Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) 84.200A

Post Date

February 13th 2009

Application Due Date

March 16th 2009

Applications Available: February 13, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 16, 2009.

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-GRANTS-021309-001

CFDA Number(s)

84.200

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

107

Eligibility Categories

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

Eligibility Information: 1. Eligible Applicants: Academic departments of institutions of higher education that meet the requirements in 34 CFR 648.2.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $22773000

• Award Range:

  $128628 - $215000

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. Purpose of Program: This program provides fellowships in areas of national need to assist graduate students with excellent academic records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest degree available in their courses of study at the institution. Applications for grants under the GAANN Competition, CFDA number 84.200A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov. You may access the electronic grant application for the GAANN Program at http://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). Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Education

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Joyce Mays
  Management Analyst
  Phone 202-245-6122
  joyce.mays@ed.gov
  Program Manager:
  Gary Thomas
  U. S. Department of Education
  Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program
  1990 K Street, NW Room 6016
  Washington, DC 20006-8524
  Telephone: (202)

• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-mail: Program Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  gary.thomas@ed.gov

• More Information:

  Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) 84.200A