Opportunity ID: 304676
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-050318-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Defraying Costs of Enrolling Displaced Students Programs CFDA Number 84.938S |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Disaster Prevention and Relief Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 250 |
| Assistance Listings: | 84.938 — Hurricane Education Recovery |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 03, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 04, 2018 Applications Available: May 3, 2018. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 4, 2018. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 04, 2018 Applications Available: May 3, 2018. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 4, 2018. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 04, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $75,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible Applicants: Institutions that meet the definition of “institution of higher education” in section 101 or section 102(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1001 and 1002(a)(1)) if they have had unexpected expenses associated with enrolling displaced students from IHEs at which operations have been disrupted by a covered disaster or emergency. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Education |
| Description: | Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: Under the Defraying Costs of Enrolling Displaced Students Program (DCEDS Program or DCEDS), we will award grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to help defray their unexpected expenses associated with enrolling displaced students from IHEs at which operations have been disrupted by a covered disaster or emergency (“qualifying displaced students”), namely Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and the wildfires in calendar year 2017 for which the President declared a major disaster or emergency under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191) (“covered disaster or emergency”). Exemption From Rulemaking: This program is exempt from the rulemaking requirements in section 437 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232) and section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553). Division B, Subdivision 1, Title VIII, “Hurricane Education Recovery” paragraph (6), of Public Law 115-123, the “Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.” 132 Stat. 98. Program Authority: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Public Law 115-123. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.938S. Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted in one of two ways: a. Email an electronic version of your application in PDF (Portable Document Format) to DCEDSProgram@ed.gov, or b. Mail the original and two copies of your application by express mail service through the U.S. Postal Service or through a commercial carrier to James Davis, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 268-02, Washington, DC 20202-6200. The amount of time it can take to email an application will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the application and the speed of your internet connection. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until minutes before the application deadline to begin emailing your application. For information on requirements when submitting paper applications, please see Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 12, 2018 (83 FR 6003) and available at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Defraying Costs of Enrolling Displaced Students Programs CFDA Number 84.938S; Notice Inviting Applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 educationgrantinquiries@ed.gov Program Manager: James Davis, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 268-02, Washington, DC 20202-6200. Telephone: (202) 453-7814. Email: James.Davis@ed.gov. Email:James.Davis@ed.gov |
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