategies to provide international capabilities at institutions of higher education; (4) research on more effective methods of providing instruction and achieving competency in foreign languages; (5) the development and publication of specialized materials for use in foreign language, area studies, and other international fields, or for training foreign language, area and other international specialists; (6) the application of performance tests and standards across all areas of foreign language instruction and classroom use; (7) evaluation of the extent to which programs assisted under this title reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of views and generate debate on world regions and international affairs, as described in the grantees application; (8) the systematic collection, analysis, and dissemination of data that contribute to achieving the purposes of this part; and (9) support for programs or activities to make data collected, analyzed, or disseminated under this section publicly available and easy to understand, and (10) other research or materials development projects that further the purposes of the International Education Programs authorized by Part A of Title VI of the HEA. Funds awarded under this program may not be used for the training of students and teachers. Applicant Eligibility: Public and private agencies, organizations, institutions, and individuals may apply. Beneficiary Eligibility: Public and private agencies, organizations, institutions, and individuals will benefit. Credentials/Documentation: Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. The standard application forms as furnished by the Federal agency and required by OMB Circular No. A-102 must be used for this program. Formal applications should be prepared in response to announcements of mandatory program requirements and closing dates in the Federal Register. Award Procedure: Applications are reviewed by Department of Education specialists and review panels of scholars. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From six to seven months. Appeals: Other - Not Specified. Renewals: Projects conducted under a grant may be phased, with the phases following the first phase subject to renewal on a non-competitive basis. Renewals of grants, which were not included in the original negotiations, will be considered in competition with all other new applications and are dependent on the submission of reports that demonstrate that substantial progress has been made. Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Depends on project, but is generally from 12 to 36 months. Phasing of projects is determined during the negotiation process. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: This information is included in the grant award document. Reports: A final report or subject data as established through negotiation. Interim progress reports and a financial report are required. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not |