Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education: Demonstration Grants for Indian Children and Youth Program (Demonstration program)-- Native American Teacher Retention Initiative, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.299 | ED GRANTS 052323 001

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The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), through the Department of Education's Office of Indian Education, offered a discretionary grant opportunity under the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children and Youth Program focused specifically on a Native American Teacher Retention Initiative (Assistance Listing Number 84.299A). This competition was designed to fund projects that strengthen educational opportunities and outcomes for Indian students by developing, testing, and demonstrating approaches that work in real school settings. While the broader Demonstration program can support many types of innovations, this particular initiative centers on retaining Native American teachers, recognizing that stable, culturally grounded educators can play a major role in improving student experience, engagement, and achievement from preschool through high school.

The overall purpose of the Demonstration program is to provide financial assistance for efforts that try out promising services and programs and then show evidence of their effectiveness. In practice, that means the Department is looking for projects that go beyond routine operations and instead implement strategies that can be evaluated, improved, and potentially replicated. For this retention-focused initiative, proposed activities would typically align with reducing turnover, supporting teachers professionally and culturally, and improving conditions that help Native educators stay and thrive in the classroom, ultimately benefiting Indian students in preschool, elementary, and secondary schools.

This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number ED GRANTS 052323 001) was posted on May 23, 2023. Applications became available the same day. The Department also scheduled a pre-application webinar for June 7, 2023, which applicants could use to understand expectations and submission requirements. A notice of intent to apply was due June 22, 2023, and the deadline to submit full applications was July 24, 2023. The intergovernmental review deadline was September 20, 2023. The agency anticipated making about six awards.

Eligibility was broad and included multiple levels of government and tribal entities. Eligible applicants included state governments; county governments; city or township governments; special district governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments; and other applicants as allowed under the official notice (the listing notes that additional eligibility details are provided in the formal Federal Register publication). Because this synopsis is not the official legal document, applicants were directed to consult the Federal Register notice for precise eligibility rules, any required partnerships, definitions, and selection preferences or priorities.

The posting emphasizes that the public summary is only a synopsis and that the controlling guidance is the Federal Register application notice. Applicants were also instructed to follow the Department of Education's Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs (published December 7, 2022) for directions on how to obtain and submit an application, along with other procedural requirements. Important details that typically affect competitiveness and compliance, such as application content, formatting, required forms, performance measures, and any competitive priorities, were explicitly flagged as items to confirm in the official notice.

For program questions, the listed federal contact was Donna Bussell at the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3W239, Washington, DC 20202-6335, phone 202-453-6813, email donna.bussell@ed.gov.

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education: Demonstration Grants for Indian Children and Youth Program (Demonstration program)-- Native American Teacher Retention Initiative, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.299" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.299.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 23, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 24, 2023 Applications Available May 23, 2023. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply June 22, 2023. Date of Pre-Application Webinar June 7, 2023. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications July 24, 2023. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review September 20, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Donna Bussell, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3W239, Washington, DC 20202-6335. Telephone 202-453-6813. Email donna.bussell@ed.gov.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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