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Michigan Community Action Agency Association
Office Park West, 516 S. Creyts Road, Suite A, Lansing MI 48917, PH: (517) 321-7500 FAX: (517) 321-7504

Helping People. Changing Lives

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Overview 
Information; Indian Education--Professional Development Grants; Notice 
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.299B.

DATES: Applications Available: February 4, 2008.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 4, 2008.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 5, 2008.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Professional Development 
program is to (1) increase the number of qualified Indian individuals 
in professions that serve Indians; (2) provide training to qualified 
Indian individuals to become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, 
social workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and (3) improve 
the skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in the education 
field. Activities may include, but are not limited to, continuing 
programs, symposia, workshops, conferences, and direct financial 
support.