Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) CFDA Number 84.031A

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	Federal Grant Title:	Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) CFDA Number 84.031A
	CFDA Number:	84.031
	CFDA Description:	Higher Education_Institutional Aid
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-070610-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 06, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jul 06, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 05, 2010 Applications Available: July 6, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 5, 2010.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 05, 2010 Applications Available: July 6, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 5, 2010.
	Archive Date:	Sep 04, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	48
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$17,830,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

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: 1. Eligible Applicants: This program is authorized by Title III, Part A, of the HEA. To qualify as an eligible institution under any Title III, Part A program, an institution must, among other requirements-- (1) Be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered; (2) Be legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be a junior college or to provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree; (3) Be designated as an ``eligible institution'' by demonstrating that it: (A) Has an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 607.3; and B) has low average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR 607.4. Relationship between the Title III, Part A programs and the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) program. Note 1: A grantee under the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) program, which is authorized under Title V of the HEA, may not receive a grant under any HEA, Title III, Part A program. The Title III, Part A programs include SIP, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving Institutions, and Native American-serving Nontribal Institutions. Further, a current HSI program grantee may not give up its HSI grant to receive a grant under any Title III, Part A program. Note 2: An eligible HSI that does not fall within the limitation described in Note 1 (i.e., is not a current grantee under the HSI program) may apply for a FY 2010 grant under all Title III, Part A programs for which it is eligible, as well as receive consideration for a grant under the HSI program. However, a successful applicant may receive only one grant. Note 3: An eligible IHE that submits more than one application may only be awarded one individual development grant or one cooperative arrangement development grant in a fiscal year. We will not award a second cooperative arrangement development grant to an otherwise eligible IHE for the same award year as the IHE's existing cooperative arrangement development grant award. Note 4: The Department will make five-year awards for individual development grants and five-year awards for cooperative arrangement development grants in rank order from the funding slate according to the average score received from a panel of three readers.
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 SIP provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to help them become self sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low-income students, by providing funds to improve and strengthen the institution's academic quality, institutional management and fiscal stability. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.031A. Applications for grants under the SIP--CFDA number 84.031A, must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-16366.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Managers: Imogene Byers or Darlene B. Collins U.S. Department of Education 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor Washington, DC 20006-8513 You may contact these individuals at the following e-mail addresses and telephone numbers: Imogene.byers@ed.gov; (202) 502-7672. Darlene.collins@ed.gov; (202) 502-7576.

e-Mail: Program Manager [Darlene.collins@ed.gov]
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