Deadline to submit full application: Tuesday April 24, 2012

Deadline to request a waiver for electronic submission: Tuesday April 10, 2012

The application package on grants.gov contains an error in the Application Instructions for the Selection Criteria under Quality of Project Design. When responding to the Selection Criterion please refer to the Selection Criteria listed in the Notice Inviting Applications. A corrected application package is also available through the Important Notice link above.

• Native Hawaiian FY 2012 Application (February 24, 2012)  PDF (996kb)
• Forms can be found at http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ appforms/appforms.html
• The applicant eligibility form is available on the eligibility page
• Applications are available at: http://www.grants.gov
• For printed applications contact: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398, Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-7827, fax (301) 470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) you may call (toll free) 1-877-576-7734. Web site: http://www.edpubs.ed.gov/webstore/Content/search.asp. E-mail: edpubs@inet.ed.gov
• According to the instructions found in the Federal Register notice, only those requesting and qualifying for an Exception to the electronic submission requirement may submit an application via mail, commercial carrier or by hand delivery. Instructions for submitting paper applications are in the Notice Inviting Applicants.

• Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2012 (February 24, 2012)  PDF (25K)
• GRANTS.GOV
• Applicants for this program competition must use the government-wide website, grants.gov, to apply. We strongly encourage you to familiarize yourself with Grants.gov and strongly recommend that you register early and submit early
• Register Early: Grants.gov registration may take five or more days to complete. You must be fully registered to submit an application. Please follow the detailed Step-by-Step instructions on the Grants.gov Get Started page (http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp )
• Submit Early: Do not wait until the last day to submit your application! To submit successfully, you must enter the DUNS number in the application that your organization used when it registered with the CCR.
• You will want to ensure your application is submitted (i.e. has a date/time stamp from Grants.gov before 4:30 pm on the deadline date) AND that the application is processed and validated successfully. Grants.gov processing times may vary, so you need to allow at least 3 days for any unanticipated problems with your submission. If Grants.gov rejects your application, you will need to resubmit before the deadline date and time

• The Native Hawaiian Education program is seeking reviewers for the FY 2012 discretionary grant competition. If interested, resumes should be submitted by email in word format to NHEPeerReview@ed.gov by March 31, 2012.
Please include "2012 NHEP Reviewer: in the subject line.

The Department will conduct a series of two (2) technical assistance webinars, one for applicants. In conjunction with our logistics coordinators, Synergy Enterprises Incorporated, prospective applicants will be able to learn about the applicant process as well as the process of submitting their applications through Grants.gov. The first will be held Wednesday, March 7, 2012 2-3pm (Washington DC time) and the second webinar will be held Tuesday, March 13, 2012 2-3pm (Washington DC time). In order to participate in the webinar, send an email to NHEPWebinar@seiservices.com indicating your interest. The recorded webinar is available at the following link: Webinar

Native Hawaiian Education Program 2012 Program Competition Application Instructions PowerPoint (200K)

In order to participate in the webinar, send an email to NHEPWebinar@seiservices.com indicating your interest, Webinars will be archived and made available on this website at a later date.

If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:

U.S. Department of Education
Application Control Center
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.362A.)
LBJ Basement Level 1
400 Maryland Avenue, SW.
Washington, DC 20202-4260

You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:

1. A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
2. A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service.
3. A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier.
4. Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.

If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:

1. A private metered postmark.
2. A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application.

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office.

If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:

U.S. Department of Education
Application Control Center
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.362A.)
550 12th Street, SW.
Washington, DC 20202-4260

The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.