Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Well-Rounded Education Programs: Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education (Javits) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.206A | ED GRANTS 021622 001

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The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) is offering a discretionary grant competition under the Well-Rounded Education Programs umbrella called the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education (Javits) Program (Assistance Listing Number 84.206A). This opportunity is run by the U.S. Department of Education and is intended to fund projects that strengthen how elementary and secondary schools across the country identify gifted and talented students and respond to their specific educational needs. The notice provided is a summary of the official Federal Register application notice, and applicants are expected to rely on the Federal Register version for the full requirements, priorities, performance measures, and submission instructions.

At its core, the Javits program is focused on evidence-based work, meaning it emphasizes approaches grounded in research and credible evaluation. Funded activities can include research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar efforts that can be replicated or scaled. The overarching goal is capacity-building: helping schools and school systems improve their ability to find students with advanced potential and deliver appropriate services once those students are identified. The program places a particularly strong emphasis on groups that have historically been overlooked or underrepresented in gifted and talented programs, including students from low-income backgrounds, English learners, and children with disabilities. A major part of that emphasis involves improving staff capacity through training, both in identification practices (so students are not missed due to biased or limited screening methods) and in effective instructional and program strategies for gifted education. The notice also signals that, where appropriate, the methods and materials developed through Javits projects may be used more broadly to improve learning opportunities for all students, not only those formally labeled as gifted.

Eligibility for this competition is broad and includes multiple types of public and nonprofit entities. Eligible applicants listed include State governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities as clarified in the official notice (the listing points applicants to an additional eligibility section for details). The funding instrument is a grant, the activity category is education, and the opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number ED GRANTS 021622 001. The Department expected to make 9 awards under this competition, and the award ceiling is shown as 0 in the summary, which typically indicates applicants must consult the official notice for actual award ranges or that the ceiling is not specified in this synopsis.

Key dates for the 2022 competition cycle are laid out clearly. Applications became available on February 16, 2022. The Department strongly encouraged applicants to submit a Notice of Intent to Apply by March 8, 2022, although it was not mandatory and did not affect eligibility; its purpose was mainly to help the Department plan for application review. The deadline for transmittal of full applications was April 4, 2022. The deadline for Intergovernmental Review was June 1, 2022. The notice also points applicants to the Department of Education Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs (published December 27, 2021) for standard directions on how to obtain and submit applications, which is important because those common instructions often cover submission systems, required forms, formatting, and other government-wide application rules.

For applicant support, the Department indicated it would host a pre-application meeting via Microsoft Teams for prospective applicants, with details posted on the Javits program website hosted by OESE. For direct questions, the Federal Register notice provides two program contacts: M. Jeanette Horner-Smith (telephone 202-453-6661; email Mildred.Horner-Smith@ed.gov) and Jennifer Brianas (telephone 202-401-0299; email Jennifer.Brianas@ed.gov), both located at the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Applicants who chose to send a Notice of Intent to Apply were instructed to email a program contact with the subject line "Intent to Apply" and include the applicant name plus a contact person name and email address. The notice also underscores that the authoritative, controlling source for all program details is the Federal Register publication, and it directs readers to public access resources for the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations.

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Well-Rounded Education Programs: Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education (Javits) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.206A" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.206.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 16, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 04, 2022 Applications Available February 16, 2022. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply March 8, 2022. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications April 4, 2022. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review June 1, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT M. Jeanette Horner-Smith, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3E252, Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone (202) 453-6661. Email Mildred.Horner-Smith@ed.gov or, Jennifer Brianas, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3E239, Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone (202) 401-0299. Email Jennifer.Brianas@ed.gov. Pre-Application Meeting Information The Department will hold a pre-application meeting via Microsoft Teams for prospective applicants. For information about the pre-application meeting, visit the Javits website at https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/well-rounded-education-programs/jacob-k-javits-gifted-and-talented-students-education-program/. 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 applicantaposs 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 9 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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