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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Investing in Innovation Grants Now Available For Application

The US Department of Education has announced that the latest round of Investing in Innovation (i3) grants are available for the application process by local education agencies and non-profits in partnerships with local education agencies.  A Notice of Intent to apply is due by no later than 15 March 2012, and the simplified pre-application is due by no later than 9 April 2012.  The grant (funding up to $150 million total) includes categories for development (awards up to $3 million), validation (awards up to $15 million) , and scale-up (awards up to $25million), of innovative practices.  The grant proposals must address one of five absolute (mandatory) priorities, one of which involves STEM education, and one of five competitive priorities.

For more information and to access the forms, visit http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/index.html.

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