CCR transition to SAM Delayed to late July:

We have just learned that the transition of the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to the System for Award Management (SAM), that was scheduled to begin on May 24, has been postponed until late July. We still encourage all applicants for the Scale-up and Validation competitions to have their registrations processed or updated with the CCR as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT: Application Deadline Change for Scale-up and Validation Grants

Note that the application instructions in the Grants.gov system indicate that the deadline is May 29, 2012, but this has been changed. The Department published correction notices for the notices inviting applications for the Scale-up and Validation grants on April 30, 2012 (77 FR 25469, http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-30/pdf/2012-10373.pdf). In these correction notices, the Department changed the Deadline for the Transmittal of Applications for both Scale-up and Validation grants to May 30, 2012, because the Grants.gov help desk will be closed on Memorial Day (Monday, May 28), the day before the initial application deadline (May 29) for Scale-up and Validation grants. The Department expects that moving the application deadline for Scale-up and Validation grants to May 30, 2012, will give applicants better access to the Grants.gov help desk to address any issues related to submitting their applications.

FY2012 Scale-up and Validation Notices Inviting Applications (NIA)

The Department is pleased to announce the FY2012 Scale-up and Validation Competitions. The Department encourages applicants to review the documents on this page and other i3 pages to learn more about the i3 competition.

FY2012 Scale-up Notice Inviting Applicants (NIA)

FY2012 Validation Notice Inviting Applicants (NIA)

Deadline for Scale-up and Validation Notices of Intent to Apply: Closed

Scale-up Notice of Intents Received: 68

Validation Notice of Intents Received: 169

Below is a document that lists the organizations that have submitted intents to apply for the Scale-up and Validation competitions, as well as a summary document that further breaks down the Notice of Intent data.

Notice of Intent Organization List

Notice of Intent Summary Document

Deadline to submit Scale-up and Validation applications: May 30, 2012

Important Note: Information and documents pertaining to the FY2012 Scale-up and Validation Applications can be found on the “Eligibility,” “Applicant Info,” and “FAQs” links at the top of this page.

FY2012 i3 Scale-up and Validation Competition Overview Slides PowerPoint (903KB)

FY2012 i3 Scale-up and Validation At-A-Glance MS Word (73KB)

FY2012 Development Notice Inviting Applications (NIA)

The Department is pleased to announce the FY2012 Development Competition. The Department encourages applicants to review the documents on this page and other i3 pages to learn more about the i3 competition.

FY2012 Development Notice Inviting Applications (NIA)

Deadline to submit Pre-Application: Closed

Development Pre-Applications Received: 654

Development Pre-Applications Received Summary Document MS Word(819KB)

FY2012 i3 Development Competition Overview Slides and Summary Document PowerPoint (1.13KB) | MS Word (46.5KB)

FY2012 i3 Development At-A-Glance MS Word (93KB)

Important Note: Information and documents pertaining to the FY2012 Development Pre-Application can be found on the “Eligibility,” “Applicant Info,” and “FAQs” links at the top of this page.

Seeking Peer Reviewers for FY2012 i3 Competition

The Department encourages individuals from various backgrounds and professions with content expertise in i3’s six Absolute Priorities, or in education evaluation, to apply to be a peer reviewer for the FY2012 i3 competitions. If you are interested in serving as a peer reviewer for the FY2012 i3 grant competition, please see the FY2012 Call for Peer Reviewers, which describes the necessary qualifications. Please follow the instructions for applying to be an i3 peer reviewer.

To view webinars for both applicants and grantees, please visit the resources page or CLICK HERE.

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Program Office: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)

CFDA Number: 84.411A (Scale-up grants); 84.411B (Validation grants); 84.411C (Development grants)

Program Type: Cooperative agreements (for Scale-up grants) and Cooperative Agreements or Discretionary Grants (for Validation grants and Development grants)

Program Description: The Investing in Innovation Fund, established under section 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides funding to support (1) local educational agencies (LEAs), and (2) nonprofit organizations in partnership with (a) one or more LEAs or (b) a consortium of schools. The purpose of this program is to provide competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement and attainment in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative practices that are demonstrated to have an impact on improving student achievement or student growth, closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates.

These grants will (1) allow eligible entities to expand and develop innovative practices that can serve as models of best practices, (2) allow eligible entities to work in partnership with the private sector and the philanthropic community, and (3) identify and document best practices that can be shared and taken to scale based on demonstrated success.