Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): American Rescue Plan (ARP)-American Indian Resilience in Education (ARP-AIRE) Assistance Listing Number 84.299C | ED GRANTS 071321 001

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The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), through the Office of Indian Education (OIE), offered the American Rescue Plan (ARP) American Indian Resilience in Education (ARP-AIRE) grant (Assistance Listing 84.299C) as a one-time, discretionary funding competition run by the U.S. Department of Education. The core aim of the program was to help Tribal educational agencies (TEAs) deliver direct services to American Indian children and youth, particularly to address urgent needs that emerged or intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Projects funded under this opportunity were required to include at least one activity authorized under section 6121(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, which is a statutory menu of allowable efforts focused on supporting Indian students, educators, and families.

This opportunity was specifically authorized under Section 11006(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. In practical terms, that meant ARP-AIRE was designed as a pandemic-response initiative, not an ongoing annual program, and it focused on enabling TEAs to implement services that directly benefit students and their surrounding support systems. The notice emphasizes that the eligible activities under ESEA section 6121(c) are broad, covering services not only for students but also for teachers and families, reflecting the idea that student recovery and resilience after COVID-19 depends on strengthening the whole educational ecosystem around the child.

The Department also highlighted its government-to-government responsibilities and its commitment to consultation with Tribes in designing the competition. OESE OIE and the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (WHIAIANE) held a virtual Tribal consultation on April 26, 2021, and accepted written feedback afterward. The stated intent was to ensure that elected leaders of federally recognized Tribes had meaningful input into key features of the competition, including priorities, requirements, and definitions. This consultation framing matters because it signals that the program design was shaped in response to Tribal perspectives and the federal trust responsibility, rather than being developed entirely internally.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was published under Funding Opportunity Number ED GRANTS 071321 001, categorized as a discretionary grant in the education funding activity area, and administered by the U.S. Department of Education. The posting indicated an expected 16 awards. The public summary does not provide a specific award ceiling (it is listed as 0 in the extracted data), which typically means applicants needed to rely on the official Federal Register notice and related guidance to understand funding ranges, any caps, and budget rules.

Key dates were clearly laid out. Applications became available July 13, 2021. A notice of intent to apply was due July 23, 2021, which is commonly used by agencies for planning peer review logistics and is not always required for eligibility, though applicants must follow the official notice to confirm. A pre-application webinar was scheduled for July 28, 2021, with free registration by email and additional information hosted on the OIE website. The deadline for transmittal of applications was September 13, 2021, and the intergovernmental review deadline was October 12, 2021, reflecting the standard federal process where applicable under Executive Order 12372 for certain jurisdictions.

For applicants and stakeholders, the synopsis repeatedly stresses that the controlling requirements are in the official application notice published in the Federal Register, along with the Department of Education's Common Instructions for discretionary grant programs (referenced as the February 13, 2019 Federal Register publication). In other words, the summary is meant to orient readers, but the official notice governs eligibility definitions, required application components, formatting and submission rules, program priorities, selection criteria, performance measures, and compliance expectations.

The program contact listed for questions was Shahla Ortega at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC, with both phone and email provided in the notice. This contact point would typically handle technical questions about the competition, direct applicants to official resources, and clarify procedural issues such as webinar access and submission logistics.

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): American Rescue Plan (ARP)-American Indian Resilience in Education (ARP-AIRE) Assistance Listing Number 84.299C" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.299.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 13, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 13, 2021 Applications Available July 13, 2021. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply July 23, 2021. Date of Pre-Application Webinar July 28, 2021. Individuals interested in attending this webinar for prospective applicants are encouraged to pre-register by emailing their name, organization, and contact information with the subject heading #8220ARP-AIRE GRANTS PRE-APPLICATION WEBINAR#8221 to shahla.ortega@ed.gov. There is no registration fee to attend this meeting. Information regarding pre-application webinar is available by accessing the website https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-indian-education/. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications September 13, 2021. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review October 12, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Shahla Ortega, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3W245, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone (202) 453#82115602. Email shahla.ortega@ed.gov.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 16 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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