2022 Effective Educator Development Competition

The FY 2022 SEED FAQ document is posted here. Applicants should also review the EED Division Match/Cost Share FAQ document attached here. If you do not find the answer to your question(s) within these two FAQ documents, please email your question(s) to the SEED program inbox at SEED@ed.gov Please be mindful not to wait until the last minute to email your competition questions.

• TQP Application Publish Date: April 4, 2022
• Intent to Apply: May 4, 2022 (Email Intents to Apply to SEED@ed.gov SUBJECT: Intent to Apply FY 2022)
• Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 3, 2022 (11:59:59 p.m. Washington, DC time)
• Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 2, 2022

SEED Informational Webinars: The Effective Educator Development Division will provide  four pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants for grants under the SEED program. The titles of these informational webinars are listed below and the actual webinars will be posted within one week of the SEED NIA publish date:

• Webinar #1 –  Program Overview and Purpose,  Eligible Entity Requirements and Program Requirements | Recording
• Webinar #2 – Program Priorities and Evidence Standards | Recording
• Webinar #3 – Selection Criteria and Application Process | Recording
• Webinar #4 – Budget and Matching/Cost Share Requirement | Recording

The SEED budget narrative template mention in webinar #4 is here. The EED Division has implemented a new budget form, The EED Applicant/Grantee Budget Worksheet.  This worksheet replaces the ED 524 for the SEED grant competition.  SEED grantees are required to use this worksheet in the FY 22 grant competition and the instructions are below.

• Required EED Applicant/Grantee Budget Worksheet
• Required EED Applicant/Grantee Budget Worksheet Instructions

NOTE:  When you submit your application electronically, you must upload any narrative sections and all other attachments to your application as files in either Portable Document Format (PDF) or Microsoft Word.  Although applicants have the option of uploading any narrative sections and all other attachments to their application in either PDF or Microsoft Word, we recommend applicants submit all documents as read-only flattened PDFs, meaning any fillable PDF files must be saved and submitted as non-fillable PDF files and not as interactive or fillable PDF files, to better ensure applications are processed in a more timely, accurate, and efficient manner. In addition to the webinars above, be sure to view our series of discretionary grant competition videos. These videos are designed to be a companion to the Pre-Application webinars and other competition resources. They cover important topics across the discretionary grant competition timeline such as how to approach the planning process, application preparation and submission, logic model development, application review, and how awards are made and announced.

• Applications must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov system at http://www.grants.gov Applicants are encouraged to download the SEED Application Instructions Package and review it in its entirety. It contains information and instructions that will be helpful to you and you prepare to submit your SEED application.
  • The SEED Application Instructions Package should be used as guidance only and applicants should always refer to the SEED NIA published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2022 for official application instructions on how to submit electronically via Grants.gov.
  • SEED Application Instructions Package: HERE

Please Note: Most of these forms are already included the SEED electronic application package in Grants.gov. Below is a list of the required forms that must be completed, links to the electronic version of each form can be found here.

• ED Form 424–Application for Federal Education Assistance (Form and Instructions)
• Required EED Applicant/Grantee Budget Worksheet (Replaces the ED524. See hyperlink above your Pre-Application Information Webinars.)
• ED Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information – 1894-0017
• Evidence Form
• Standard Form 424B–Assurances, Non-Construction Programs
• Grants.gov Lobbying Form
• Standard Form LLL–Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (optional)
• Required Response to Section 427 of GEPA