Congressionally Mandated - One-time Grants Program for Academic Programs

The summary for the Congressionally Mandated - One-time Grants Program for Academic Programs 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:	Congressionally Mandated - One-time Grants Program for Academic Programs
	CFDA Number:	00.000
	CFDA Description:	Not Elsewhere Classified
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Please see full announcement.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ECA-A-08-ONE-TIME-COMP-A
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 28, 2008
	Creation Date:	Apr 02, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 24, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 24, 2008
	Archive Date:	Apr 25, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	19
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$2,200,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$225,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Please see full announcement.
Grant Description: This competition is one of two competitions that the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is conducting as directed in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (Div.J, P.L. 110-161) under "Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs" in support of a $10 million competitive one-time grants program. Applications must be submitted by public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3). Total funding for this "one-time grants program" is $10 million. Of this amount, $5 million will be dedicated to this competition for Academic Programs. (A separate RFGP has been announced in the "Federal Register" for the remaining $5 million dedicated to Professional and Cultural Programs, reference number ECA/PE/C-08 One-time Comp. B.) Please note: The Bureau reserves the right to reallocate funds it has initially allocated to each of these two competitions, based on submissions received under each competition.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfgps/april24rfgp.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Hans Posey Program Specialist
poseyhe@state.gov [poseyhe@state.gov]
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