Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): School Choice & Improvement Programs (SCIP): Promise Neighborhoods (PN) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.215N | ED GRANTS 062922 002

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The Promise Neighborhoods (PN) Program (Assistance Listing Number 84.215N) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), administered through the School Choice and Improvement Programs (SCIP). Authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, the program is designed to drive meaningful, measurable improvements in academic and developmental outcomes for children and youth who live in some of the most distressed communities in the United States. The central idea is to align schools and community partners around a shared, neighborhood-level strategy that supports children from early childhood through college and career, rather than treating education, health, family support, and youth development as separate efforts.

The program targets neighborhoods with high concentrations of individuals with low incomes and multiple, overlapping signs of distress. The notice highlights examples of those challenges, including high poverty rates, childhood obesity, academic struggles, and elevated levels of juvenile delinquency, adjudication, or incarceration, as well as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The program also connects its focus to school improvement work under ESEA section 1111(d), specifically schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities or targeted support and improvement activities. In practice, this means applicants are expected to work in or with communities where schools face persistent performance challenges and where broader neighborhood conditions can significantly affect student outcomes.

A key requirement embedded in the program description is the expectation of a community-based continuum of high-quality services. That continuum is meant to support milestones such as school readiness (so children enter kindergarten prepared), progress through the K-12 years, and high school graduation, while also improving access to coordinated supports that address barriers to learning. The program description emphasizes that strategies supported through this continuum must be accessible to children with disabilities and to English learners, signaling that funded plans should be inclusive by design and not treat accessibility as an afterthought.

Eligibility is broad and includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, other Native American tribal organizations, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), and other entities as allowed in the official notice (with clarification referenced in an "Additional Information on Eligibility" section). This mix of eligible applicants reflects the program model, which often relies on cross-sector partnerships involving schools or districts, higher education, local nonprofits, tribal entities where applicable, and other community stakeholders.

From an administrative and timing standpoint, the funding opportunity number is ED GRANTS 062922 002, with applications made available on June 29, 2022. The deadline for submitting a notice of intent to apply was July 29, 2022, and the Department planned to host pre-application meetings via webinar, with details posted on the Promise Neighborhoods website. The deadline for transmittal of the full application was September 27, 2022, and the intergovernmental review deadline was November 28, 2022. The opportunity anticipated making about five awards, with an award ceiling of $6,000,000 per award.

For official requirements, applicants are directed to the Federal Register application notice, which is the controlling document for details such as eligibility nuances, submission procedures, required components, selection criteria, performance measures, and any absolute or competitive priorities. Applicants are also pointed to the Department of Education Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs (published December 27, 2021) for the standard rules on how to obtain and submit applications. The program contact listed for this competition is Rich Wilson at the U.S. Department of Education, reachable at (202) 453-6709 or Richard.Wilson@ed.gov.

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): School Choice & Improvement Programs (SCIP): Promise Neighborhoods (PN) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.215N" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.215.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 29, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 27, 2022 Applications Available June 29, 2022. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply July 29, 2022. Date of Pre-Application Meetings The Department will hold pre-application meetings via webinar for prospective applicants. Detailed information regarding pre-application webinars will be provided on the PN website at https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/school-choice-improvement-programs/promise-neighborhoods-pn/. Deadline for Transmittal of Application September 27, 2022. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review November 28, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Rich Wilson, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3W101, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone (202)453-6709. Email Richard.Wilson@ed.gov.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $6,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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