Seeking Peer Reviewers for FY2011 i3 Competition

Update: The deadline for potential reviewers to submit their resumes to apply to serve as a reviewer for the FY2011 i3 grant competition has been extended from Friday, July 8th to Friday, July 15th.

If you are interested in serving as a peer reviewer for the FY2011 i3 grant competition, please review the FY 2011 i3 Call for Peer Reviewers. This document describes the necessary qualifications and provides instructions for submitting your resume and the "i3 Peer Reviewer Checklist" by Friday, July 15.

Webinars and Other Resources

Update: The Evidence and Evaluation and Pre-Application Meeting webinars and PowerPoint presentations have been moved to the i3 Resources page. Please visit this page to access these documents.

Notices Inviting Applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 (June 3, 2011)

• Scale-up grants PDF
• Validation grants PDF
• Development grants PDF

The application deadline for i3 applications is 4:30:00 PM (DC Time) on August 2, 2011.

FY2011 i3 Application Packages

• Scale-up grants MS Word (615KB)
• Validation grants MS Word (614KB)
• Development grants MS Word (613KB)
  
  Please note that the i3 Application Packages are for applicants to download and use as guides only. Unless the applicant qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, all i3 grant applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov. The Department expects applications will be available on Grants.gov by June 13, 2011.



• Application Tips MS Word (93KB)
  This resource for applicants provides helpful tips that may facilitate the completion and submission of the i3 application.

FY2011 Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions (revised July 1, 2011): Please note that the Department revised this document to incorporate new FAQs that were published in addendum 1 on July 1, 2011.
MS Word (376KB)

FY2011 i3 Competition Overview Slides and Summary Document
MS PowerPoint (1.01MB) | MS Word (64KB)

FY2011 Notice of Final Revisions (June 3, 2011) PDF

The 2011 Notice of Final Revisions provides the Secretary with additional flexibility in using the priorities and selection criteria for i3 competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2011 and subsequent years. In addition, the notice modifies the requirements on the "Limits on Grant Awards" and "Cost Sharing or Matching."

FY2011 i3 At-A-Glance MS Word (93KB)

Program Office: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)

CFDA Number: 84.411A (Scale-up grants); 84.411B (Validation grants); 84.411C (Development grants)

Program Type: Cooperative agreements (for Scale-up grants) and Cooperative Agreements or Discretionary Grants (for Validation grants and Development grants)

Program Description: The Investing in Innovation Fund, established under section 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides funding to support (1) local educational agencies (LEAs), and (2) nonprofit organizations in partnership with (a) one or more LEAs or (b) a consortium of schools. The purpose of this program is to provide competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement and attainment in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative practices that are demonstrated to have an impact on improving student achievement or student growth, closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates.

These grants will (1) allow eligible entities to expand and develop innovative practices that can serve as models of best practices, (2) allow eligible entities to work in partnership with the private sector and the philanthropic community, and (3) identify and document best practices that can be shared and taken to scale based on demonstrated success.