Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need

The summary for the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need 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 Headquarters and Regional Offices, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need: 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: This program provides fellowships in areas of national need to assist graduate students with excellent academic records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest degree available in their courses of study. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.200A. Applications for grants under the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Competition--CFDA Number 84.200A must be submitted electronically using e-Application available through the Department's e-Grants system, accessible through the e-Grants portal page 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. the telephone number for the e-Grants Helpdesk is 1-888-336-8930.

Federal Grant Title:	Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need
Federal Agency Name:	Headquarters and Regional Offices
Grant Categories:	Education
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-082505-001
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	84.200
CFDA Descriptions:	Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Nov 14, 2005 Please be advised that earlier grant
Posted Date:	Oct 07, 2005
Creation Date:	Oct 07, 2005
Archive Date:	Dec 31, 2005
Total Program Funding:	$20,340,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:	96
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Academic departments of institutions of higher education that meet the requirements in 34 CFR 648.2. Eligibility: The reopening or extension of deadline dates in this notice applies to you if you are: (1) an institution of higher education, state educational agency (SEA), local educational agency (LEA), non-profit organization or other public or private organization applicant that is located in a federally-declared disaster area as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (see http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters.fema) and you were adversely affected by Hurricanes Katrina and/or Rita, or (2) an individual applicant who resides or resided, on the disaster declaration date, in a federally-declared disaster area as determined by FEMA (see http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters.fema) and you were adversely affected by Hurricanes Katrina and/or Rita. You must provide a certification in your application that you meet one of these criteria for submitting an application on the Extended Deadline and be prepared to provide appropriate supporting documentation, if requested. If you are submitting the application electronically, the submission of the application serves as your attestation that you meet the criteria for submitting an application on the Extended Deadline.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Cotton, Julius, ED FedGrants Administrator, Phone (202) 245-6140, Fax (202) 245-6288, Email [email protected] [email protected] Cotton, Julius
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