Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): GAANN Program for Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need

This department is offering the GAANN program to provide grants to academic departments at institutions of higher education to support graduate fellowships for students with outstanding academic records and financial need. The program aims to assist students pursuing the highest degree in their field of study at the institution. Eligible applicants are academic departments and programs at IHEs, and applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. The closing date for applications is January 20, 2012.

Opportunity ID: 134294

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	ED-GRANTS-121511-001
Funding Opportunity Title::	Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program CFDA Number 84.200A
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::	CategoryExplanation
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Education
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	175
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	84.200 — Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	Yes
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Dec 15, 2011
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Jan 20, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Jan 20, 2012
Archive Date::	Feb 19, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 30,998,224
Award Ceiling::	$
Award Floor::	$

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::	Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility::	Eligible Applicants: Academic departments of IHEs that meet the requirements in 34 CFR 648.2.

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 GAANN program provides grants to academic departments and programs of institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support graduate fellowships for students with excellent academic records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest degree available in their course of study at the institution. Students are not eligible to apply for grants under this program. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.200A. Applications for grants under the GAANN program, CFDA number 84.200A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the GAANN program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.200, not 84.200A).
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information::	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	84.200
Competition ID:	84-200A2012-1
Competition Title:	Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) 84.200A
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00088550
Opening Date:	Dec 15, 2011
Closing Date:	Jan 20, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	Rebecca Green
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Dept of Education Supplemental Information for SF-424 [V1.1] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Grants.gov Lobbying Form [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] ED Abstract Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Other Attachments Form [V1.1]
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Packages

Assistance Listings	Competition ID	Competition Title	Opportunity Package ID	Opening Date	Closing Date	Actions	Who Can Apply:
84.200	84-200A2012-1	Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) 84.200A	PKG00088550	Dec 15, 2011	Jan 20, 2012	View	Rebecca Green	Organization Applicants

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