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Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs

Fiscal Year 2012

Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs

Office of Communications and Outreach Washington, D.C.

Fiscal Year 2012

U.S. Department of Education Arne Duncan Secretary of Education Office of Communications and Outreach Massie Ritsch Acting Assistant Secretary Editorial Policy, Publications and Printing Team Jacquelyn Zimmermann Director December 2012 This report is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted. While permission to reprint this publication is not necessary, the citation should be: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Communications and Outreach, Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs, Washington, D.C., 2012. ISSN: 1552-583X To order copies of this report: write to: ED Pubs, Education Publications Center, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA 22304; or fax your request to: 703-605-6794; or email your request to: edpubs@edpubs.; or call in your request toll-free: 1-877-433-7827 (1-877-4-ED-PUBS). Those who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a teletypewriter (TTY), should call 1-877- 576-7734. If 877 service is not yet available in your area, call 1-800-872-5327 or 1-800-USA-LEARN (TTY: 1-800-437-0833); or order online at: . This report is also available on the Department's website at: . On request, this publication is available in alternative formats, such as Braille, large print, or compact disc. For more information, please contact the Department's Alternate Format Center at 202-260-0852, or 202-260-0818.

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Contents

Acknowledgments..................................................................................................................................................................... xi Abbreviations............................................................................................................................................................................ xiii Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................... xix

Academic Improvement 21st Century Community Learning Centers............................................................................................................................ 1 Education Jobs Fund................................................................................................................................................................. 2 High School Graduation Initiative............................................................................................................................................ 3 Improving Literacy through School Libraries......................................................................................................................... 4 Investing in Innovation ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Student Education.......................................................................................................... 7 Race to the Top ? Assessments................................................................................................................................................. 8 Race to the Top ? District......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Race to the Top ? Early Learning Challenge..........................................................................................................................10 Race to the Top State Grants...................................................................................................................................................11 Rural and Low-Income School Program................................................................................................................................12 Small, Rural School Achievement Program...........................................................................................................................14 Smaller Learning Communities..............................................................................................................................................15 Supplemental Education Grants..............................................................................................................................................16

Adult Education Adult Education--Basic Grants to States................................................................................................................................17 Adult Education--National Leadership Activities..................................................................................................................18

Assessment Grants for Enhanced Assessment Instruments.......................................................................................................................19 Grants for State Assessments................................................................................................................................................. 20 National Assessment of Educational Progress........................................................................................................................21 Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems.................................................................................................................................... 23

Career and Technical Education Career and Technical Education--Basic Grants to States..................................................................................................... 24 Career and Technical Education National Programs............................................................................................................. 25 Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP) ............................................................................ 27 Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education Program................................................................................................. 28 Tech Prep Education............................................................................................................................................................... 29 Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Career and Technical Institutions Program.................................................................. 30

Child Care Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program...........................................................................................................31

Civics Civic Education: Cooperative Civic Education and Economic Education Exchange Program............................................32 Civic Education: We the People Program ............................................................................................................................. 34

Correctional Education Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Individuals.....................................35

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Disability and Rehabilitation Research Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Project............................................................................................................. 36 Disability and Rehabilitation Research and Related Projects .............................................................................................. 37 National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)............................................................................... 38 NIDRR Field-Initiated Projects.............................................................................................................................................. 40 NIDRR Research Fellowships Program.................................................................................................................................41 Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers........................................................................................................................42 Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers........................................................................................................................43 Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems........................................................................................................................................ 44

Disadvantaged Persons Advanced Placement Incentive Program............................................................................................................................... 46 Advanced Placement Test Fee Program..................................................................................................................................47 Education for Homeless Children and Youths--Grants for State and Local Activities....................................................... 48 Gulf Coast Recovery Grant Initiative..................................................................................................................................... 50 Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies (Title I, Part A)...........................................................51 Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk....................52

English Language Acquisition English Language Acquisition State Grants...........................................................................................................................53 Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program....................................................................................... 54

Federal Student Aid Academic Competitiveness Grants (ACG) and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants.........................................................................................................................55 Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program.................................................................................................................57 Federal Pell Grant Program.....................................................................................................................................................58 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Program......................................................................... 60 Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program......................................................................................................................................61 Grants for Access and Persistence Program ......................................................................................................................... 63 Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants..................................................................................................................................... 64 Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program...................................................................................... 65 Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants........................................................... 66 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program......................................................................................................................67

Foreign Language Instruction Foreign Language Assistance Program/LEA-IHE Partnerships .......................................................................................... 69 Foreign Language Assistance Program (LEAs).................................................................................................................... 70 Foreign Language Assistance Program (SEAs)......................................................................................................................71

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Higher and Continuing Education Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions......................................................................................................72 B.J. Stupak Olympic Scholarships...........................................................................................................................................73 College Access Challenge Grant Program..............................................................................................................................74 Demonstration Projects to Support Postsecondary Faculty, Staff, and Administrators in Educating Students with Disabilities..................................................................................................................................75 Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program...............................................................................................................76 Educational Opportunity Centers........................................................................................................................................... 77 Erma Byrd Scholarship Program............................................................................................................................................78 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs................................................................................79 Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need.....................................................................................................................81 Hispanic-Serving Institutions--Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and Articulation Programs................................................................................................................................................ 82 Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program................................................................................ 83 Howard University.................................................................................................................................................................. 84 Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program..................................................................................................................................... 85 Master's Degree Programs at HBCUs.................................................................................................................................... 86 Master's Degree Programs at Predominantly Black Institutions........................................................................................... 88 Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program................................................................................................... 89 Predominantly Black Institutions Program............................................................................................................................ 90 Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans.................................................................................. 92 Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program........................................................................................................................ 94 Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement............................................................................................................... 95 Strengthening Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving Institutions................................................ 96 Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGIs) Programs........................................................................................... 97 Strengthening Institutions Program....................................................................................................................................... 98 Strengthening Native American-serving Nontribal Institutions............................................................................................ 99 Strengthening Predominantly Black Institutions................................................................................................................. 100 Student Support Services.......................................................................................................................................................102 Talent Search Program...........................................................................................................................................................103 Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow: Baccalaureate STEM and Foreign Language Teacher Training.......................... 104 Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow: Master's STEM and Foreign Language Teacher Training....................................105 Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program.............................................................................................106 Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs....................................................................................................................107 Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program..................................................................................................108 Upward Bound.......................................................................................................................................................................109 Upward Bound Math-Science...............................................................................................................................................110 Veterans Upward Bound........................................................................................................................................................111

Impact Aid Impact Aid.............................................................................................................................................................................113

Indian Education American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities.........................................................................................114 Indian Education--Demonstration Grants for Indian Children...........................................................................................115 Indian Education--Formula Grants to Local Education Agencies......................................................................................116 Indian Education--National Activities..................................................................................................................................117 Indian Education--Professional Development Grants..........................................................................................................119

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International Education American Overseas Research Centers................................................................................................................................. 120 Business and International Education...................................................................................................................................121 Centers for International Business Education.......................................................................................................................122 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships.................................................................................................................123 Fulbright-Hays--Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program................................................................ 124 Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program.......................................................................................... 126 Fulbright-Hays--Group Projects Abroad Program..............................................................................................................127 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program and Special Bilateral Projects........................................................................ 128 Institute for International Public Policy................................................................................................................................129 International Research and Studies...................................................................................................................................... 130 Language Resource Centers..................................................................................................................................................131 National Resource Centers Program for Foreign Language and Area Studies or Foreign Language and International Studies...............................................................................................................132 Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access......................................................................133 Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language...............................................................................................134

Migrant Education Migrant Education--Basic State Formula Grants.................................................................................................................135 Migrant Education--College Assistance Migrant Program.................................................................................................136 Migrant Education Coordination--Grants and Contracts....................................................................................................137 Migrant Education--High School Equivalency Program ....................................................................................................139 Migrant Education Program--Even Start.............................................................................................................................140

Postsecondary Improvement Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.......................................................................................................141 Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher Education......................................................142

Professional Development English Language Acquisition National Professional Development Project........................................................................143 National Writing Project........................................................................................................................................................144 Teaching American History..................................................................................................................................................145

Reading Even Start...............................................................................................................................................................................146 Even Start Family Literacy Program Grants for Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations..................................................147 Reading Is Fundamental--Inexpensive Book Distribution Program...................................................................................148 Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy............................................................................................................................149

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