FY 2006 Competitive Training Grants Program

The summary for the FY 2006 Competitive Training Grants Program 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:	FY 2006 Competitive Training Grants Program
	CFDA Number:	97.068
	CFDA Description:	Competitive Training Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Preparedness OG T
	Category of Funding Activity:	Disaster Prevention and Relief
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-06-OGT-068-1390
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 19, 2006
	Creation Date:	Jun 05, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 31, 2006 Concept Papers Deadline: 05/31/2006 Invited Full Proposal Deadlines: 06/30/2006. See additional information relating to concept paper, in the eligibility section below. *In addition, to access a MS Word version of the Concept Paper Template, please visit the following link: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/FY2006_CTGP_Concept_Paper_Template.doc
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 06, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$28,809,000
	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: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments County governments Independent school districts Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Private institutions of higher education State governments Special district governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: SPECIAL NOTE FOR APPLICANTS, RE: "Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A)" form. When applying for the FY06 Competitive Training Grants Program at www.grants.gov, please note there are 5 Mandatory Documents to complete, in the Grant Application Package. Each document should be filled out in full with the exception of the "Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A)" form. This form has required fields to complete before you can proceed to the next step in the process. While you must submit this form, please *do not enter budget numbers, please insert "zeros" into each required fields of the SF424A,* to advance to the remaining mandatory forms. We apologize for this inconvenience, but we cannot retroactively change these Grants.gov forms to accommodate the concept paper application process, subsequent to the release of the FY06 CTGP Solicitation. If you have any questions regarding this issue, please contact G&Ts Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk at 1-800-368-6498. **To access a MS Word version of the Concept Paper Template, please visit the following link: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/FY2006_CTGP_Concept_Paper_Template.doc
Grant Description: Funding for national preparedness training initiatives that furthers DHS's mission of preparing the nation to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from incidents of terrorism or catastrophic events.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Full Announcement from shared website used by OG&T
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Barbara V. Bodnar
Branch Chief, Training Division
Office of Grants and Training
202/786-9560 Barbara.bodnar@dhs.gov Barbara.bodnar@dhs.gov
Similar Government Grants: • Competitive Training Grants Program (CTGP); • FY 2007 Competitive Training Grants Program