On April 16, 2015, the Department of Education published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications for the 2015 State Tribal Education Partnerships (STEP) program. The new competition officially opens on Thursday, April 16, 2015 and closes on June 15, 2015. Notices of intent to apply must be received by May 21, 2015. The purposes of this program are to: (1) Promote increased collaboration between tribal education agencies (TEAs) and the State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) that serve students from the affected tribes; and (2) build the capacity of TEAs to conduct certain administrative functions under certain Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) formula grant programs for eligible schools, as determined by the TEA, SEA, and LEA. The STEP program was first funded in FY 2012 and since then has incorporated final regulations into the new application.
You can see the full notice, with all of the requirements, here. An excerpt:
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: April 16, 2015.
Date of Pre-Application Webinar: April 30, 2015.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: May 21, 2015.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 15, 2015.
Deadline for Submission of Final Agreement: March 31, 2016.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer to section IV.