Application Closing Date: April 9, 2019

High School Equivalency Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 (Published on February 8, 2019)

We strongly encourage you to familiarize yourself with the Grants.gov system at http://www.Grants.gov and strongly recommend that you register early and submit early. Applicants are required to follow the Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 12, 2018 (83 FR 6003) and available at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf, which contain information on how to submit an application.>

OPPORTUNITY NUMBER

The Federal Funding Opportunity Number is: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): High School Equivalency Program (HEP) CFDA Number 84.141A is ED-GRANTS-020819-001

Pre-Application Webinar Presentation (PDF, 466KB)

HEP and CAMP Pre-Application Webinars Q&As (PDF, 330KB)

The Office of Migrant Education will offer a general Pre-application Webinar for the 2019 Competition of HEP and CAMP. The same presentation will be offered via webinar on two dates:

• Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. EST
• On the day of the webinar, click the link below to access the WebEx webinar, or cut and paste the link into your browser.
• https://longevityconsulting.webex.com/longevityconsulting/onstage/g.php?MTID=e7f2ee16451b46a611796651efc13b50c
• You may listen to the audio through your computer or use the dial in information provided under event information on the webinar screen.
 • Audio conference: US Toll +1-415-655-0002
 • Access code: 61386135

• Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. EST (Repeat)
• On the day of the webinar, click the link below to access the WebEx webinar, or cut and paste the link into your browser.
• https://longevityconsulting.webex.com/longevityconsulting/onstage/g.php?MTID=eab3df7251c7cd0090b577327b8696d33
• You may listen to the audio through your computer or use the dial in information provided under event information on the webinar screen.
 • Audio conference: US Toll +1-415-655-0002
 • Access code: 669926184

The webinars will assist potential applicants to complete their submissions for the 2019 competition. The general pre-application webinars will address the same material and cover both the HEP and CAMP applications. Presentations for the webinars and questions and answers generated from the webinars will be available to the public at the HEP and CAMP Applicant Info websites. Additional webinar instructions and information can be found in the document linked below:

WebEX Instructions PDF (226KB)

Technical Assistance Resource: Applicants may use resources such as the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance to help describe the extent to which the proposed project demonstrates a rational (as defined in 34 CFR 77.1(c)) and the extent to which the methods of evaluation will, if well-implemented, produce promising evidence (as defined in 34 CFR 77.1(c)).

Steven Carr
U.S. Department of Education,
Office of Migrant Education,
400 Maryland Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 260-2067 or by e-mail: Steven.Carr@ed.gov