Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
	CFDA Number:	14.520
	CFDA Description:	Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Housing and Urban Development
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Education Employment Labor and Training Housing Information and Statistics
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-5415-N-04
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 16, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jul 16, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 16, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 16, 2010
	Archive Date:	Aug 18, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$9,700,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$800,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Colleges and universities that meet the definition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities as determined by the Department of Education in 34 CFR 608.2 in accordance with that Department's responsibilities under Executive Order 13256, dated February 12, 2002. Applicants must be accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If an applicant is one of several campuses of the same institution, the applicant may submit a separate application for each campus. Only one application can be submitted per campus. If multiple applications are submitted from the same campus, all will be disqualified.
Grant Description: The purpose of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) program is to assist HBCUs in expanding their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income, consistent with the purpose of the Title I of Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. § et seq.) as amended. For the purposes of this program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), the term "locality" includes any city, county, township, parish, village, or other general political subdivision of a state, or the U.S. Virgin Islands where the institution is located. A "target area" is the area within the locality in which the institution will implement its proposed HBCU grant. If an institution wants to provide services/activities in a location other than the target area of that institution, an applicant must provide justification in their application for why they want to do so.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms_apps_idx.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Ophelia Wilson (202) 402-4390 Susan Brunson (202) 402-3852
Ophelia Wilson [Ophelia.Wilson@hud.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (HBCU); • Historically Black Colleges and Universities; • Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships-HBCU