New E2T2 Competitive Grant RFP Released

• EETT RFP Final_070109.pdf
• EETT_Title_IID_Budget.xls

Below are a few changes from last year’s RFP and highlights of this new RFP that may be of interest but you will want to read over the entire document.

Due date is September 16, 2009

Eligible Districts: see attachment C in the document

Implementation period - Sept 30, 2009-June 30, 2011 (page 3)

 Includes ARRA funding and regular FY 2009 funding - Total is ~ $4.7 million.  NOTE: This RFP will serve as the application to distribute competitive ARRA and regular FY 2009 funds.  

Targeted focus area is  "Building and Sustaining Technology Rich 21st Century Classroom Focus (page 4)

In a few weeks we will provide some additional information and discussions on this focus area that may be helpful to some of you. (see attachment B). 

Grant awards (page 5)

From last year’s RFP we have:

·         increased the individual district grant to $100,000

·         added a "large district" grant amount of $150,000 for districts with more than 3,000 students

·         increased consortium grant (2 or more districts) amount to $200,000

ARRA Reporting Requirements (pages 5-6) 

Reporting requirements associated with the ARRA funds could be significant and includes the submission of quarterly reports                

Use of Funds (page 7)

We have included the minimum requirement set forth in Title IID that 25% of the funds support ongoing, sustained, intense and high quality professional development.  Last year we had set this at 55%.  Other allowable expenses have not changed.

ARRA Framing Questions for Decision Making (page 15)

We have added a required Component II in the grant review rubric addressing the ARRA framing questions.  There are no "points" in the RFP rubric for this component but it is required for the ARRA funds. See attachment C for the complete ARRA alignment rubric.