Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Ready-to-Learn Television CFDA Number 84.295A
Agency: Department of Education
Assistance Listings
- 84.295 -- Ready-To-Learn Television
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
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Purpose of Program: The Ready-to-Learn Television Program (Ready-to-Learn) is designed to: (1) Facilitate school readiness and...
academic
achievement by supporting the development and national distribution of educational television and interactive media programming for preschool
and elementary school children and their parents; (2) develop and disseminate educational outreach materials and programs that are designed to deepen and extend the effectiveness of the educational television and interactive media and (3) build social and virtual communities of parents, educators, and children devoted to using the media materials. Applications for grants under the Ready-to-Learn Television Program, CFDA Number 84.295A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. You may access the electronic grant application for the Ready-to-Learn program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not
include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.295, not 84.295A).
The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Eligible Applicants: To receive a cooperative agreement under this competition, an entity must be a public telecommunications entity
(as defined in this notice) that is able to demonstrate:
(A) A capacity to develop and nationally distribute educational and
instructional television programming of high quality that is accessible
by a large majority of disadvantaged preschool and elementary school
children;
(B) A capacity to contract with the producers of children's
television programming for the purpose of developing educational
television programming of high quality;
(C) A capacity, consistent with the entity's mission and nonprofit
nature, to negotiate such contracts in a manner that returns to the
entity an appropriate share of any ancillary income from sales of any
program-related products; and
(D) A capacity to localize programming and materials to meet
specific State and local needs and to provide educational outreach at
the local level.
Grantor contact information
Description
Joyce Mays
Management Analyst
Phone 202-245-6122
joyce.mays@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Brian Lekander
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4C133 Washington, DC 20202-5930
Telephone:(202)205-5633 or by email:
Program Manager: email
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-06791.pdf | Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Ready-to-Learn Television CFDA Number 84.295A | Apr 2, 2015 01:07 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: June 25, 2015
Award
$25,621,000
Program Funding
3
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$--
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
ED-GRANTS-032515-001
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
--
Category of Funding Activity:
Education
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
2
Posted date:
March 25, 2015
Archive date:
June 25, 2015
