Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)--Special Focus Competition: United States (U.S.)-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program CFDA Number 84.116M

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	Federal Grant Title:	Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)--Special Focus Competition: United States (U.S.)-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program CFDA Number 84.116M
	CFDA Number:	84.116
	CFDA Description:	Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-032911-002
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 29, 2011
	Creation Date:	Mar 29, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 13, 2011 Applications Available: March 29, 2011. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 13, 2011.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 13, 2011 Applications Available: March 29, 2011. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 13, 2011.
	Archive Date:	Jun 12, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	14
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	494,000
	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: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: IHEs, other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies, and combinations of these institutions and agencies. Eligible parties may apply as a group for a grant (e.g., one IHE and one private nonprofit institution). For purposes of this notice, we refer to such a group as a consortium. The regulations for applications from consortia are in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129. Consistent with these regulations, if a consortium applies for a grant, the members of the consortium must either designate one member of the consortium to apply for the grant or establish a separate, eligible legal entity to apply for the grant. The members of the consortium must enter into an agreement that details the activities that each member of the consortium plans to perform and binds each member of the consortium to every statement and assurance made by the applicant in the application. The applicant must submit the agreement with its application. An application from a consortium should designate a lead U.S. applicant institution and a lead Brazil applicant institution and clearly specify its partner applicant institutions, both in the U.S. and Brazil.
Grant Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide grants or enter into cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education opportunities by focusing on problem areas in postsecondary education or approaches to improve postsecondary education. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.116M. Applications for grants under the U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program, CFDA number 84.116M, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program at http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.116, not 84.116M).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/fr-2011-03-29/pdf/2011-7356.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Michelle Guilfoil U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program, U.S. Department of Education 1990 K Street, NW., Room 6098 Washington, DC 20006-8521 Telephone: (202) 502-7625 or e-Mail:

e-Mail: Program Manager [Michelle.Guilfoil@ed.gov]
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