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The U.S Department of Education (ED) has announced the list of invited full applicants for the FY 2005 Early Reading First grant competition. The list can be found on ED's Web site. All pre-applicants will receive written notification, including their reviewer scores and comments.
ED used a two-phase system to select recipients for the Early Reading First grant competition which included a pre-application and a full application. All applicants submitted a pre-application that briefly addressed certain key concepts. Applicants invited to submit full applications will respond to more specific selection criteria. The deadline for submitting a pre-application for the FY 2005 Early Reading First competition was February 7, 2005. No extensions of this deadline were granted. For those applicants invited to submit full applications, the deadline is May 2, 2005.
Funds appropriated for the FY 2005 competition are $104,160,000 to support local efforts for enhancing the oral language, cognitive, and early reading skills of preschool-age children, especially those from low-income families, through strategies, materials, and professional development that are grounded in scientifically based reading research. This is an increase from the FY 2004 appropriated amount of $94.4 million.
The Early Reading First program is a competitive grant initiative that will enhance reading readiness for preschool children in high poverty areas and where there are high numbers of students who are not reading at grade level. For more information, including grant applications, visit ED's Web site, or contact Catherine D. Clarke, ASHA's Director of Education and Regulatory Advocacy, via email at cclarke@asha.org or by phone at 800-498-2071, ext. 4159.
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