Detailed list of the 2011 High-Scoring Promise Neighborhoods Applicants

The list of applicants that scored 80 points or higher in the 2011 competition is organized by grant type (i.e., Implementation and Planning) and includes information about the applicants’ city/region, state, peer reviewer score, and Absolute Priority (i.e., Rural and Tribal communities), as well as a link to the project abstracts on data.ed.gov. The Department anticipates that peer reviewer scores and comments will be sent by mail to all Promise Neighborhoods applicants during the week of January 30, 2012. MS Excel (41KB)

Reviewers' comments and scores for all of the 2011 Promise Neighborhoods grantees, as well as peer reviewer names, project narratives and other application documents are available on the Awards page.

THE DEPARTMENT IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE 2011 PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANTEES

The press release announcing the 2011 Promise Neighborhoods grants is located at http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/obama-administration-announces-2011-promise-neighborhoods-grant-winners.

The following are documents related to the Secretary's announcement:

• Detailed list of the 2011 Promise Neighborhoods Grantees
  The list of grantees is organized by grant type (i.e., Implementation and Planning), applicant type (nonprofit, Institution of Higher Education, or Indian Tribe), and Absolute Priority (i.e., Rural and Tribal communities), as well as includes a link to the project abstracts. MS Excel (21KB)
  
• Summary and analysis of the 2011 Promise Neighborhoods Grantees This document includes summary information on the type of grant, priorities addressed, and geographic focus of the 2011 grantees, as well as brief case studies of selected sites. Power Point (1.59MB)
  A summary Word document containing the same information is also provided. MS Word (37 KB)
• FAQs related to the Secretary's announcement
  This document addresses questions related to the announcement of the Promise Neighborhoods Grantees. MS Word (55 KB)

FY2011 Promise Neighborhoods applicant data is posted on http://www.data.ed.gov/grants/oii/2011/promise-neighborhoods.

FY2011 Promise Neighborhoods Application Summary. (October 4, 2011)

Program Office: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)
CFDA Number: 84.215P (Planning) and 84.215N (Implementation)
Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants

Program Description: Promise Neighborhoods, established under the legislative authority of the Fund for the Improvement of Education Program (FIE), provides funding to support eligible entities, including (1) nonprofit organizations, which may include faith-based nonprofit organizations, (2) institutions of higher education, and (3) Indian tribes.

The vision of the program is that all children and youth growing up in Promise Neighborhoods have access to great schools and strong systems of family and community support that will prepare them to attain an excellent education and successfully transition to college and a career. The purpose of Promise Neighborhoods is to significantly improve the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth in our most distressed communities, and to transform those communities by—

1. Identifying and increasing the capacity of eligible entities that are focused on achieving results for children and youth throughout an entire neighborhood;

2. Building a complete continuum of cradle-to-career solutions of both educational programs and family and community supports, with great schools at the center;

3. Integrating programs and breaking down agency “silos” so that solutions are implemented effectively and efficiently across agencies;

4. Developing the local infrastructure of systems and resources needed to sustain and scale up proven, effective solutions across the broader region beyond the initial neighborhood; and

5. Learning about the overall impact of the Promise Neighborhoods program and about the relationship between particular strategies in Promise Neighborhoods and student outcomes, including through a rigorous evaluation of the program.

In 2010, the Promise Neighborhoods program awarded one-year grants to support the development of a plan to implement a Promise Neighborhood in 21 communities across the country that included the core features described above. At the conclusion of the planning grant period, grantees should have a feasible plan to implement a continuum of solutions that will significantly improve results for children in the community being served.

In 2011, the Department awarded a second round of planning grants and a first round of implementation grants. The five implementation grants and 15 planning grants will reach an additional 16 communities throughout the United States in order to help revitalize disadvantaged neighborhoods. Promise Neighborhoods is now in 18 states and the District of Columbia.

In subsequent years, contingent on the availability of funds, the Department intends to conduct competitions for new implementation and planning grants. While all eligible entities will be able to apply for implementation grants, eligible entities that have effectively carried out the planning activities described in the Notice Inviting Applications, whether independently or with a Promise Neighborhoods planning grant, are likely to be well positioned with the plan, commitments, data, and demonstrated organizational leadership and capacity necessary to develop a quality application for an implementation grant.