CollegeCost Reduction and Access Act Hispanic-Serving Institutions CFDA Number 84.031C

Post Date

May 13th 2008

Application Due Date

June 27th 2008

Applications Available: May 13, 2008. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 27, 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-GRANTS-051308-002

CFDA Number(s)

84.031

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

100

Eligibility Categories

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

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) that qualify as eligible HSIs are eligible to apply for new Individual Development Grants and Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants under the CCRAA-HSI Program. To be an eligible HSI, an IHE must-- (1) Be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered; (2) Be legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be a junior college or community college or to provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree; (3) Be designated as an ``eligible institution'' by demonstrating that it: (a) Has an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 606.3; and (b) has low average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR 606.4; (4) Have an enrollment of undergraduate FTE students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $100000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $2500000

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: The College Cost Reduction and Access Act Hispanic-Serving Institutions (CCRAA-HSI) Program provides grants to assist Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) to develop and carry out activities to improve and expand the HSI's capacity to serve Hispanic and other low-income students. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.031C. Applications for grants under the CCRAA-HSI Program, CFDA Number 84.031C, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://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 e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.You may access the electronic grant application for the CCRAA-HSI 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 84.031, not 84.031C). The telephone of the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Education

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Joyce Mays
  Management Analyst
  Phone 202-245-6122
  joyce.mays@ed.gov
  Program Manager:
  Carnisia M. Proctor
  U.S. Department of Education
  1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor
  Washington, DC 20006-8513
  Telephone: (202) 502-7606 or by e-mail:
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-Mail: Program Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  Carnisia.Proctor@ed.gov

• More Information:

  CollegeCost Reduction and Access Act Hispanic-Serving Institutions CFDA Number 84.031C Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 2008