Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education--The Comprehensive Program

The summary for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education--The Comprehensive 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:	Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education--The Comprehensive Program
	CFDA Number:	84.116
	CFDA Description:	Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
	Federal Agency Name:	Headquarters and Regional Offices
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-091304-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Sep 13, 2004
	Creation Date:	Sep 13, 2004
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 22, 2005 Deadline for Transmittal of Pre-Applications: November 3, 2004. Deadline for Transmittal of Final Applications: March 22, 2005. All applicants must submit a pre-application to be eligible to submit a final application. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Apr 21, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	60
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$12,700,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education or combinations of those institutions and other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies.
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. Purpose of Program: The Comprehensive Program supports grants and cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education opportunities. It encourages reforms, innovations, and improvements of postsecondary education that respond to problems of national significance and provide access to quality education for all. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.116A (pre-application) and 84.116B (final application).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education--The Comprehensive Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/E4-2165.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Lark, Tonja, ED Deputy FedGrants Administrator, Phone (202) 245-6160, Fax (202) 245-6271, Email tonja.lark@ed.gov tonja.lark@ed.gov Lark, Tonja
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