Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program CFDA 84.345A

The summary for the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program CFDA 84.345A 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:	Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program CFDA 84.345A
	CFDA Number:	84.345
	CFDA Description:	Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-061509-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jun 15, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jun 15, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 30, 2009 Applications Available: June 15, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 30, 2009.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 30, 2009 Applications Available: June 15, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 30, 2009.
	Archive Date:	Aug 29, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	2
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,945,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit educational organizations that are established to research, display, interpret, and collect artifacts relating to the history of the Underground Railroad, including the lessons to be drawn from such history.
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 the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural (URR) Program is to help preserve the Underground Railroad's legacy and to help demonstrate how the Underground Railroad's widespread operations network transformed our Nation. In addition, the URR also promotes the formation of public- private partnerships to help disseminate information regarding the Underground Railroad throughout the United States, including lessons to be drawn from the history of the Underground Railroad. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.345A. Applications for grants under the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program--CFDA number 84.345A--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/2009/pdf/e9-13881.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Claire D. Cornell Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program U.S. Department of Education 1990 K Street, NW., Room 6145 Washington, DC 20006-8544 Telephone: (202) 502-7609 or by e-mail:

e-Mail: Program Manager [claire.cornell@ed.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Opportunity ED-GRANTS-043010-002; • Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program (84.345A); • Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program (URR); • Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program