The Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 REAL ID Demonstration Grant Program

The summary for the The Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 REAL ID Demonstration Grant Program 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:	The Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 REAL ID Demonstration Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	97.089
	CFDA Description:	Real ID Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security FEMA
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Homeland Security-Public Safety and Preparedness
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-FEMA-08-GDA-089-1756
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Dec 13, 2007
	Creation Date:	Apr 04, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 04, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 07, 2008
	Archive Date:	May 04, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	25
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$79,875,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The REAL ID Grant Program addresses a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission Report to enhance the security and protections that are needed to issue "one person one REAL ID" with provisions to guard against the issuance of fraudulent identity documents, while at the same time protecting the personal identity information of REAL ID holders from fraud or theft, of personal identity information that could be used in the commission of a U.S. based terrorist attack.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm
Grant Announcement Contact: CSID (Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk) CSID: (800) 368-6498 CSID hours of operation are from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday
CSID (Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk) [askcsid@dhs.gov ]
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