The Department of Education is offering the Braille Training Program Grant (CFDA 84.235E) to provide financial assistance for projects focused on braille instruction. This grant is designed to fund initiatives that offer comprehensive training in braille usage for personnel delivering vocational rehabilitation services or educational support to blind youth and adults. The program aims to enhance the skills of service providers, ultimately improving the quality of support for individuals with visual impairments. Applications for this grant must be submitted electronically through the Department’s designated online portal, with specific exceptions for paper submissions requiring prior approval. This funding opportunity is crucial for advancing braille literacy and accessibility within rehabilitation and educational sectors.
Opportunity ID: 47237
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-050709-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Demonstration and Training Programs–Braille Training Program CFDA 84.235E |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 84.235 — Rehabilitation Services Demonstration and Training Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 07, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 22, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 22, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 22, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Special district governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments City or township governments Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Independent school districts County governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible Applicants: State agencies and other public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education. |
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: This program offers financial assistance to establish projects that will provide training in the use of braille for personnel providing vocational rehabilitation services or educational services to youth and adults who are blind. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.235E. Applications for grants under the Demonstration and Training Programs–Braille Training Program competition, CFDA number 84.235E, must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department’s e-Grants portal page at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement. 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: | Demonstration and Training Programs–Braille Training Program CFDA 84.235E; 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: Theresa DeVaughn U.S. Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5045 Potomac Center Plaza (PCP) Washington, DC 20202-2800 Telephone: (202) 245-7321 or by e-mail: Email:Theresa.Devaughn@ed.gov |
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