The Arkansas Department of Education is pleased to announce a grant competition for proposals funded under Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT).
The EETT competitive grants are made available through the U.S. Department of Education’s No Child Left Behind legislation and are distributed on a competitive basis to local education agencies (LEAs). Approximately $5 million is available to LEAs in Arkansas for competitive grants during this funding cycle. To submit a competitive proposal, an applicant must meet the definition of high-need LEA or eligible local partnership. If a partnership is established, the goals of the proposal must meet the needs of the high-need LEA.
Grants from Enhancing Education Through Technology will also be awarded for a State Professional Development Initiative. Proposals must address on a statewide basis the technology professional development and technical assistance needs of LEAs that qualify for competitive grants in this Request for Proposals (RFP). The proposals may also offer similar services for LEAs that received Ed Tech formula grants of insufficient size to be effective. The proposals may originate from either a consortium of education service cooperatives or local school districts but the scope of the proposal must be broad enough to provide direct services to qualified districts throughout the state.
Proposals for competitive grants are due on Monday, May 5, 2003. Guidelines for preparing grant applications as well as selection criteria are contained in the attached Request for Proposals (RFP).