Title IV, Part A - Competitive Grants
Essential Links
- View the Champions of Excellence Grant Request for Proposals (RFP) at http://bit.ly/OK4A-2018-RFP.
- Create your own copy of the RFP from which to work and develop your proposal at http://bit.ly/OK4A-2018-Copy.
- Notice of Intent to Apply (required) due by March 15, 2018. Submit your intent at http://bit.ly/OK4A-2018-ITA.
- Download the Comprehensive Needs Assessment at http://bit.ly/OK4A-2018-CNA.
- Access and download all Programs of Excellence Draft Rubrics at http://bit.ly/OK4A-2018-POE. Download the PDF versions of the rubrics here.
- {NEW} View the memo to schools regarding Oklahoma's commitment to safe, healthy, and supportive environments that lead students to reach their full potential. Schools within identified counties receive 5 competitive priority points in the grant proposal review. Download here.
- View Frequently Asked Questions at http://bit.ly/OK4A-QA. Submit new questions at http://bit.ly/OK4A-Qs.
2018-2019 Awardees
The 2018-2019 competitive grant closed on May 23, 2018. Just over twice as many funds as there are available were requested by school districts, leaving difficult decisions to be made by the external review panels.
The review process has three phases that address Eligibility Requirement (primarily focusing on those requirements outlined in Section II, V, and VI of the RFP), the Viability of the program (primarily reviewing the evidence-based activities linked to the needs assessment results found in Part II, Sections A and B of the application and supported by aligned expenditures in the Budget Justification), and the Feasibility of the proposal (which reviews the application holistically and pays particular attention to the Work Plan of the proposal).
The following table provides a summary of the 2018-2019 awardees. More information about each proposal, including abstracts for each, will be released at a later date.
Competitive Grant Timeline
February 26, 2018: RFP Published
February 26 - March 2, 2018: Technical Assistance Webinars
Week of March 5, 2018: Grant Planning and Management Workshops
March 6, 2018: Woodward
March 7, 2018: Bartlesville
Week of March 12, 2018: Grant Planning and Management Workshops
March 13, 2018: Lawton
March 14, 2018: McAlester
March 15, 2018: Notice of Intent to Apply due by 5:00 p.m. at http://bit.ly/OK4A-2018-ITA
May 6, 2018: Proposals due by midnight
June 2018: Grant Award Notification
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019: Grant Activities
Team Meetings (Mandatory)
August 1, 2018: Project Management Teamwork Session
November 6, 2018: Focal Area Networked Improvement Community Meeting #1
February 5, 2019: Focal Area Networked Improvement Community Meeting #2
May 31, 2019: Focal Area Networked Improvement Community Meeting #3
Final Expenditure Reports Due to OSDE: July 31, 2019
Performance Report Due to OSDE: July 31, 2019
