Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) CFDA Number 84.031A
Post Date
July 6th 2010
Application Due Date
August 5th 2010
Applications Available: July 6, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 5, 2010.
Funding Opportunity Number
ED-GRANTS-070610-001
CFDA Number(s)
84.031
Funding Instrument Type(s)
Grant
Funding Activity Categories
Number of Awards
48
Eligibility Categories
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other
1. Eligible Applicants: This program is authorized by Title III, Part A, of the HEA. To qualify as an eligible institution under any Title III, Part A program, an institution must, among other requirements-- (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 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 607.3; and B) has low average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR 607.4. Relationship between the Title III, Part A programs and the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) program. Note 1: A grantee under the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) program, which is authorized under Title V of the HEA, may not receive a grant under any HEA, Title III, Part A program. The Title III, Part A programs include SIP, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving Institutions, and Native American-serving Nontribal Institutions. Further, a current HSI program grantee may not give up its HSI grant to receive a grant under any Title III, Part A program. Note 2: An eligible HSI that does not fall within the limitation described in Note 1 (i.e., is not a current grantee under the HSI program) may apply for a FY 2010 grant under all Title III, Part A programs for which it is eligible, as well as receive consideration for a grant under the HSI program. However, a successful applicant may receive only one grant. Note 3: An eligible IHE that submits more than one application may only be awarded one individual development grant or one cooperative arrangement development grant in a fiscal year. We will not award a second cooperative arrangement development grant to an otherwise eligible IHE for the same award year as the IHE's existing cooperative arrangement development grant award. Note 4: The Department will make five-year awards for individual development grants and five-year awards for cooperative arrangement development gr
Funding
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Estimated Total Funding:
$17830000
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Award Range:
$None - $500000
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 SIP provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to help them become self sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low-income students, by providing funds to improve and strengthen the institution's academic quality, institutional management and fiscal stability. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.031A. Applications for grants under the SIP--CFDA number 84.031A, must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Contact Information
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Agency
Department of Education
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Office:
None
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Agency Contact:
Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Phone 202-245-6140
julius.cotton@ed.gov
Program Managers:
Imogene Byers or Darlene B. Collins
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20006-8513
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