Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Center for Best Practices to Support Single Parent Students CFDA Number 84.116L

Post Date

June 20th 2014

Application Due Date

July 21st 2014

Applications Available: June 20, 2014. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 21, 2014.

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-GRANTS-062014-001

CFDA Number(s)

84.116

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

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

Eligible Applicants: Four-year Institutions of higher education (IHEs).

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $495000

• Award Range:

  $None - $495000

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 purpose of this program is to support a Center for Best Practices to Support Single Parent Students, to study and develop best practices for institutions of higher education to support single parents who are also students attending these institutions. The Center funded under this section must: (a) Assist institutions implementing innovative programs that support single parents pursuing higher education; (b) study and develop an evaluation protocol for such programs that includes quantitative and qualitative methodologies; (c) provide appropriate technical assistance regarding the replication, evaluation, and continuous improvement of such programs; and (d) develop and disseminate best practices for these programs. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.116L. Applications for grants under the Center for Best Practices to Support Single Parent Students, CFDA number 84.116L, 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 Center for Best Practices to Support Single Parent Students 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 84.116L).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Education

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Julius Cotton
  ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
  Phone 202-245-6288
  EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov
  Program Manager:
  Kelly Harris
  Center for Best Practices to Support Single Parent Students
  U.S. Department of Education
  1990 K Street NW., Room 6161
  Washingto

• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-Mail: Program Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  kelly.harris@ed.gov

• More Information:

  Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Center for Best Practices to Support Single Parent Students CFDA Number 84.116L; Notice inviting applications for a new award for fiscal year (FY) 2014