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Department of Education

Department of Education's |  Technology Grant Programs

• What Should I Know About ED Grants? Sept 1998
• $500M ed-tech grant slated for elimination, DDN 2/11/2005
• Dept Education: e-application "the Department of Education's (ED) portal site for electronic grants. From e-GRANTS you may access all of the Department's web-based grant systems. "
• Education
• 21st Century Learning Centers
  • "The 21st CCLC Program is a key component of President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act. It is an opportunity for students and their families to continue to learn new skills and discover new abilities after the school day has ended. Congress has appropriated $991.07 million for afterschool programs in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005. The focus of this program, re-authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the No Child Left Behind Act, is to provide expanded academic enrichment opportunities for children attending low performing schools. Tutorial services and academic enrichment activities are designed to help students meet local and state academic standards in subjects such as reading and math. In addition 21st CCLC programs provide youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs, technology education programs, art, music and recreation programs, counseling and character education to enhance the academic component of the program."
• Enhancing Education Through Technology Program
  • Eligibility:  states and territories Program: Grants.  Funding:  $700 million for FY2002
  • Created pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act, appears to be a part of the Bush Administrations move towards state block grants.   "The goals of the new program, which is included in the No Child Left Behind Act, are to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary schools and secondary schools; assist students in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that they are technologically literate by the time they finish the eighth grade; and ensure that teachers are able to integrate technology into the curriculum to improve student achievement." | Press Release |
• Assistive Technology Act
  • Assistive Technology Act of 1998, PL 105-394.
  • Summary of law
  • Senate Report

    
    "The purposes of S. 2432, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (ATA)  are to: (1) support States in sustaining and strengthening their capacity to address the assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities; (2) focus, across Federal agencies and departments, the investment in technology that could benefit individuals with disabilities; and (3) support micro-loan programs to provide assistance to individuals who desire to purchase assistive technology devices or assistive technology services.
    "    Title I authorizes funding for multiple grant programs from fiscal years 1999 through 2004: continuity grants, challenge grants, millennium grants, and grants to protection and advocacy systems, as well as for a  technical assistance program.
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          "Title III authorizes a program of grants to States and outlying areas to establish (or expand) a program of alternative financing for individuals with disabilities and their authorized representatives to access and to purchase assistive technology devices and assistive technology services."  Senate Report

• Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PTTT):
  • "Developing future teachers who know how to use modern learning technologies to improve student learning is a major challenge facing our nation's teacher preparation system. PT3 grants support innovative program improvements to prepare technology-proficient educators for 21st century schools."  Website
  • Helps ensure that tomorrow's teachers are prepared to integrate technology effectively into the curriculum and to use the new teaching and learning styles enabled by technology.
  • According to Higher Education Information Technology Alliance March 11, 2002 Funding
    • FY00    $75m
    • FY01    $125m
    • FY02    $62m
    • Further funding eliminated
  • Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology, U. S. Department of Education, OPE, 1990 K St., NW, Room 6156, Washington, DC 20006-8526, Phone: 202-502-7788, Fax: 202-502-7775  Teacher_Technology@ed.gov
• Community Technology Centers (CTC):
  • Eligible:  State educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public and private nonprofit or for-profit agencies and organizations (not schools) Program:  Competitive matching grants.  Funding: FY2005 $5 million. FY2002: $65 million.  Typical awards between $75,000 to $300,000, with an estimated award size of $180,000.  Cycle Annual.  Awards are for year 1 of 26 month period with opportunity for continuation of funding based on budget appropriations.  Application deadline.  6/30/2003.  Deadline review 8/29/2003. Contact Info:  Charles Talbert, charles.talbert@ed.gov, ctc@ed.gov  CTC Team Fax (202) 205-8973 Telephone (202) 205-8270
  • 2003 Fed Reg Notice of Availability of funds
  • Expands access to technology centers in low-income communities.  "The CTC program helps bridge 'the digital divide' by supporting Community Technology Center start-up and expansion in distressed urban and rural communities.  Community technology centers provide computer and Internet access as well as educational services using information technology.  Most people who visit CTCs do not own computers and many do not have access at school or work."

    
    "Program funds may be used for a number of activities related to center start-up or expansion such as supporting a center coofrdinator and staff, acquiring equipment or networking capabilities, and developing or providing an array of learning services using the technology. It is important to note that competitive projects will be those in which the federal funding leverages other community resources. Funding may be used for renovation. Cost principles address "Rearrangement and alteration costs." Special rearrangement and alteration costs incurred specifically for the project are allowable with the prior approval of the Department. Physical changes are permitted that enable a room, lab, or facility to be wired or rewired for computer and Internet access. Renovations to make a room or set of rooms suitable for use as a computer lab are also permitted. Funds may be used to lease a building or to cover rent. There are no caps on the amount of CTC grant funds that can be used for administration, as long as the cost is reasonable and necessary." Questions and Answers.

  • Legislation for 2002
  • Funding:  Source
    • FY00    $32.5m
    • FY01    $65m
    • FY02    $32.5m
    • FY03    $0
  • Fact Sheet.  How to Apply. Questions and Answers.  Community Technology Centers Network.
  • News
  • Fed Reg Notice for 2002 Funding Cycle
  • The Labor-HHS-ED Appropriations bill [HR 3061] includes $32.5 million for Community Technology Centers, a 50% decrease in funding.  Status as of Dec 21, 2001 is that the Bill has been approved by conference committee and thus awaits Presidential signature.
  • October 1, 2001. New grant awards for fiscal year 2001 have been announced. Here is a State listing of the new 2001 grantees.
  • Senate Appropriates Attempt to Restore CTC and TOP funding, Wash Post 7/19/02
  • Digital Divide' Plan in Peril (TOP & CTC), Wash Tech 2/4/02
• Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships:  Supports partnerships of colleges, universities, businesses, community organizations, or other entities that deliver quality postsecondary distance education.
• Star Schools:  Supports projects that utilize distance learning technology to provide instructional programs to students and professional development to teachers in underserved populations.
• Technology Literacy Challenge Fund (TLCF):  Provides funding to help states and school districts develop and implement plans to meet the four national educational technology goals.
• Technology Innovation Challenge Grants (TICG):  Promotes innovate uses of educational technology by awarding grants to partnerships of school districts, universities, businesses, libraries, software designers, and others.  From the Dept of Ed website:
  • Administering Office Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
  • CFDA # 84.303A
  • Program Title Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Program
  • Also Known as Challenge Grants, TICG
  • Who May Apply(by category) Local Education Agencies
  • Who May Apply(specifically) A local education agency on behalf of a consortium that includes at least one local education agency with a high percentage or number of children living below the poverty line. Consortia may also include other local education agencies, state education agencies, institutions of higher education, businesses, academic content experts, software designers, museums, libraries, or other appropriate entities.
  • Current Competitions None. THIS PROGRAM IS NO LONGER AUTHORIZED. Funds support only the continuation of multi-year projects.
  • Type of Assistance(by category) Discretionary/Competitive Grants
  • Appropriations  Fiscal Year 2000 $146,255,000
  •  Fiscal Year 2001  $136,328,000
  •  Fiscal Year 2002 $61,729,000
• Interagency Education Research Initiative (IERI): Federal partnership that includes the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).  The goal of the IERI is to improve prek-12 student learning and achievement in reading, mathematics, and science by supporting rigorous, interdisciplinary research on large-scale implementations of promising educational practices and technologies in complex and varied learning environments.
• Coordination Program Technology Grants for Migrant Education:  Explores how to use technology to combat the problems of disruption, lack of resources and language difficulty that traditionally plague children in migrant worker families.