Today the U.S. Department of Education announced the 23 Investing in Innovation (i3) grant applicants who have been slated to receive grants in the 2011 i3 competition. This year’s applicants included school districts, groups of districts, and nonprofits in partnership with districts or consortium of schools. The finalists, selected from nearly 600 applicants, must now secure private matching funds equivalent to at least 5% of Scale-up, 10% of Validation, or 15% of Development awards in the next month to receive the grant.

On Monday, November 14th, join U.S. Department of Education Assistant Deputy Secretary Jim Shelton and Director of Strategic Partnerships Suzanne Immerman for a conference call to learn about this year’s i3 competition, the highest-rated applicants, and the opportunities for grantmakers to participate in the next phase.

Monday, November 14 at 12:30pm ET/9:30am PT.

Phone #: 800-369-1972

Participant Passcode: 5800855

NOTE: You do not need to pre-register for this call.

 

A complete list of the 2011 highest-rated applicants follows.

Aspire Public Schools

Baltimore City Public Schools

Berea College

Boston Public Schools

The College Board

Del Norte Unified School District

Fresno County Office of Education

Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative

KnowledgeWorks

The Metropolitan Education Commission

National Math and Science Initiative

New York City Board of Education

New York Hall of Science

New Visions For Public Schools, Inc

North Carolina New Schools Project

Oakland Unified School District

Old Dominion University Research Foundation

Ounce of Prevention Fund

Success for All Foundation

Temple University

Texas Tech University

University of Minnesota

University of Alaska Statewide Office of K-12 Outreach

 

To learn more about i3’s potential 2011 grantees visit: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/index.html