Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information Training for Realtime Writers CFDA 84.116K

Post Date

July 2nd 2010

Application Due Date

August 2nd 2010

Dates: Applications Available: July 2, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 2, 2010.

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-GRANTS-070210-001

CFDA Number(s)

84.116

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

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:

  $999000

• Award Range:

  $250000 - $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://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. 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 rules prescribed thereunder. Applications for grants under the Training for Realtime Writers Program--CFDA number 84.116K--must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants Web site at:http://e-grants.ed.gov. The telephone number for the e-Applications Helpdesk is 1-888-336-8930.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Education

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Joyce Mays
  Management Analyst
  Phone 202-245-6122
  joyce.mays@ed.gov
  Program Manager:
  Erin Marie McDermott
  U.S. Department of Education
  1990 K Street, NW., room 6142
  Washington, DC 20006-8544
  Telephone:(202)502-7607 or by e-mail:
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-mail: Program Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  erin.mcdermott@ed.gov.

• More Information:

  Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information Training for Realtime Writers CFDA 84.116K