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

The summary for the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): American Overseas Research Centers (AORC) Program CFDA Number 84.274A grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Other Agency, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): American Overseas Research Centers (AORC) Program CFDA Number 84.274A: 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 provides grants to consortia of institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or operate an AORC that promotes 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 email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.

You may access the electronic grant application for the Training 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).
Federal Grant Title: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): American Overseas Research Centers (AORC) Program CFDA Number 84.274A
Federal Agency Name: Other Agency
Grant Categories: Other
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-062016-001
Type of Funding: Information not provided
CFDA Numbers: 326625
CFDA Descriptions: American Overseas Research Centers
Current Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2016 Applications Available: June 20, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2016 Applications Available: June 20, 2016
Posted Date: Jun 20, 2016
Creation Date: Jun 20, 2016
Archive Date: Sep 3, 2016
Total Program Funding: $650,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $65,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: none
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Information not provided
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: Consortia of United States institutions of
higher education that receive more than 50 percent of their funding from public or private United States sources, have a permanent presence in the country in which the center is located, and are organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which are exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such code.
Link to Full Grant Announcement
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): American Overseas Research Centers (AORC) Program CFDA Number 84.274A;
Grant Announcement Contact
Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 [email protected] Program Manager: Cheryl E. Gibbs, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E245, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-5690 or by email: [email protected].
e-Mail: Program Manager