The Office of Postsecondary Education offers the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) Grant (CFDA Number 84.120A) to predominantly minority institutions. The grant aims to enhance science and engineering education and increase the participation of underrepresented ethnic minorities, particularly minority women, in scientific and technological careers. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov, and the closing date for submissions is May 31, 2013. For detailed eligibility and application requirements, refer to the official application notice in the Federal Register.
Opportunity ID: 228694
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | ED-GRANTS-040113-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) CFDA Number 84.120A |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Education |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 12 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 84.120 — Minority Science and Engineering Improvement |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Apr 01, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | May 31, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | May 31, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Jun 30, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 2,906,074 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $300,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | 1. Eligible Applicants: The eligibility of an applicant is dependent on the type of MSEIP grant. There are four types of MSEIP grants: Institutional projects, special projects, cooperative, and design. Institutional project grants are grants that support the implementation of a comprehensive science improvement plan, which may include any combination of activities for improving the preparation of minority students for careers in science. There are two types of special projects grants. There are special projects grants for which minority institutions are eligible. These special projects grants support activities that: (1) Improve quality training in science and engineering at minority institutions; or (2) enhance the minority institutions’ general scientific research capabilities. There are also special projects grants for which all applicants are eligible. These special projects grants support activities that: (1) Provide a needed service to a group of eligible minority institutions; or (2) provide in-service training for project directors, scientists, and engineers from eligible minority institutions. Cooperative project grants assist groups of nonprofit accredited colleges and universities to work together to conduct a science improvement program. Design project grants assist minority institutions that do not have their own appropriate resources or personnel to plan and develop long-range science improvement programs. We will not award design project grants in the FY 2013 competition. (a) For institutional project grants, eligible applicants are limited to: (1) Public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education that (i) Award baccalaureate degrees; and (ii) are minority institutions; (2) Public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education that (i) Award associate degrees; and (ii) are minority institutions that (A) Have a curriculum that includes science or engineering subjects; and (B) enter into a partnership with public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees in science and engineering. (b) For special projects grants for which minority institutions are eligible, eligible applicants are described in paragraph (a). (c) For special projects grants for which all applicants are eligible, eligible applicants include those described in paragraph (a), and (1) Nonprofit science-oriented organizations, professional scientific societies, and institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees that: (i) Provide a needed service to a group of minority institutions; or (ii) provide in-service training to project directors, scientists, and engineers from minority institutions; or (2) A consortia of organizations, that provide needed services to one or more minority institutions, the membership of which may include–(i) Institutions of higher education which have a curriculum in science or engineering; (ii) institutions of higher education that have a graduate or professional program in science or engineering; (iii) research laboratories of, or under contract with, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense or the National Institutes of Health; (iv) relevant offices of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology; (v) quasi-governmental entities that have a significant scientific or engineering mission; or (vi) institutions of higher education that have State-sponsored centers for research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. (d) For cooperative projects grants, eligible applicants are groups of nonprofit accredited colleges and universities whose primary fiscal agent is an eligible minority institution as defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b). |
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 MSEIP is designed to effect long-range improvement in science and engineering education at predominantly minority institutions and to increase the flow of underrepresented ethnic minorities, particularly minority women, into scientific and technological careers. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.120A. Applications for grants under the MSEIP, CFDA Number 84.120A, must |
| 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: | 84.120 |
| Competition ID: | 84-120A2013-1 |
| Competition Title: | Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) CFDA 84.120A |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00171891 |
| Opening Date: | Apr 01, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | May 31, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Krish Mathur |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUDGET INFORMATION NON-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS [V1.2] Other Attachments Form [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] ED GEPA427 Form [V1.1] ED SF424 Supplement [V1.2] ED Abstract Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment 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: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.120 | 84-120A2013-1 | Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) CFDA 84.120A | PKG00171891 | Apr 01, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | View | Krish Mathur | Organization Applicants |