Applicant Information

FY 2024 Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Notice Inviting Applications (NIA)

• The NIA was posted in the Federal Register on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

FY 2024 CLSD Competition Timeline

• NIA Available: Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
• The full NIA can be found in the Federal Register.
• Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: Monday, June 24, 2024, at 11:59:59pm Eastern Time.
• Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: Monday, May 13, 2024.
• Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 21, 2024.

FY 2024 CLSD Competition Application Instructions

The CLSD application package is available for applicants to download and use as a guide only. The CLSD application package can be found on Grants.gov.  Unless the applicant qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, all CLSD grant applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov.

FY 2024 CLSD Application Instructions:  PDF

Pre-Application Webinar for Prospective Applicants

FY 2024 CLSD Grant Competition – Pre-Application PowerPoint Presentation for Prospective Applicants. 

Recording | Slides

Registering on Grants.gov and SAM.gov:

• REGISTER EARLY – Grants.gov registration involves many steps including registration on SAM (SAM.gov), which usually takes approximately 7 to 10 business days, but can take longer depending on the completeness and accuracy of the data entered into the SAM database by an applicant.
• You may begin working on your application while completing the registration process, but you cannot submit an application until all of the Registration steps are complete.
• Please note that once your SAM registration is active, it will take 24-48 hours for the information to be available in Grants.gov, and before you can submit an application through Grants.gov.
• For detailed information on the Registration Steps, please go to here. Please note that your organization will need to update its SAM registration annually.
• To register in SAM.gov, click on the “Get Started” link under the “Register Your Entity…” heading in SAM.gov.
• Grantees, and other entities wanting to do business with the U.S. Department of Education (e.g., entities applying for a grant), that are not already registered in SAM.gov must complete the “Register Entity” registration option and NOT the “Get a Unique Entity ID” option. The “Get a Unique Entity ID” option, which is not a full registration, is only available to entities for reporting purposes.  Failing to complete the “Register Entity” option may result in loss of funding, loss of applicant eligibility, and/or delays in receiving a grant award.
• Information about SAM is available at SAM.gov. To further assist you with registering in SAM or updating your existing SAM registration, see the Quick Start Guide for Grant Registrations and the Entity Registration Video here.