Competitive Training Grants Program (CTGP)

The summary for the Competitive Training Grants Program (CTGP) Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Competitive Training Grants Program (CTGP)
	CFDA Number:	97.068
	CFDA Description:	Competitive Training Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security FEMA
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Homeland Security - Preparedness
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-08-NPD-068-1895
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 16, 2008
	Creation Date:	Jun 02, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 09, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 09, 2008
	Archive Date:	Jul 09, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$27,202,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The CTGP awards funds to competitively selected applicants to develop and deliver innovative training programs addressing high priority national homeland security training needs. Training should be national in scope and designed for and delivered to appropriate State and local personnel with Homeland Security related responsibilities.* To access the full solicitation for the Competitive Training Grants Program (CTGP), go to www.grants.gov, click on "Find Grant Opportunities" in the top left corner; then click on "Basic Search." Under the Keyword, enter "CTGP" and click "search." The name of the program, Competitive Training Grant Program should come up. When it does, click on it. Then click on "application," then click on "download" in the lower right corner under "Instructions and Application." In the next screen, click on "1. Download Application Instructions."* Applicants are now required to apply using Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 for the FY 2008 CTGP Opportunity. The required version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for download at no cost at: http://www.grants.gov/help/download_software.jsp.
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Grant Announcement Contact: Jan Carey Branch Chief FEMA, National Preparedness Directorate, Training and Exercise Integration Division/Training Operations 202-786-9481
Jan.Carey@dhs.gov [Jan.Carey@dhs.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • FY 2007 Competitive Training Grants Program; • FY 2006 Competitive Training Grants Program