Grant

PROGRAM DISCRIPTION
TYPES OF PROJECTS

CONTACT INFORMATION

AVERAGE AWARD/
NUMBER
PER YEAR

LAST KNOWN PROPOSAL DUE DATE

84.349A
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program

The purpose of Early Childhood Educator Professional Development grants is to provide high-quality professional development programs to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators and caregivers who work in early childhood programs located in high-poverty communities and who serve primarily children from low-income families in order to promote school readiness and better learning outcomes for these children.

Rosemary Fennell eceprofdev@ed.gov

U.S. Department of Ed. Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program, OESE
3W236, FB-6
400 Maryland Ave., S.W.,
Washington, DC 20202-6132

Telephone (202) 260-0792
Fax (202) 260-7764

$2,000,000-
$3,000,000
(for two years);

$1,000,000-
$1,500,000
(for one year)

4/15/2005

84.215X
Teaching American History

The program is designed to raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge and understanding of and appreciation for U.S. history. Grant awards will assist LEAs, in partnership with entities that have content expertise, to develop, document, evaluate, and disseminate innovative and cohesive models of professional development.

Alex Stein
Alex.Stein@ed.gov

U.S. Department of Education, OII
Teacher Quality Programs
400 Maryland Ave., S.W.,
Washington, DC 20202-6200

Fax (202) 260-8969
Telephone (202) 205-9085

$350,000-
$2,000,000

142

5/01/2005

84.083A
Women's Education Equity Act

This program promotes educational equity for women and girls through competitive grants to public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, institutions, student groups, community groups, and individuals. The program designates most of its funding for local implementation of gender-equity policies and practices. Research, development, and dissemination activities may also be funded. Projects may be funded for up to four years.

Examples of allowable activities include: Training for teachers and other school personnel to encourage gender equity in the classroom. Innovative strategies and model training programs in gender equity for teachers and other school personnel. Instruments and methods to assist local education agencies in replicating exemplary gender equity programs in their own district. School-to-work transition programs. Guidance and counseling activities to increase opportunities for women in technologically demanding workplaces.

Yvonne Hicks
Yvonne.Hicks@ed.gov

U.S. Department of Education, OII
Improvement Programs
Rm. 5C149, FB-6
400 Maryland Ave., S.W.,
Washington, DC 20202-6140

Telephone (202) 260-0964
Fax (202) 205-5630

$150,000-
$200,000

10-12

4/08/2005