Yes, under this competition, applicants may propose activities within and up to the range specified for either the general grants or digital educational programming grants. The closing date notice for this competition also noted, however, that the Department is not bound by any of the estimates in terms of funding, award size, or number of grants, provided in that notice.

The grant estimates represent the estimated award for one year. However, applicants should submit proposed activities and budget requests for five years under a general telecommunications grant and for three years for a digital educational programming grant.

No, a 100% match must be included under the digital educational programming grant for each of the three years that federal funds are provided. In-kind funds may be used to address the matching requirement.

The ESEA does not define administrative costs. However, in developing a budget, administrative costs would be those expenditures which are not directly involved with program activities, but are necessary to conduct the grant, such as processing payroll or other overhead costs. Indirect costs are included in the 5% cap on administrative costs. Consequently, under the RTT, grantees can claim no more than 5% in indirect costs.