Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Training for Realtime Writers Program CFDA Number 84.116K

Post Date

April 16th 2013

Application Due Date

May 31st 2013

Applications Available: April 16, 2013. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 31, 2013.

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-GRANTS-041613-001

CFDA Number(s)

84.116

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: An IHE that offers a court reporting program that-- (1) Has a curriculum capable of training realtime writers qualified to provide captioning services; (2) is accredited by an accrediting agency or association recognized by the Secretary; and (3) is participating in student aid programs under title IV of the HEA.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1068870

• Award Range:

  $None - $300000

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 objective of this program is to provide grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) that meet certain qualifications, to promote training and placement of individuals, including individuals who have completed a court reporting training program, as realtime writers in order to meet the requirements for closed captioning of video programming set forth in section 713 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613) and the regulations prescribed thereunder. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.116K. Applications for grants under the Training for Realtime Writers Program, CFDA number 84.116K, 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 Training for Realtime Writers Program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.116, not 84.116K).

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 Manager:
  Frederick Winter, Training for
  Realtime Writers Program
  U.S. Department of Education
  1990 K Street NW., Room 6153
  Washington, DC 20006-8544.
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• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-Mail: Program Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  frederick.winter@ed.gov

• More Information:

  Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Training for Realtime Writers Program CFDA Number 84.116K; Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2013