Special Focus Competition: United States (U.S.)-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program CFDA 84.116M

The summary for the Special Focus Competition: United States (U.S.)-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program CFDA 84.116M 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:	Special Focus Competition: United States (U.S.)-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program CFDA 84.116M
	CFDA Number:	84.116
	CFDA Description:	Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-012210-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 22, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jan 22, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 25, 2010 Applications Available: January 22, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 25, 2010.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 25, 2010 Applications Available: January 22, 2010. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 25, 2010.
	Archive Date:	Apr 24, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	14
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$490,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$100,000
	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: IHEs or combinations of IHEs 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. 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 purpose of this program is to provide grants or enter into cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education opportunities by focusing on problem areas in postsecondary education or approaches to improve postsecondary education. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.116M. Applications for grants under the U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program--CFDA Number 84.116M- 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/2010-1232.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Sarah T. Beaton Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program 1990 K Street, NW., Room 6154 Washington, DC 20006-8544 Telephone: (202) 502-7621 or-e-mail

e-Mail: Program Manager [Sarah.Beaton@ed.gov]
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