The Department of Education is offering the FIPSE–Comprehensive Program Grant to improve postsecondary education through innovative reforms.

This grant, the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)–Comprehensive Program, is for the purpose of fostering significant improvements and innovations within postsecondary education. Administered by the Department of Education, it aims to support novel approaches, reforms, and cooperative agreements that address critical issues of national significance. Successful projects are expected to serve as national models, disseminating best practices and driving widespread advancement in educational quality and accessibility across the postsecondary landscape. The program seeks to fund initiatives that can demonstrate clear, measurable impacts and contribute to a more effective and responsive higher education system. Applicants should propose projects that offer creative solutions to existing challenges.

Opportunity ID: 55181

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General Information

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-061410-006
Funding Opportunity Title:	Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)–Comprehensive Program CFDA Number 84.116B
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:	–
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
Category Explanation:	–
Expected Number of Awards:	37
Assistance Listings:	84.116 — Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No
Version:	Synopsis 1
Posted Date:	Jun 14, 2010
Last Updated Date:	–
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 29, 2010 Applications Available: June 14, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 29, 2010.
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 29, 2010 Applications Available: June 14, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 29, 2010.
Archive Date:	Aug 28, 2010
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$27,307,000
Award Ceiling:	–
Award Floor:	–

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:	Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:	Eligible Applicants: IHEs or combinations of IHEs and other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies.

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: The Comprehensive Program supports innovative grants and cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education. It supports reforms, innovations, and significant improvements of postsecondary education that respond to problems of national significance and serve as national models. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.116B. Applications for grants under the Comprehensive Program–CFDA Number 84.116B must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department’s e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Link to Additional Information:	Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)–Comprehensive Program CFDA Number 84.116B; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Levenia Ishmell Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6154, Washington, DC 20006-8544 Telephone: (202) 502-7500 or e-mail: Email:Levenia.Ishmell@ed.gov

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