Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): American Overseas Research Centers (AORC) Program CFDA Number 84.274A

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	Federal Grant Title:	Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): American Overseas Research Centers (AORC) Program CFDA Number 84.274A
	CFDA Number:	84.274
	CFDA Description:	American Overseas Research Centers
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-012511-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 25, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jan 25, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 05, 2011 Applications Available: January 25, 2011. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 5, 2011.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 05, 2011 Applications Available: January 25, 2011. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 5, 2011.
	Archive Date:	May 05, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	12
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,400,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$130,000
	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: Any American overseas research center that is a consortium of institutions of higher education that receives more than 50 percent of its funding from public or private United States sources; has a permanent presence in the country in which the center is located; and is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1993, which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Code.
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 American Overseas Research Centers (AORC) Program makes awards to any American overseas research center that is a consortium of institutions of higher education to enable the center to promote postgraduate research, exchanges, and area studies. AORC grants may be used to pay all or a portion of the cost of establishing or operating a center or program, including the cost of operation and maintenance of overseas facilities; the cost of organizing and managing conferences; the cost of teaching and research materials; the cost of acquisition, maintenance, and preservation of library collections; the cost of bringing visiting scholars and faculty to the center to teach or to conduct research; the cost of faculty and staff stipends and salaries; the cost of faculty, staff, and student travel; and the cost of publication and dissemination of materials for the scholarly and general public. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.274A. Applications for grants under the American Overseas Research Centers Program, CFDA number 84.274A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at 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 the AORC program at 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 84.274, not 84.274A).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/fr-2011-01-25/pdf/2011-1510.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Cheryl E. Gibbs International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) Service U.S. Department of Education 1990 K Street, NW., room 6083 Washington, DC 20006-8521 Telephone: (202) 502-7634 or by e-mail:

e-Mail: Program Manager [cheryl.gibbs@ed.gov]
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