Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program CFDA Number 84.206A | ED GRANTS 051817 001

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The Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program (CFDA 84.206A) is a discretionary grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Education through the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). The core purpose of the program is to strengthen how elementary and secondary schools across the country find, recognize, and appropriately serve gifted and talented students, using approaches grounded in evidence. The program is designed to fund work that goes beyond routine services by supporting evidence-based research, demonstration projects, and other innovative strategies that can be tested, evaluated, and then shared so that schools and districts can improve their ability to identify gifted and talented learners and meet their specialized educational needs.

The opportunity description emphasizes that the public-facing summary is only a synopsis and that the controlling, official details are contained in the formal application notice published in the Federal Register. Applicants are directed to consult that notice for the full set of rules and expectations, including specific eligibility definitions, required application components, competitive priorities, performance measures, and points of contact for questions. In other words, the synopsis tells you what the program is trying to accomplish, but the Federal Register notice is where you learn exactly what must be submitted, how proposals will be scored, and what outcomes grantees will be expected to report.

Applications under CFDA 84.206A must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the governmentwide "Apply" process. Applicants download the application package from Grants.gov, complete it offline, and then upload and submit it through the portal. The notice makes clear that applications cannot be submitted by email. A small but important procedural detail is that applicants must search for the application package using the CFDA number without the alpha suffix, meaning you search "84.206" rather than "84.206A" to locate the correct competition materials on Grants.gov.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of agencies and organizations that can contribute to research, demonstration, and implementation work focused on gifted education. Eligible applicants include state educational agencies and local educational agencies, the Bureau of Indian Education, and institutions of higher education. The eligibility list also extends to other public agencies and to private agencies and organizations. In the opportunity metadata, eligible applicant types are further spelled out in common Grants.gov categories, including state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status, other than IHEs); for-profit entities (other than small businesses); and other eligible entities as allowed by the notice.

Key administrative details in the listing include the funding opportunity number (ED GRANTS 051817 001), the activity category (Education), and the fact that the funding instrument is a grant. The opportunity was created on May 18, 2017, with an original closing date of June 22, 2017, and it anticipated making about 12 awards. The award ceiling is not stated in the provided synopsis, which is another reason applicants are directed back to the Federal Register notice for the complete set of funding parameters and constraints.

Overall, this program is aimed at producing practical, evidence-driven improvements in gifted and talented education, particularly around identification and service delivery in K-12 settings. It supports projects that can demonstrate what works, measure results, and help schools nationwide adopt stronger methods for recognizing giftedness and providing appropriately challenging educational opportunities to students whose needs are not met by standard instruction.

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program CFDA Number 84.206A" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.206.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2017-05-18.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-06-22. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, 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, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Others.

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