Yes, it is not mandatory to submit a notice of intent, but it helps the Department for planning purposes to have an idea of how many applicants plan to apply.

The estimated range of awards refers to the amount the grantee would receive each year for up to 36 months.

The FY 2005 Javits grant competition does not include priority one grants because all of the funds that were available for priority one are tied up in continuation costs for the grants funded in previous years.

Universities can partner with LEA/SEA, however, the LEA/SEA would need to apply and serve as the fiscal agent.

Based on the ESEA definition of "LEA" a Catholic School District would not be eligible to apply for a Javits grant in this year's competition. However, since Javits encourages "equitable participation" of private school teachers, and students, the Catholic School district may want to contact the LEA in its area and see if it is applying for funds under this program to see if they can be included in some way. Private schools may participate, but may not receive the funds. The LEA/SEA would need to act as the fiscal agent.

An LEA is a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a state for either administrative controls or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a state.

For charter schools, it depends on the way their state funds charters. If they are a public charter school by the state definition, then they would be eligible to apply.

No, individuals are not eligible to apply.

The LEA should contact its SEA to find out what the rate is, or have one calculated and approved. For more information regarding indirect cost rates, please visit the Department's website: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html.

No, the LEA must use its own indirect cost rate.

No, the number of students is not an issue for eligibility.

A final decision has not been made regarding the FY 2006 Javits funding. However, for new FY 2005 grant awards, if the Javits funding is eliminated in FY 2006, new awards will receive funding for one year.

An absolute priority for a program means that only those applications that address that priority will be considered for funding.

Absolute Priority for the FY 2005 Javits Grant Competition: Under this priority, the Javits funds will support projects that improve services to gifted and talented students and develop the capacity of the State and local educational agencies to serve these students more effectively. For FY 2005, under 34 CFR 75.105 (c)(3) only applications that meet this priority will be considered for funding.

No, the Impact Aid number does not apply to the Javits grant competition.

For questions regarding the e-grants system, please contact the e-Grants Help Desk 1-888-336-8930.

For current information regarding the Javits FY 2005 grant competition, refer to the Javits website: http://www.ed.gov/programs/javits/applicant.html.

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