Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA): National Professional Development (NPD) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.365Z

Agency: Department of Education

84.365 -- English Language Acquisition State Grants

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

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For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.

Purpose of Program: The NPD program, authorized by sections 3111(c)(1)(C) and 3131 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), awards grants on a competitive basis, for a period of not more than five years, to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or public or private entities with relevant experience and capacity, in consortia with State educational agencies (SEAs) or local educational agencies (LEAs). The purpose of these grants is to provide professional development activities that will improve classroom instruction for English learners (ELs) and assist educational personnel working with such children to meet high professional standards, including standards for certification and licensure as teachers who work in language instruction educational programs or serve ELs.

Assistance Listing Number 84.365Z.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Eligible Applicants: Entities eligible to apply for NPD grants are IHEs, or public or private entities with relevant experience and capacity, in consortia with LEAs or SEAs. To maximize student population needs and geographic diversity, the number of awards per single entity will be limited to one per DUNS number.

Grantor contact information

Description

Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Francisco J. López, Jr., U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 4w245, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 401-1433. Email: NPD2021@ed.gov.

Email

Program Mailbox

NPD2021@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2019-02206.pdf	Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document	Feb 17, 2021 04:37 PM UTC
2021-03474.pdf	Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Document	Feb 22, 2021 02:39 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA): National Professional Development (NPD) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.365Z; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021

Archived: May 23, 2021

Application process

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Award

$25,500,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$600,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-022221-001

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

February 22, 2021

Archive date:

May 23, 2021