Degrees at a Distance Program (DDP)
The summary for the Degrees at a Distance Program (DDP) grant is detailed below.
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Degrees at a Distance Program (DDP): To support curriculum development, regional meeting support, program marketing, course materials printing and publications and initiation of institutional agreements with local two-year college degree programs and colleges/universities, designated by the National Fire Academy, to participate in the Degrees at a Distance Program (DDP). To provide an alternative means for fire service personnel to earn a bachelor's degree or to pursue college-level learning in a fire related course concentration without the requirement of having to attend on-campus classes.
| Federal Grant Title: | Degrees at a Distance Program (DDP) |
| Federal Agency Name: | Department of Homeland Security FEMA |
| Grant Categories: | Other |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DHS-10-USFA-103-000-01 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 97.103 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Degrees at a Distance Program |
| Current Application Deadline: | May 01, 2010 |
| Original Application Deadline: | May 01, 2010 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 01, 2010 |
| Creation Date: | Apr 01, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | May 31, 2010 |
| Total Program Funding: | $70,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $10,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 7 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Category Explanation
- U.S. Fire Administration-grant program
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Private institutions of higher education
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Identified DDP colleges/universities.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Information not provided
- Grant Announcement Contact
- FEMA Call Center (866) 927-5646 [email protected]
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