Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): Indian Education Discretionary Grant Programs—Native Youth Community Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.299A | ED GRANTS 021822 001

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The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), through the Department of Education's Office of Indian Education (OIE), offered this discretionary grant competition under the Indian Education Discretionary Grant Programs, specifically the Native Youth Community Program (Assistance Listing Number 84.299A). The opportunity supports what the notice describes as the "Demonstration program," meaning the funding is intended for projects that do more than simply deliver services. Applicants are expected to develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of strategies, services, or program models designed to improve educational opportunities and academic achievement for American Indian and Alaska Native students across preschool, elementary, and secondary grade levels. In practical terms, the program is aimed at helping communities and organizations try out approaches that can show measurable benefits for Native students and potentially be replicated or expanded if successful.

Eligibility is centered on Native-serving entities, including federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations. The notice also indicates there are additional eligible applicants beyond those categories ("Others"), but it directs readers to the official Federal Register application notice for the precise definitions and any conditions attached to that broader eligibility. This is typical for Department of Education competitions, where details such as required partnerships, documentation of authority to apply, or allowable configurations of consortium applicants are spelled out in the formal notice rather than the synopsis.

Key logistics and dates were clearly laid out. Applications became available on February 18, 2022. The Department set March 10, 2022 as the deadline for a Notice of Intent to Apply, and scheduled a pre-application webinar for March 7, 2022 to walk potential applicants through the competition and expectations. The final deadline to submit applications was April 19, 2022, with intergovernmental review (when applicable under Executive Order 12372) due by June 20, 2022. The Department emphasized that submitting a Notice of Intent to Apply was strongly encouraged because it helps them plan for peer review and processing, but it was not mandatory and did not obligate an applicant to submit a final application. Likewise, applicants who skipped the notice could still apply.

The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is education. The opportunity number is ED GRANTS 021822 001, and the CFDA/Assistance Listing is 84.299 (with this competition under 84.299A). The synopsis lists an expected 40 awards. An award ceiling is shown as 0 in the extracted data, which usually signals that the ceiling was not captured in the summary feed or that applicants must consult the official notice for award range, maximums, and any matching or cost-sharing requirements (if any). Applicants were also directed to follow the Department's Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs (published December 27, 2021) for the official procedures on how to obtain and submit applications, including technical submission requirements and formatting rules.

For official questions and program-specific guidance, the listed contact was Donna Bussell at the U.S. Department of Education, with an office address at 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3W239, Washington, DC 20202-6335, phone (202) 453-6813, and email donna.bussell@ed.gov. The Department instructed prospective applicants who planned to submit a Notice of Intent to Apply to email the contact with the subject line "Intent to Apply" and include the applicant name plus a contact person's name and email. Finally, while this synopsis provides the high-level purpose and administrative details, the Department repeatedly notes that the controlling requirements are in the Federal Register application notice, where applicants must look for the exact eligibility rules, application components, required performance measures, program priorities, submission instructions, and any competitive preference or absolute priorities that could shape what a strong application needs to include.

• 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 (OIE): Indian Education Discretionary Grant Programs—Native Youth Community Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.299A" 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 Feb 18, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 19, 2022 Applications Available February 18, 2022. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply March 10, 2022. Date of Pre-Application Webinar March 7, 2022. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications April 19, 2022. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review June 20, 2022. 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. Notice of Intent to Apply The Department will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an application. To do so, please email the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line #8220Intent to Apply,#8221 and include the applicant#8217s name and a contact person#8217s name and email address. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided.. (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 40 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: 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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