PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS 2012 Competition PreApplication Webinar

PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS – 2012 Competition Pre-Application Webinar May 17 and June 14, 2012 Note: These slides are intended as guidance only. Please refer to the official Notice in the Federal Register.

Schedule for Today Welcome and Program Overview Eligibility and Matching Requirements Anna Ron Q/A Absolute Priority 1 Jane Break Other Priorities Selection Criteria Peer Review James Bonnie Q/A Break Intent to Apply Application Process Important Dates, Resources and Closing Bonnie Michelle Anna 2

Promise Neighborhoods Summary Vision Funding Applicants The vision of this program is that all children and youth growing up in Promise Neighborhoods have access to great schools and strong systems of family and community support that will prepare them to attain an excellent education and successfully transition to college and a career. $60 million to be obligated by December 31, 2012 Eligible applicants are: (1) Nonprofit organizations, (2) Institutions of higher education, and (3) Indian tribes 3

A Few Notes on Q&A What We Can Address • Content of the Promise Neighborhoods Notices and Application • Timeline of the program • Application process What We Cannot Address • Questions about the eligibility of a specific entity • Questions about the competitiveness of a specific entity or project design • Substantive explanation of the rationale behind inclusion or exclusion of specific items in Promise Neighborhoods beyond what is in the Federal Register 4

A Few Notes on Q&A (cont’d) We have budgeted time after each speaker for Q&A. Members of the Promise Neighborhoods team will moderate the Q&A portion. Participants should submit their questions via the webinar Q&A function on the right- hand-side of your screen. Please submit questions relevant to the topic being addressed by the current speaker. Due to time constraints, we will not be able to answer all questions received. 5

A Few Notes on Q&A (cont’d) We will consider questions from today’s webinar for our next FAQ update. If your question is not addressed, you can submit it to promiseneighborhoods@ed. gov. We cannot respond to each inquiry with an individual response, but we will regularly post answers to the most frequently asked questions on our website, www. ed. gov/programs/promiseneighborhoods/index. html. 6

FY 2012 Promise Neighborhoods Competition The 2012 Promise Neighborhoods program will include two competitions: planning and implementation. Estimated Funding Available Estimated Number of Grants Estimated Size of Grants Term Planning Implementation Up to $7 M Up to $27* Up to 15 5 to 7 $500 K $4 M - $6 M annually 1 year 3 years with the potential for an additional 2 years * Project period range from 36 -60 months (3 -5 years). Budget period should match project period. Note: The balance of funding ($1. 5 MM) will be used for national activities—technical assistance, evaluation, and peer review. 7

PN Theory of Change Families/children segmented by need Aligned City/Regional Infrastructure and Leadership Low Need Effective Community Services Medium Need High Need Strong Family Supports PN students meet outcomes, prepared for college and career Distressed communities are transformed 8

PN Theory of Action Increase capacity of organizations focused on achieving results for children and youth in an entire neighborhoods RESOURCE LEVERAGING, INTEGRATION, AND TARGETING Private funding (individual, corporate, philanthropic) New Promise Neighborhoods funding, support (ED) Build continuum of solutions with great schools at center Early Learning PK-12 College & Career Integrate other community supports: housing, health, etc. Integrate programs and break down agency “silos” Other public funds, programs (ED, HUD, HHS, Justice, Labor, USDA, State, local, etc) Sustain and “scale up” proven, effective solutions Learn about impact of Promise Neighborhoods, relationship between particular strategies and student outcomes 9

Eligibility Requirements Eligible Organization: Nonprofit Organization or Institution of Higher Education or Indian Tribe TO RECEIVE A GRANT, MUST • Be representative of the geographic area proposed to be served (including board members who are from the neighborhood, are low-income, and/or are public officials) • Currently provide at least one of the solutions from the applicant’s proposed continuum of solutions in neighborhood to be served • Operate or propose to work with and involve in carrying out its proposed project, in coordination with the school’s LEA, at least one public elementary or secondary school that is located within the identified geographic area that the grant will serve 10

Eligibility: Key Definitions Representative of the geographic area proposed to be served means that residents of the geographic area proposed to be served have an active role in decision-making and that at least one-third of the eligible entity’s governing board or advisory board is made up of-- • Residents who live in the geographic area proposed to be served; • Residents of the city or county in which the neighborhood is located but who live outside the geographic area proposed to be served, and who are low-income (earn less than 80 percent of the area’s median income); • Public officials who serve the geographic area proposed to be served (although not more than one-half of the governing board or advisory board may be made up of public officials); or • Some combination of individuals from the three groups listed above. 11

Eligibility: Key Terms Nonprofit Organization • A nonprofit organization that meets the definition of a nonprofit under 34 CFR 77. 1(c), which may include a faith-based nonprofit organization. Institution of Higher Education • An institution of higher education as defined by section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Indian Tribe • Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe, 25 U. S. C. 479 a and 479 a– 1 or any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U. S. C. 1601, et seq. , that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. 12

Absolute Priority 2: Rural Communities Eligibility for Absolute Priority 2: Rural Communities • Must meet all the requirements in Absolute Priority 1; and • Must serve one or more rural communities only Rural community means a neighborhood that (1) Is served by an LEA that is currently eligible under the Small Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program or the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) program authorized under Title VI, Part B of the ESEA; or (2) Includes only schools designated with a school locale code of 42 or 43. • Applicants may determine SRSA, RLIS, and locale codes via links in the Notice Inviting Applications. 13

Absolute Priority 3: Tribal Communities Eligibility for Absolute Priority 3: Tribal Communities • Must meet all requirements in Absolute Priority 1; • Must serve at least one Indian tribe means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe, 25 U. S. C. 479 a and 479 a– 1 or any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U. S. C. 1601, et seq. , that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. The term ‘‘Indian’’ means a member of an Indian tribe. 14

Matching Requirement Absolute Priority of Applicant Matching Requirement Absolute Priority 1 Absolute Priority 2 Rural Communities Absolute Priority 3 Tribal Communities At least 100 percent of grant award At least 50 percent of grant award • Sources may include Federal, State, and local public agencies, philanthropic organizations, private businesses, or individuals • Contributions may be cash or in-kind • At least 10 percent of an implementation applicant’s total match must be cash or in-kind contributions from the private sector. 15

Matching Requirement (cont’d) Demonstrating the Match Commitment: Each applicant must demonstrate the commitment of matching funds by including letters in its application explaining the source of the contribution, the type and quantity of the match commitment, and original signatures from the executives of organizations or agencies providing the match. Exceptional Circumstances: • The Secretary may consider decreasing the matching requirement in the most exceptional circumstances, on a case-by-case basis. • An applicant that is unable to meet the matching requirement must include in its application a request to the Secretary to reduce the matching level requirement, including the amount of the requested reduction and a statement of the basis for the request. 16

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PN Implementation Notice Priorities All applicants must apply under only one of the absolute priorities Absolute Priority 1 – Promise Neighborhood Plan Absolute Priority 2 – Rural Communities Competitive and Invitational Priorities Absolute Priority 3 – Tribal Communities 18

Absolute Priority 1: Promise Neighborhoods Plan Five Requirements 1. Neighborhood and need 2. Building a cradle-to-career continuum 3. Data and needs assessment 4. Experience, organizational capacity, and partners 5. Commitment to work with a national evaluator 19

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 1 Neighborhood and level of distress Describe the geographically defined area to be served and the level of distress in that area based on indicators of need and other relevant indicators. Applicants may propose to serve multiple, non-contiguous geographically defined areas. Ø In cases where target areas are not contiguous, the applicant must explain its rationale for including non-contiguous areas. 20

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 2 Implementing a continuum of solutions Early Learning Students are Healthy Students Feel Safe PK-12 Students Live in Stable Communities College & Career Family/ Community Support Learning Students w/ 21 st Century Learning Tools • Applicant must describe its strategy for implementing a continuum of solutions over time to address the neighborhood challenges identified in the needs assessment and segmentation analysis. The continuum of solutions must be based on the best available evidence, including, where available, strong or moderate evidence. 21

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 2 Implementing a continuum of solutions (cont’d) Type of Evidence 22 Definition Strong Evidence from studies with designs that can support causal conclusions (studies with high internal validity), and studies that include enough of the range of participants and settings to support scaling up (studies with high external validity). Moderate Evidence from previous studies with designs that can support causal conclusions (studies with high internal validity) but have limited generalizability (moderate external validity) or from studies with high external validity but moderate internal validity.

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 2 Implementing a continuum of solutions (cont’d) Type of Evidence 23 Example Strong Evidence (1) More than one well-designed and wellimplemented experimental study or well-designed and well- implemented quasi-experimental study; or (2) One large, well-designed and well- implemented randomized controlled, multisite trial. Moderate Evidence (1) At least one well-designed and well-implemented experimental or quasi-experimental study, with small sample sizes or other conditions of implementation or analysis that limit generalizability.

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 2 Implementing a continuum of solutions (cont’d) Children in neighborhood in target school(s) • Plan must ensure access over time to a complete continuum of solutions. • Applicant must identify in its application the target school or schools. Children in • neighborhood not attending target school(s); and • Children not in neighborhood but attending target school(s) Plan must ensure children have access to solutions. Examples of solutions are: High-quality early learning After-school and other programs 24

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 2 Results framework Drive Results (People) Improve Systems Leverage Resources 25 Early Learnin g PK-12 College & Career • Education: • Family/Community Support: Health Safety Communit y Stability Family Engagem ent Learning Technolog y • Changes in policies, environments, or organizations that affect children and youth in the neighborhood • Ex: Collaboration to break down municipal “silos” • Investments from local public or private organizations to support the Promise Neighborhoods strategy • Ex: New $ to scale up solution in PN continuum

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 2 Success of strategy Drive Results (People) The success of the applicant’s strategy to build a continuum of solutions will be based on the results of the project, as measured against the project indicators… In its strategy, the applicant must propose clear and measurable annual goals during the grant period against which improvements will be measured using indicators. 26

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 2 Target schools Public schools served through the grant may include-- Persistently lowestachieving school(s) Effective school(s) or Lowperforming school(s) An applicant may serve effective school(s) only if it also serves a persistently lowest-achieving or lowperforming school 27

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 2 Types of target schools and strategies Schools (one or more) Required strategies 1) Persistently lowestachieving school One of four intervention models - turnaround model, restart model, school closure, or transformation model, described in Race to the Top (RTT) 2) Low-performing school that is not also a persistently lowestachieving school One of four intervention models (described in RTT), or another model of sufficient ambition, rigor, and comprehensiveness to significantly improve academic and other outcomes for students 3) Effective school Providing academic programs in a manner that significantly enhances and expands current efforts to improve the academic outcomes 28

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 2 Appendix regarding the continuum of solutions Category Evidence Description for each Solution Summarize the evidence supporting each proposed solution and describe how the solution is based on the best available evidence, including, where available, strong or moderate evidence. How and when—during the implementation process—the solution will be Timing of implementation implemented. Partner Responsible The partners that will participate in the implementation of each solution (in any case in which the applicant does not implement the solution directly). Cost The estimated per child cost, including administrative costs, to implement each solution. Number of children The estimated number of children, by age, in the neighborhood who will be served by each solution and how a segmentation analysis was used to target the children and youth to be served. Percentage of children In the description of the estimated number of children to be served, the applicant must include the percentage of all children of the same age group within the neighborhood proposed to be served with each solution, and the annual goals required to increase the proportion of children served to reach scale over time. 29

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 2 Success of strategy (cont’d) Improve Systems … an applicant must— Establish clear, annual goals for evaluating progress in improving systems, such as changes in policies, environments, or organizations that affect children and youth in the neighborhood. Examples of systems change could include a new school district policy to measure the results of family and community support programs, a new funding resource to support the PN strategy, or a cross-sector collaboration at the city level to break down municipal agency ‘‘silos’’ and partner with local philanthropic organizations to drive achievement of a set of results. 30

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 2 Success of strategy (cont’d) Leverage Resources … an applicant must— Establish clear, annual goals for evaluating progress in leveraging resources, such as the amount of monetary or in-kind investments from public or private organizations to support the PN strategy. Examples of leveraging resources are securing new or existing dollars to sustain and scale up what works in the PN or integrating high-quality programs in the continuum of solutions. 31

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 3 Data and needs assessment … an applicant must— Explain how it used its needs assessment and segmentation analysis to determine the children with the highest needs and explain how it will ensure that children receive the appropriate services from the continuum of solutions. Describe how it collected data on the program and project indicators. An applicant must also • describe how it will collect annual data on indicators; • establish clear annual goals for growth on these indicators; and • report those data to the Department. 32

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 3 Data and needs assessment (cont’d) Identify and describe the academic and family and community support indicators that the applicant will use to gauge its progress during the implementation period. Program indicators are indicators that the Department will use only for research and evaluation purposes and for which an applicant is not required to propose solutions. Project indicators are indicators for which an applicant proposes solutions intended to result in progress on the indicators. 33

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 3 Results Education Programs Children Ready for Kindergarten Birth Age K Students Proficient in Core Subjects 1 2 3 4 Successful MS to HS Transition 5 6 7 8 High School Graduation 9 10 11 12 College/Career Success 13 14 15 16 Grade Family and Community Supports Students are Healthy Students Live Family/ Students Community in Stable Feel Safe Communities Support Learning Students w/ 21 st Century Learning Tools 34

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 3 Results and Indicators Education Programs Students Proficient in Core Subjects Children Ready for Kindergarten Indicators: #/% of young children who demonstrate ageappropriate functioning; have a medical home; and participate in early learning programs Birth Age K 1 Successful MS to HS Transition Indicator: #/% of students at or above grade level according to 3 rd 8 th grade and high school assessments 2 3 4 5 6 High School Graduation Indicator: Attendance rate of students in sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grades 7 8 9 College/ Career Success 10 Indicator: Graduation rate in neighborhood high school 11 12 13 Indicator: #/% of students with post secondary degrees or other credentials w/o need for remediation 14 15 16 Grade Grantees must collect data for the five academic indicators (program and project) stated above. 35

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 3 Results and Indicators (cont’d) Family and Community Supports Students Are Healthy Students Feel Safe Indicator: #/% of children participating in 60 mins. of physical activity daily; #/% who eat 5 or more fruits and vegetables daily Indicator: #/% of students who feel safe at school and traveling to and from school as measured by a school climate survey Students Live in Stable Communities Indicator: Student mobility rate (as defined in notice inviting applications) Family/ Community Support Learning Indicator: #/% of families who read to their children, encourage their children to read, and talk to their children about college Students w/ 21 st Century Learning Tools Indicator: #/% students with school and home access to broadband connected computing device Grantees must collect data for the five family and community support program indicators stated above. Grantees may also select their own project indicator in each category to fit the needs of their communities or use the indicators prescribed by ED. 36

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 4 Experience, organizational capacity, and partners Describe the applicant’s experience and lessons learned, and how the applicant will build the capacity of its management team and project director in all of the following areas: Working with neighborhood, residents target school(s) Collecting, analyzing, and using data Creating formal and informal relationships Securing and integrating funding v In the case of a newly created eligible entity, the applicant must describe the prior performance of its management team in developing and managing projects or programs similar to the proposed Promise Neighborhood. 37

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 4 Data collection, analysis, management Collecting, analyzing, and using data The applicant must describe-- • Progress towards developing, launching, and implementing a longitudinal data system that integrates student-level data from multiple sources; • How the applicant has linked or made progress to link the longitudinal data system to school-based, LEA, and State data systems… while abiding by… privacy laws and requirements; • How the applicant will use rapid-time data… for continuous program improvement; and • How the applicant will document the implementation process, including by describing lessons learned and best practices. 38

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 4 Preliminary memorandum of understanding Creating formal and informal relationships Providing a preliminary memorandum of understanding, which must describe -- • Each partner’s financial and programmatic commitment; • How each partner’s existing vision, theory of change, theory of action, and existing activities align with those of the proposed Promise Neighborhood; and • The governance structure of the proposed Promise Neighborhood, including how the eligible entity’s governing board or advisory board is representative of the geographic area proposed to be served. 39

Absolute Priority 1: Requirement 5 Commitment to work with a National Evaluator Describe the applicant’s commitment to work with the Department, and with a national evaluator for Promise Neighborhoods or another entity designated by the Department, to ensure that data collection and program design are consistent with plans to conduct a rigorous national evaluation of the Promise Neighborhoods Program. 40

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PN Implementation Notice Priorities All applicants must apply under only one of the absolute priorities Absolute Priority 1 – Promise Neighborhood Plan Absolute Priority 2 – Rural Communities Competitive and Invitational Priorities Absolute Priority 3 – Tribal Communities 43

Absolute Priority 2: Rural Communities Eligibility for Absolute Priority 2: Rural Communities • Must meet all the requirements in Absolute Priority 1; and • Must serve one or more rural communities only Rural community means a neighborhood that (1) Is served by an LEA that is currently eligible under the Small Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program or the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) program authorized under Title VI, Part B of the ESEA; or (2) Includes only schools designated with a school locale code of 42 or 43. • Applicants may determine SRSA, RLIS, and locale codes via links in the Notice Inviting Applications 44

PN Implementation Notice Priorities All applicants must apply under only one of the absolute priorities Absolute Priority 1 – Promise Neighborhood Plan Absolute Priority 2 – Rural Communities Competitive and Invitational Priorities Absolute Priority 3 – Tribal Communities 45

Absolute Priority 3: Tribal Communities Eligibility for Absolute Priority 3: Tribal Communities • Must meet all requirements in Absolute Priority 1; and • Must serve at least one Indian tribe means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe, 25 U. S. C. 479 a and 479 a– 1 or any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U. S. C. 1601, et seq. , that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. The term ‘‘Indian’’ means a member of an Indian tribe. 46

PN Implementation Notice Priorities All applicants must apply under only one of the absolute priorities Competitive Priorities Absolute Priority 1 – Promise Neighborhood Plan • Comprehensive Early Learning Network • Internet Connectivity • Arts and Humanities • Quality Affordable Housing (HUD Partnership) Invitational Priority Absolute Priority 2 – Rural Communities Absolute Priority 3 – Tribal Communities Family Engagement in Learning Through Adult Ed 47

Competitive Preference Priorities (#4 - #7) 4: Early Learning (2 pts) • Quality across settings to improve outcomes • Standards, QRIS, professional development, workforce 5: Internet Connectivity (1 pt) • Ensure access to broadband internet and device • Knowledge and skills to use effectively 6: Arts and Humanities (1 pt) • Opportunities to participate in neighborhood • In-school and out-of-school settings 7: Affordable Housing (1 pt) • Area subject to HOPE VI or Choice Neighborhood • Coordinate planning and align resources 48

Competitive Preference Priorities (cont’d) Applicants for implementation grants may identify no more than two CPPs for the purpose of earning competitive preference points. Applicants may address as many of the competitive preference priorities as they wish for the purpose of providing a comprehensive description of their proposed projects. However, the Department will only review and award points under a maximum of two CPPs the applicant identifies. 49

Invitational Priority: Family Engagement in Learning through Adult Education The Secretary is interested in receiving applications with plans that are coordinated with adult education programs that provide training and opportunities for family members to support student learning. An application that meets this priority will not receive preference over other applications. 50

PN Selection Criteria Priority Alignment Need Selection Criteria Implementation Score Need for the Project 15 Quality of the Project Design 25 Quality of the Project Services 15 Quality of the Management Plan 45 Total Points 100 Strategy Capacity 51

Need for Project The magnitude or severity of the problems to be addressed by the proposed project as described by indicators of need and other relevant indicators identified in part by the needs assessment and segmentation analysis (10 points); and The extent to which the geographically defined area has been described (5 points). 52 11/5/2020

Quality of Project Design The extent to which the continuum of solutions is aligned with an ambitious, rigorous, and comprehensive strategy for improvement of schools in the neighborhood (10 points); The extent to which the applicant describes an implementation plan to create a complete continuum of solutions, including early learning through grade 12, college- and career readiness, and family and community supports, without time and resource gaps, that will prepare all children in the neighborhood to attain an excellent education and successfully transition to college and a career, and that will significantly increase the proportion of students in the neighborhood that are served by the complete continuum to reach scale over time (5 points); 53 11/5/2020

Quality of Project Design (cont’d) The extent to which the applicant identifies existing neighborhood assets and programs supported by Federal, State, local, and private funds that will be used to implement a continuum of solutions (5 points); and The extent to which the applicant describes its implementation plan, including clear, annual goals for improving systems and leveraging resources as described in paragraph (2) of Absolute Priority 1 (5 points). 54 11/5/2020

Quality of Project Services The extent to which the applicant describes how the needs assessment and segmentation analysis, including identifying and describing indicators, were used to determine each solution within the continuum (5 points); The extent to which the applicant documents that proposed solutions are based on the best available evidence including, where available, strong or moderate evidence (5 points); and The extent to which the applicant describes clear, annual goals for improvement on indicators (5 points). 55 11/5/2020

Quality of Management Plan In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed project, the Secretary considers the experience, lessons learned, and proposal to build capacity of the applicant’s management team and project director in all of the following areas: Working with the neighborhood and its residents; the schools described in paragraph (2)(b) of Absolute Priority 1; the LEA in which those schools are located; Federal, State, and local government leaders; and other service providers (10 points). Collecting, analyzing, and using data for decision-making, learning, 56 continuous improvement, and accountability, including whether the applicant has a plan to build, adapt, or expand a longitudinal data system that integrates student-level data from multiple sources in order to measure progress while abiding by privacy laws and 11/5/2020 requirements (15 points).

Quality of Management Plan (cont’d) Creating formal and informal partnerships, including the alignment of the visions, theories of action, and theories of change described in its memorandum of understanding, and creating a system for holding partners accountable for performance in accordance with the memorandum of understanding (10 points). Integrating funding streams from multiple public and private sources, including its proposal to leverage and integrate highquality programs in the neighborhood into the continuum of solutions (10 points). 57 11/5/2020

Peer Review Process The Call for Peer Reviewers (deadline June 8 th) will seek individuals with expertise in education reform, community and youth development, strategy and policy, and grant application review. Reviewers will read, prepare a written evaluation, and score the applications assigned to their panel, using the selection criteria. The Department will prepare a rank order of applications for each absolute priority based on the evaluation of their quality by the peer reviewers according to the selection criteria. v Awards announced no later than December 31, 2012. 58

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Application Process Overview Complete the Intent to Apply form on the PN website by June 8 2. Application process using grants. gov 1. a. b. c. d. e. f. 3. Register early Find the application Application instructions 24 -hour support from grants. gov: 1 -800 -518 -4726 or support@grants. gov ED Abstract Form Submitting on grants. gov Double-check the checklist to ensure completion of required forms 61

The intent to apply form is located on the Promise Neighborhoods website. The Notice of Intent to Apply is not required, but is very helpful. The Intent to Apply must be submitted by June 8, 2012. 62

Start by going to www. grants. gov. 63

On the far left toolbar, select “Get Registered”. REGISTER EARLY! The grants. gov registration process takes 3 -14 business days to complete. You must register with grants. gov to submit an application. 64

Select “Organization Registration. ” 65

After selecting “Organization Registration”, the five (5) steps for registering will appear in the toolbar and on the screen. Follow each step carefully to ensure proper registration. 66

Get registered at Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www. bpn. gov 67

CCR New Update/ Announcement: On May 08, 2012, CCR announced that the registration process will be migrated into the new System for Award Management (SAM) www. sam. gov 68

Important! CCR will stop accepting updated data or new information at 11: 59 pm on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. 69

The new System for Award Management (SAM) is scheduled to go live the morning of Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Plan ahead now!! 70

Once you have registered you will be able to login. Select “Applicant Login” from the toolbar on the left. Enter your username and password. 71

The easiest way to find the Promise Neighborhoods grants is to select “Basic Search” to search for the opportunity by CFDA number. 72

In the “Search by CFDA Number” field, enter 84. 215 and select “SEARCH”. 73

The search will yield three options. The implementation grant information is identified by the CFDA number 84. 215 N. The implementation application has a CFDA number of 84. 215 P. Select the appropriate link. 74

This is the implementation grant link. To view the full announcement, select “Full Announcement” at the top. To view the application instructions and to download the application, select “Application” at the top. This will open a new window. 75

Read this page carefully, then select “download” in the bottom right -hand corner. 76

The application instructions are the same as the application package found on the Promise Neighborhoods website. Select “Download Application Package”. 77

The application package is a. PDF form. You should save the file so that you can access it offline. 78

Populate the “Application Filing Name” field with a title for your mandatory document. Select the mandatory document from the list of documents provided in the “Mandatory Documents” box. Select the box to “Move Form to Complete” for the document to appear in the “Mandatory Documents for Submission” box. 79

When you scroll down, you will see the instructions for the application. If you are having trouble, you can contact the grants. gov help line, open 24 hours, at 1 -800518 -4726 or via support@grants. go v. 80

Submission of Application Successful Submission Applicants should receive a time and date stamped confirmation and an assigned tracking number from Grants. gov. Applicants should receive a validation email from Grants. gov within two business days. This means the application is ready for Department pickup. Applicants should receive an email with their ED assigned PR Award #. Check spam and junk folder for this email since it will not come from ED. Unsuccessful Submission Applicants should receive a confirmation email with a time and date stamp and an assigned tracking number from Grants. gov. If the application is received after 4: 30: 00 PM (DC Time) on July 27, 2012 or validation is not successful, applicant should receive an error email. Email may list the error, or applicant can use their tracking number to find the submission error. 81

Application Process Review Complete the Intent to Apply form on the PN website by June 8. 1. 2. Application process using grants. gov: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Register early Find the application Review application instructions 24 -hour support from grants. gov: 1 -800 -518 -4726 or support@grants. gov Complete ED Abstract Form Avoid using special characters. Applications with special characters will be rejected. Examples include ~, @, `, ^ Double-check the checklist to ensure completion of required forms Submit application on grants. gov by July 27, 2012 82

Other Important Resources Promise Neighborhoods Website: http: //www 2. ed. gov/programs/promiseneighborhoods/index. html q Notice Inviting Applications, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria q Application Package (includes the Notice Inviting Applications) q Abstract Narrative Form q Application Checklist q Applicant Eligibility Checklist q Frequently Asked Questions q Promise Neighborhoods Summary Document (Power. Point) q Promise Neighborhoods At-A-Glance (quick reference) Further questions may be sent to promiseneighborhoods@ed. gov. Answers to the most frequently asked questions will be posted on our website. 83

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