Cooperative Agreement: Request for Proposals for Technical Support to the FTA Office of Civil Rights to Organize Stakeholder Outreach Events

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	Federal Grant Title:	Cooperative Agreement: Request for Proposals for Technical Support to the FTA Office of Civil Rights to Organize Stakeholder Outreach Events
	CFDA Number:	Information not provided
	CFDA Description:	Information not provided
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Transit Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	D2008-ADA-TCR-02
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 04, 2008
	Creation Date:	Aug 04, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 31, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 31, 2008
	Archive Date:	Sep 30, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$250,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$250,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Private institutions of higher education - For profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: State controlled institutions of higher education; Non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS;
Grant Description: This solicitation is for proposals for one cooperative agreement to organize between three and five workshops for recipients and subrecipients of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding. The workshops, which will be held in FTA regions over an eighteen month period, will inform FTA grantees, FTA regional staff, and other stakeholders of recent changes to Department of Transportation (DOT) and FTA civil rights policies and help FTA grantees comply with existing and updated requirements. In addition, the workshops will be used to research promising and effective practices that recipients have adopted to comply with civil rights requirements. The total available funding for this agreement is $250,000.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants_financing_7829.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Sandra McCrea FTA Office of Civil Rights (202) 366-0803 E-mail: sandra.mccrea@dot.gov
Sandra McCrea FTA [sandra.mccrea@dot.gov]