Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education; Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, Social Security Administration: Minorities and Retirement Security Program CFDA Number 84.414A

Post Date

January 22nd 2013

Application Due Date

March 25th 2013

Applications Available: January 22, 2013. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 25, 2013.

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-GRANTS-012213-001

CFDA Number(s)

84.414

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) that currently are grantees under one of the following programs: Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGI) [84.031B]; Master's Degree Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) [84.382G]; Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) [84.031M], and Master's Degree Programs at Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) [84.382D]. In addition, to be eligible for this program, an applicant must be in good standing in regard to its other grants from ED.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $440000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant 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 Minorities and Retirement Security (MRS) Program is a new discretionary grant program jointly administered by the United States Department of Education (ED or the Department) and the United States Social Security Administration (SSA). The MRS Program will provide grants to support research by graduate students at selected graduate institutions with high proportions of minority and low-income students (referred to in this notice as Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)) in the areas of retirement security, financial literacy, and financial decisionmaking (personal savings, labor force planning, personal debt, etc.) within minority and low-income communities. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SSA will provide the grant funds and will share responsibility with ED for selecting reviewers and monitoring the funded projects. ED is responsible for administration of the grant competition, making the grant awards, and monitoring the grantees' compliance with ED's financial requirements. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.414A. Applications for grants under the Minorities and Retirement Security Program, CFDA Number 84.414A, 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 Minorities and Retirement Security 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 84.414, not 84.414A).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Education

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Julius Cotton
  ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
  Phone 202-245-6140
  julius.cotton@ed.gov
  Program Managers:
  For questions regarding the program:
  Karen Epps
  U.S. Department of Education
  1990 K Street NW., room 6012
  Washington, DC 20006-8510.
  Telephone:

• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-Mail: Program Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  karen.epps@ed.gov.

• More Information:

  Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education; Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, Social Security Administration: Minorities and Retirement Security Program CFDA Number 84.414A; Notice inviting applications for new awards