The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 provides for subgrants to local education agencies for capacity building and improvement activities. For the 2002-03 school year, the initial “Sliver” grant award cycle was begun in November 2002 and completed in December 2002.
A second round of Sliver funding opportunities is now available for those districts and co-ops that applied for funding on any of the three tracks in the November 2002 cycle and were not awarded. Revised applications will be accepted through March 14, 2003.
Districts and co-ops intending to re-submit for the second round are strongly encouraged to contact either George Elliott or Susanne Bunn at (501) 682-4223 for technical assistance prior to the submission deadline. Attached is an application packet containing the following: (1) FY 2003 Sliver Second Round Application Instructions and Forms and (2) Sliver Second Round Scoring Rubric.
Send completed applications to the following address:
Arkansas Department of Education
Special Education
Grants and Data Management, Attn: “Sliver Grant, Second Round”
1401 West Capitol, Suite 450
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-2936
Deadline for submission is March 14, 2003. No extensions beyond this date can be granted.