FY 2009 Early Reading First Grant Competition

 

The FY 2009 Early Reading First notice has been published by the Federal Register (Volume 74, Number 40: Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-030309-001). The instructions package and notice inviting applicants is now available to download on  Grants.gov.  You should register for Grants.gov and review the submission tips provided on the site as several features have changed.  You are also reminded to visit the ERF website at www.ed.gov/programs/earlyreading to determine eligibility, download the ERF Eligibility Verification Document (Attachment A), and review additional submission tips. PDF and Word versions of the complete FY 2009 application package and a link to the Federal Register Notice are available on the applicant info section of the ERF website. We are currently working on updating the eligibility information available on the ERF website. We will have the updated information posted by COB today. We will send out a follow-up email as soon as it has been posted.

 

ERF staff will be hosting two technical assistance webcasts on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, one for novice applicants and one for experienced applicants.  The one hour webcast for novice applicants will be held at 1:00pm Washington, D.C. time and the one hour webcast for experienced applicants will be held at 3:00pm Washington, D.C. time. 

 

Due to the large number of potential applicants, applicant participation for both webcasts will be limited.  Interested applicants will have to sign-up in advance to participate.  Additional information on how to register for the webcasts will be forwarded shortly. Due to the large number of potential applicants, applicant participation for both webcasts will be limited.  Interested applicants must register in advance to participate.  In order to accommodate representatives from as many organizations as possible, please limit registration to one representative from your organization. Information on how to register for the webcasts will be distributed via email later this week.

 

Both webcasts will be recorded for individuals unable to participate in the live webcast. A link to access the recorded information will be distributed via email shortly after the webcast occurs.