Part I: Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424 rev. 4-88).

This part of your application consists of the standard application face page on which you provide basic identifying information about the applicant and the application. Specific instructions for completing this form are located on the back of the form. Please note that the requirement for the employer identification number has been revised. Please indicate your D-U-N-S number. If you are unfamiliar with that number or how to obtain one, instructions are included in the package. Please include the e-mail address of the contact person, if available.

Part II: Budget Form and Information (Standard Form 524).

This part of the application contains information about the Federal funding you are requesting. Remember to provide complete budget information for each year of the proposed budget. Specific instructions for completing the budget forms and information immediately follow the form. Remember to include an itemized budget breakdown by project year and any explanations or comments deemed necessary.

Part III: Program Narrative

The program narrative is limited to no more than 100 pages, single-sided only. Any pages beyond the 100 pages of description will be discarded. Type must be double-spaced and in a type size that enhances readability (11 or 12 point). Prepare the program narrative in accordance with the application requirements set forth in the Reading Excellence Act legislation's selection criteria, followed by the competitive priority.

Part IV: Compliance with General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), Section 427

Include a section that describes how the program narrative (Part III) describes its compliance with GEPA's Section 427 ? equitable access to and participation in federally-assisted programs for students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries with special needs.

Part V: Assurances and Certifications

Be certain to include all assurances and certifications, and sign each form in the appropriate place. The assurances and certifications included in this application package are:

• Assurances ? Non-Construction programs

• Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment; Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements

• Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion ? Lower Tier Covered Transactions

• Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, if needed