Opportunity ID: 48011

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-061809-003
Funding Opportunity Title: Special Focus Competition: College Course Materials Rental Initiative CFDA 84.116Y
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 40
Assistance Listings: 84.116 — Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jun 18, 2009
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Aug 03, 2009 Applications Available: June 18, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 3, 2009.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 03, 2009 Applications Available: June 18, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 3, 2009.
Archive Date: Sep 02, 2009
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
City or township governments
County governments
Private institutions of higher education
State governments
Special district governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: IHEs, other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies, and combinations of these 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 Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) 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. Under the FIPSE Program, the Secretary may make grants for special projects concerning areas of national need.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.116Y.

Applications for grants under this FIPSE Special Focus Competition–CFDA number 84.116Y must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department’s e-Grants portal page 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: Special Focus Competition: College Course Materials Rental Initiative CFDA 84.116Y; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009
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 6147

Washington, DC 20006-8544

Telephone: (202) 502-7500 or e-mail:
Email:Levenia.Ishmell@ed.gov

Version History

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Folder 48011 Full Announcement-1 -> e9-14354.pdf

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