Applicant Information

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 the Department made a new 5-year grant award for the National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities under the authority provided in section 2244 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015. The 5-year grant award is a cooperative agreement for a comprehensive center designed to improve literacy skills for students at risk of not attaining full literacy skills due to a disability, including dyslexia, and ultimately better prepare these students to compete in a global economy. This grant is jointly administered by OESE and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). On March 12, 2021, the Department published a Notice of Proposed Priority, Requirement, and Definitions for this grant competition in the Federal Register for public comment. On July 13, the Department published a Notice of Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Performance Measures and a Notice Inviting Applications. The deadline for Transmittal of Applications was Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Note: The Department reopened this competition for a limited period of time for eligible applicants in jurisdictions identified by FEMA under declarations DR-4611-LA and EM-3569-MS in which assistance to individuals or public assistance has been authorized.  To determine if applicants were affected, the following Emergency Declarations were available at: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4611, https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4611/designated-areas, https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3569, and https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3569/designated-areas. Reopening this competition will allow affected applicants more time to prepare and to submit their applications. A notice reopening the competition for affected applicants was published in the Federal Register soon. Notice Reopening the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Competition for Certain Eligible Applicants
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-19876 Notice Inviting Applications:  https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/13/2021-14864/applications-for-new-awards-national-comprehensive-center-on-improving-literacy-for-students-with Notice of Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Performance Measures:  https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/13/2021-14865/final-priority-requirement-and-definitions-national-comprehensive-center-on-improving-literacy-for Webinars for Interested Applicants: The Department provided resources, including a recorded webinar, for interested applicants. Access these resources, below:

• Resources for Fiscal Year 2021 Grant Competitions
• General Application Webinar
• Assistance Listing Number 84.283D – National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities: Competition Webinar

PowerPoint Presentation

The Notice Inviting Applications for the 2019-2024 Comprehensive Centers was published on April 4, 2019. Applications were due by May 24, 2019. Twenty 5-year grant awards were made by the end of FY 2019. The grant awards are made as cooperative agreements to operate one of 19 Regional Comprehensive Centers and one National Comprehensive Center. Notice Inviting Applications:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/04/04/2019-06582/applications-for-new-awards-comprehensive-centers-program Notice of Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Performance Measures:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/04/04/2019-06583/final-priorities-requirements-definitions-and-performance-measures-comprehensive-centers-program Webinars for Interested Applicants: The Department conducted webinars for prospective applicants on April 11, 2019, from 3:00 – 4:00 PM and April 17, 2019, from 1:30 -3:30 PM Eastern Time. Access resources associated with the webinars, including responses to questions received during the webinars, below:

• Webinar slide deck for prospective applicants: FY19 CC APPLICANT WEBINAR
• April 11, 2019 Webinar Recording
• April 17, 2019 Webinar Recording
• Questions and responses: Q AND A FOR PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS