Program Office: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
CFDA Number: 84.116V Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants
Also Known As: CEEBT-HBCU Program
Program Description
The Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers Program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (CEEBT) program is designed to support a model center of educational excellence at one or more HBCUs with a demonstrable record in graduating highly skilled, well-prepared, Black teachers.
Types of Projects
Grant(s) awarded under this program is for a period of three years. Required grant activities include:
- Establishing a Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers (CEEBT) Program on the campus of an Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) institution to provide a model program center of educational excellence for Black student teachers;
- The model program will focus on the various aspects of the teacher preparation pipeline, including the recruitment, preparation, support, and placement of Black teachers.
- Increasing educator diversity is critical to our agency's mission of promoting educational excellence and ensuring equal access for all students to a diverse and well-qualified educator workforce.
- Providing a coordinator whose primary responsibility is to coordinate the model program;
- Monitoring the rates of student enrollment, persistence, completion; and placement;
- Developing a plan to sustain the Center of Excellence Educational Excellence for Black Teachers (CEEBT) Program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities after the grant period; and
- A grant under this competition must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
- At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multiyear award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
Institutions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) that are eligible in accordance with Section 322 [20 USC §1061].
Timeline
Current Competition: FY 2022 Application Available: October 29, 2021, in Grants.gov Application Deadline: November 29, 2021
Federal Register Notice
Current Application
Applicant Information - Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers Program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
TO APPLY:
The FY 2021 Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers (CEEBT) program application is available until November 29, 2021 via the Grants.gov website at www.grants.gov.
Tips and Assistance
Please follow the guidance published in the Federal Register Notice here and the application instructions in Grants.gov.
Pre-Application Webinar for Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers Program
The U.S. Department of Education will host a Pre-Application Webinar for a new grant opportunity under Title VII, Part B, Subparts 741-745, as amended HEA, which is the Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers Program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (84.116V). We invite you to share this information with the appropriate offices and/or departments on your campus, if interested in applying for this new grant opportunity. To learn more information, please visit the Federal Register Notice link below: To learn more information, please visit the Federal Register Notice:
The Pre-Application Webinar will held on Monday, November 8, 2021, at 1:00PM Eastern Standard Time via conference call. The conference call information for this meeting is listed below:
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Application Contact
Wendy Lawrence (202) 453-7821
Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers (CEEBT) at HBCUs Program
U.S. Department of Education, OPE
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W, LBJ, 2nd Floor — 2C201
Washington, DC 20202
Email: CEEBT@ed.gov
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
FY 2021
Number of new awards: TBA
Average award: $TBA
Total new awards funded: $1,980,000
Legislation
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138d; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 7614, 116th Congress (2020); the explanatory statement accompanying H.R. 133 (Pub. L. 116-260).
Regulations
- There are no program-specific regulations.
- Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of higher education only.
Performance Reports
A grant under this competition, you must ensure that the necessary processes and systems are developed to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
At the end of the project period, the grantee must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If a grantee receives a multi-year award, it must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
Grantees submit reports through the FIPSE Grant Database. The Department provides grantees with the required password and other information needed to access the FIPSE database system. The database also includes a publicly accessible searchable catalog of abstracts of projects funded under OPE's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education programs.Performance Measures
Under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, the Department will use the following performance measures to evaluate the success of the Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers (CEEBT) at HBCU grants:
- (a) The number of teacher candidates who complete the preparation program.
- (b) The number of teacher candidates who complete the preparation program who are Black males.
- (c) The number of teacher candidates served by the funded program who become fully certified and are placed as teachers of record.
- (d) The number of teacher candidates served by the funded program who are Black males and who become fully certified and are placed as teachers of record.
Grantees will be asked to collect and report data on this measure in the annual performance report (EDGAR, 34 CFR 75.590).
Key Staff
Wendy Lawrence, M.Ed. Competition Program Manager
Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers at HBCUs (CEEBT) Program
Phone: 202-453-7821
Email: Wendy.Lawrence@ed.gov
Mailing Address:
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
U.S. Department of Education, OPE
Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers at HBCUs (CEEBT) Program
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
LBJ-Mail Stop HEP- 5th floor
Washington, DC 20202
E-mail: CEEBT@ed.gov
Program Office: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
CFDA Number: 84.116V Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants
Also Known As: CEEBT-HBCU Program
Program Description
The Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers Program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (CEEBT) program is designed to support a model center of educational excellence at one or more HBCUs with a demonstrable record in graduating highly skilled, well-prepared, Black teachers.
Types of Projects
Grant(s) awarded under this program is for a period of three years. Required grant activities include:
- Establishing a Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers (CEEBT) Program on the campus of an Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) institution to provide a model program center of educational excellence for Black student teachers;
- The model program will focus on the various aspects of the teacher preparation pipeline, including the recruitment, preparation, support, and placement of Black teachers.
- Increasing educator diversity is critical to our agency's mission of promoting educational excellence and ensuring equal access for all students to a diverse and well-qualified educator workforce.
- Providing a coordinator whose primary responsibility is to coordinate the model program;
- Monitoring the rates of student enrollment, persistence, completion; and placement;
- Developing a plan to sustain the Center of Excellence Educational Excellence for Black Teachers (CEEBT) Program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities after the grant period; and
- A grant under this competition must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
- At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multiyear award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
Institutions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) that are eligible in accordance with Section 322 [20 USC §1061].
Timeline
Current Competition: FY 2022 Application Available: October 29, 2021, in Grants.gov Application Deadline: November 29, 2021
Federal Register Notice
Current Application
Applicant Information - Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers Program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
TO APPLY:
The FY 2021 Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers (CEEBT) program application is available until November 29, 2021 via the Grants.gov website at www.grants.gov.
Tips and Assistance
Please follow the guidance published in the Federal Register Notice here and the application instructions in Grants.gov.
Pre-Application Webinar for Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers Program
The U.S. Department of Education will host a Pre-Application Webinar for a new grant opportunity under Title VII, Part B, Subparts 741-745, as amended HEA, which is the Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers Program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (84.116V). We invite you to share this information with the appropriate offices and/or departments on your campus, if interested in applying for this new grant opportunity. To learn more information, please visit the Federal Register Notice link below: To learn more information, please visit the Federal Register Notice:
The Pre-Application Webinar will held on Monday, November 8, 2021, at 1:00PM Eastern Standard Time via conference call. The conference call information for this meeting is listed below:
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+1 202-991-0393,,736376628# United States, Washington DC
Phone Conference ID: 736 376 628#
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Learn More | Meeting options
Application Contact
Wendy Lawrence (202) 453-7821
Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers (CEEBT) at HBCUs Program
U.S. Department of Education, OPE
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W, LBJ, 2nd Floor — 2C201
Washington, DC 20202
Email: CEEBT@ed.gov
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
FY 2021
Number of new awards: TBA
Average award: $TBA
Total new awards funded: $1,980,000
Legislation
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138d; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 7614, 116th Congress (2020); the explanatory statement accompanying H.R. 133 (Pub. L. 116-260).
Regulations
- There are no program-specific regulations.
- Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of higher education only.
Performance Reports
A grant under this competition, you must ensure that the necessary processes and systems are developed to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
At the end of the project period, the grantee must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If a grantee receives a multi-year award, it must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
Grantees submit reports through the FIPSE Grant Database. The Department provides grantees with the required password and other information needed to access the FIPSE database system. The database also includes a publicly accessible searchable catalog of abstracts of projects funded under OPE's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education programs.Performance Measures
Under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, the Department will use the following performance measures to evaluate the success of the Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers (CEEBT) at HBCU grants:
- (a) The number of teacher candidates who complete the preparation program.
- (b) The number of teacher candidates who complete the preparation program who are Black males.
- (c) The number of teacher candidates served by the funded program who become fully certified and are placed as teachers of record.
- (d) The number of teacher candidates served by the funded program who are Black males and who become fully certified and are placed as teachers of record.
Grantees will be asked to collect and report data on this measure in the annual performance report (EDGAR, 34 CFR 75.590).
Key Staff
Wendy Lawrence, M.Ed. Competition Program Manager
Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers at HBCUs (CEEBT) Program
Phone: 202-453-7821
Email: Wendy.Lawrence@ed.gov
Mailing Address:
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
U.S. Department of Education, OPE
Center of Educational Excellence for Black Teachers at HBCUs (CEEBT) Program
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
LBJ-Mail Stop HEP- 5th floor
Washington, DC 20202
E-mail: CEEBT@ed.gov