The first part of the US Dept. of ED's Investing In Innovation (I3) Fund is out.   It's a little disappointing because it only funds school districts, or non-profits in partnership with districts or school consortia, and it requires a 15% match from the private sector.  But, it does have a $138 million budget to play with.  The current solicitation under this fund focuses on "development grants."

You can learn more by visiting: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…

To see the notice in the Federal Register, see: www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-03-14/pdf/…

To see a list of last year's awardees, access: explore.data.gov/Education/i3-Fund-2013-…

Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-031414-001
Agency Name: ED: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)
Closing Date: 2014-04-14
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Note: In order to receive an Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) Development grant, an entity must submit a pre-application.
Purpose of Program: The i3 program is designed to generate and validate solutions to persistent educational challenges and to support the expansion of
effective solutions to serve substantially larger numbers of students.

2014-05-30: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program CFDA Number 84.358A
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-050114-002
Opportunity Category: Mandatory
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name: ED
Closing Date: 2014-05-30

Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.
Under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) awards grants on a formula basis to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to address the unique needs of rural school districts. In this notice, we establish the deadline for submission of fiscal year (FY) 2014 SRSA grant applications.
An eligible LEA that is required to submit an application must do so electronically by the deadline in this notice.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.358A.
An eligible LEA that is required to submit an application to receive FY 2014 SRSA funds must submit an electronic application by May 30, 2014, 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time. If it submits its application after this deadline, the LEA will receive a grant award only to the extent that funds are available after the Department awards
grants to other eligible LEAs under the program.
Submission of an electronic application involves the use of the Department's G5 System. Prospective applicants can access the electronic application for the SRSA Program at: www.g5.gov. When applicants access this site, they will receive specific instructions regarding the information to include in the SRSA application.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…