Ed Dept Tweaks Indian Education Grant Deadlines Again
Published Date: 4/3/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education is updating its call for applications for the 2025 Indian Education and Professional Development grants. They’ve moved the pre-application webinar date, extended the application deadline, and tweaked some rules and scoring to make things clearer and fairer. If you’re applying, mark your calendar and get ready to shine with these new changes!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Selection Criteria and Scoring Changed
The Department adjusted certain selection criteria and point values for the FY 2025 Indian Education Discretionary Grants; Professional Development (PD)-Training Grants competition, as a correction to the January 17, 2025 notice.
Application Deadline Extended
The Department of Education extended the deadline for transmittal of applications and the intergovernmental review deadline for the FY 2025 Indian Education Discretionary Grants; Professional Development (PD)-Training Grants competition (correction to the January 17, 2025 notice).
Pre-Application Webinar Date Moved
The pre-application webinar date for the FY 2025 Indian Education Discretionary Grants; Professional Development (PD)-Training Grants competition was changed as part of the correction to the January 17, 2025 notice.
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