Record Number: 13018
 
Education (Department of)
 Office of Educational Research and Improvement
  Regional Technology Consortia
 
Ms. Cathering Mozer
Room 506A
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington , DC  20208
Phone: (202)219-8070
Web Site: http://gcs.ed.gov/
E-Forms: http://tram.rice.edu/TRAM/forms/
 
ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED:         Provision of Training Programs
                              Operating or General Support
LAST REVIEWED:                06/03/97
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND REQUIRED: Doctorate/Equiv Professional
CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED:         U.S. Citizens
AGENCY TYPE:                  U.S. Federal Government
DEADLINES ANNOUNCED:          None
 
This program is competed every five years. The purpose of this program is 
to help States, local educational agencies, teachers, school library and 
media personnel, administrators and other education entities successfully 
integrate advanced technologies into kindergarten through 12th grade 
classrooms, library media centers, and other educational settings 
(including adult literacy centers). In providing such help, consortia 
receiving funds under this program shall: a) Establish and conduct 
regional activities that address professional development, technical 
assistance, and information resource dissemination to promote the 
effective use of technology in education, with special emphasis on 
meeting the documented needs of educators and learners in the region they 
serve; and b) foster regional cooperation and resource and coursework 
sharing. Recipients of cooperative agreement awards under this notice 
shall be regional entities or consortia. Each Regional Technology 
Consortium shall be composed of State educational agencies, institutions 
of higher education, nonprofit organizations, or a combination thereof. 
The Secretary gives priority to applicants that include an Eisenhower 
Mathematics and Science Regional Consortium (funded under 20 USC 8671-
8677) as one of the Regional Technology Consortia members. Only those 
Eisenhower Consortia that receive awards under the fiscal year 1995 
competition will be eligible to receive priority under the Regional 
Technology Consortia program. The estimated average size of awards will 
be $1,650,000. The next anticipated deadline will be in June 2000. (CFDA 
84.302A)
 
SUBJECTS: Education
          Educational Curriculum Studies
          Teacher Education
          Educational Technology