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Friday, March 26, 2010

Does anyone have a good parka I can borrow?

The information below came in an email from Susan Lehmann. She's super! If you want to be added to her FIPSE distribution list, just send her an email with your name, email, telephone, and school info- Susan.Lehmann@ed.gov.

Also, here is a link to the "Russia Factpage"  by the CIA: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html   You will see that Russia is "the world's largest exporter of both oil and natural gas and is also the third largest exporter of steel and primary aluminum - and other less competitive heavy industries that remain dependent on the Russian domestic market. This reliance on commodity exports makes Russia vulnerable to boom and bust cycles that follow the highly volatile swings in global commodity prices. The government since 2007 has embarked on an ambitious program to reduce this dependency and build up the country's high technology sectors, but with few results so far. A revival of Russian agriculture in recent years has led to Russia shifting from being a net grain importer to a net grain exporter."

United States-Russia Program: Improving Research and Educational Activities in Higher Education

The Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) in U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the 2010 U.S.-Russia Program competition. The program emphasizes the development of innovative projects and partnerships between Russian and American institutions of higher education (IHEs) that promote educational and academic exchanges of students and teaching faculty, contributing to the advancement of education and science in both countries. The funded projects are expected to use the educational study content as a vehicle for the learning of languages and cultures, sharing of knowledge, and the formation of long-term relationships among the institutions and between the two counties. The Program is open to all disciplines, professional fields, and vocational programs, as well as cross-disciplinary studies, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.


The competition notice was published in the Federal Register (Vol. 75, No. 57, March 25, 2010, page 14431 – 14435) http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/ . The deadline for applications is May 18, 2010.

A PDF file of this Notice can be found using the link http://frwebgate3.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/PDFgate.cgi?WAISdocID=53517024277+2+2+0&WAISaction=retrieve

The full application package (application guidelines, forms and instructions) can be downloaded from http://e-grants.ed.gov Look under e-Application tab and under ‘Application Packages’ Section using CFDA # 84.116S. For more information about this FIPSE program, please consult www.ed.gov/programs/fipserussia/index.html .

An American institutions funded under this program will receive up to $400,000 over three years. Russian institutions that are consortia partners with a U.S. institution will receive the ruble equivalent from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.


For FY 2010, the Department and the Russian Ministry have jointly decided to make up to six (6) new awards in the following three areas:
Grant Category A – Science and Technology
Grant Category B – Environmental Science
Grant Category C – Education, Culture and Society


The competition is open to thirteen IHEs in the Russian Federation listed below, and to all IHEs in the U.S. An institution in the U.S. interested in submitting an application should contact one of the thirteen IHE in the Russian Federation with the aim of developing a bi-lateral educational consortium. Russian partners in the consortium interested in applying for these grants should contact the Russian Ministry of Education and Science for further information.


U.S. applicants should contact
Krish Mathur, Ph.D.
U.S.-Russia Program Manager
U.S. Department of Education, FIPSE, Office of Postsecondary Education
1990 K Street, NW, Room 6155
Washington, D.C. 20006-8544
Tel: 202-502-7512
Fax: 202-502-7877
Email: Krish.Mathur@ed.gov

Monday, March 22, 2010

University Center- Economic Development Program Grant- Deadline June 1, 2010

The Economic Development Administration's (EDA’s) mission is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. EDA fulfills its mission by helping our partners across the nation create wealth and minimize poverty by promoting a favorable business environment to attract private capital investment, and higher-skill, higher-wage jobs through capacity-building, planning, infrastructure, research grants, and strategic initiatives. Institutions of higher education have many assets that can help address regional economic problems and opportunities, such as faculty, staff, students, libraries, laboratories, facilities, and computer systems. With funding from EDA, institutions of higher education and consortia of institutions of higher education establish and operate University Centers. These EDA-sponsored University Centers conduct applied research, provide technical assistance to public and private sector organizations, and conduct other activities with the goal of enhancing regional economic development.

NOTE: Community colleges can also apply for this grant!

These are the states that can apply this year: In FY 2010, EDA will hold a competition in its Austin and Denver regional offices. Therefore, EDA is soliciting competitive applications from accredited institutions of higher education and from consortia of accredited institutions of higher education to operate University Centers from applicants in (and programs targeting) only the geographic areas served by EDA’s Austin and Denver regional offices. The Austin regional office serves Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The Denver regional office serves Colorado, Iowa (excluding Muscatine and Scott counties), Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

Here is a link to the announcement: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=6rjLLnLRjfQY1k3DpXmF7xqHncpWrG5YxvbcYJs9FM6hS97zhthn!-1975395688?oppId=52476&mode=VIEW

Points of contact:
Informational Teleconferences: For prospective applicants, the Austin regional office will hold an informational teleconference on April 1, 2010 at 1:00p.m. CST. The Denver regional office will hold its informational teleconference call on March 19, 2010, at 1:00p.m. MST. Please refer to section IV.D. of this FFO for the teleconference registration requirements and protocols.


Addresses and Designated Points of Contact:

1. Austin Regional Office
FY 2010 University Center Program Competition
Economic Development Administration
Austin Regional Office
504 Lavaca, Suite 1100
Austin, Texas 78701-2858
Designated Contact Person: Camille Osborne, 512.381.8145, cosborne@eda.doc.gov

2. Denver Regional Office
FY 2010 University Center Program Competition
Economic Development Administration
Denver Regional Office
410 17th Street, Suite 250
Denver, Colorado 80202
Designated Contact Person: Forlesia S. Willis, 303.844.5452, fwillis@eda.doc.gov

SAFRA update

On Sunday, HR 4872 was passed. It's important for those of us watching for federal grant opportunities to know what's coming down the pipeline from this piece of legislation.

Here is an excerpt from an article on insidehighered.com:
Gone -- due to diminished projections of the savings generated by the loan overhaul and the need to balance out health care spending in the overall bill -- are billions of dollars to reduce the interest rate on students' loan payments, remake the Perkins Loan Program, and fund President Obama's American Graduation Initiative, aimed at helping community colleges graduate 5 million more students by 2020.


Also sacrificed to practical realities are most of the Obama administration's efforts to prod recipients of the new federal money to change their practices, through accountability provisions that would have been part of the American Graduation Initiative and the proposed $2.5 billion College Access and Completion Fund, which has been jettisoned in favor of a smaller $750 million expansion of the existing College Access Challenge Grant Program.


Thanks to a last-minute scramble to find some new money to help community colleges meet exploding demand for enrollment amid state and local budget cuts, the final version of the legislation retains $2 billion to fund a Department of Labor career training program that was created in last year's economic stimulus bill but never funded. It would direct $2.55 billion over 10 years to historically black, Hispanic-serving, and tribal colleges. And it would provide about $1.5 billion to expand income-based repayment options for student loan borrowers.

You can view the full article here: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/03/22/safra

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Faith Based and Community Initiatives Grant Website

This agency is part of the Department of Labor. Here is the link to their website:  http://www.dol.gov/cfbci/

Be sure to check out the FBCI grant directory!
The Directory of Workforce Grant Opportunities is designed to help FBCOs navigate diff erent funding resources that may assist them providing workforce development and job-training services. Th is guide highlights funding resources that are available for FBCOs involved in workforce development, economic development, and employability training.
Here is a link to that document:  http://www.dol.gov/cfbci/DFWGO.pdf

Here is a bit of info that describes this agency:
CFBCI Mission Statement

Our Mission
To empower the faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) that help their neighbors prepare for, enter, and thrive in the workforce.

The work of the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (the Center) stems from a simple conviction: America can do better for our neighbors in need when we draw upon the unique strengths of every willing partner.

The Center’s Goals
To ensure a "level playing field" for all organizations (including those previously excluded) willing to join with the government in service. This principle applies both to non-financial partnerships and funding opportunities (e.g., grants for projects to help accomplish the department’s mission).


To eliminate unnecessary barriers to partnering with the Department of Labor (DOL), such as complicated grant applications that discourage small non-profits and unwarranted regulations that undermine faith-based organizations’ rights to maintain their religious identity. Information about new “Equal Treatment” regulations can be found at http://www.dol.gov/cfbci/legalguidance.htm.


  • To cultivate partnerships between public organizations, private organizations, and non-profit organizations that make services more effective. Efforts include:
  • Shaping DOL grant opportunities and pilot projects
  • Cost-free training for FBCOs on effective program practices and grant writing
  • Working with state and local governments that receive federal funds to expand their partnerships with FBCOs
  • Research to better understand the role non-profits can play in social services
  • Shaping policies to address social issues, such as reentry

Good info - 2009- Percent of HS Graduates Ready for College Work (based on Benchmark scores)

http://www.act.org/news/data/09/collegeready.html#benchmark - here is a link to the ACT site. If you click on each state, there is an interesting state-by-state analysis report.  Perhaps this would be useful information for an introductory portion of a grant?

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Private Funding Sources- Check out these sites

This is a collection of private foundation grants. You can click on the links for more info about each one.

TG Grants
http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2009/press090615.cfm
To be added to list for notification of 2011 grant openings, email Kristin Boyer- kristin.boyer@tgslc.org

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/grantseeker/Pages/funding-postsecondary-education.aspx
Not accepting applications at this time for higher education
(206) 709-3140/mailto:709-3140/info@gatesfoundation.org

Carnegie Corporation
http://carnegie.org/grants/grantseekers/

You must submit a letter of inquiry in order to initiate the formal grant application process. These are accepted on a rolling timeline basis and must match up with the Corporation’s list of funding priorities.
http://carnegie.org/grants/grantseekers/submitting-a-letter-of-inquiry/

Ford Foundation
http://www.fordfound.org/grants/inquiry/1
Must submit a letter of inquiry
Questions- office-secretary@fordfound.org

Lumina
http://www.luminafoundation.org/grants/information_for_grant_seekers/preparing_and_submitting_a_letter_of_inquiry.html
Must submit letter of inquiry by September
List of solicited proposals: http://www.luminafoundation.org/grants/information_for_grant_seekers/solicited_proposals.html


Kellogg
Must submit online application- http://www.wkkf.org/grants/for-grantseekers.aspx
Accepted on rolling basis- no deadline
Family Literacy is a funding focus

MetLife funding for Encore- Deadline April 12, 2010

http://www.communitycollegetimes.com/article.cfm?TopicId=87&ArticleId=2522 - You can read an article about the grant competition here. Do you read http://www.communitycollegetimes.com/? I find it to be a great resource!

http://www.encore.org/colleges  - This is the link to the grant application site.

Eight $25K grants for institutions retraining adults age 50 and older for careers in health and education. Grant winners will be announced in July 2010.

www.grants.gov - An awesome resource!

You can perform a basic search of open grant opportunities from 26 federal agencies here: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/find_grant_opportunities.jsp

You can request a free (private) 30 minute webinar where their staff will talk with you about the "find and apply process."  The presentation request form is here: http://www07.grants.gov/contactus/contactus.jsp

Social Innnovation Fund- Deadline April 8, 2010

Sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service

The Social Innovation Fund (SIF), a new public-private investment vehicle established by the 2009 Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, is designed to:
Fund effective and potentially transformative portfolios of nonprofit community organizations to help them strengthen their evidence base, and replicate and expand to serve more low-income communities;  Identify more effective approaches to addressing critical social challenges and broadly share this knowledge; and  Develop the grantmaking infrastructure necessary to support the work of social innovation in communities across the country.


In Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, the Corporation will award up to $50 million in Federal funding to an estimated seven to 10 intermediary organizations. Annual SIF awards to intermediaries will be in the range of $1 million to $10 million, and must be matched 1:1 in cash. The SIF award periods are up to five years. The SIF funding mechanism will leverage $3 of private funding for every $1 in federal funding, generating a total public-private investment of $200 million in FY 2010.
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The Social Innovation Fund Competition is now open and accepting applications for Federal funds to invest in effective, innovative nonprofits working in low-income communities to address critical social challenges in the priority issue areas of:

Economic Opportunity – Increasing economic opportunities for economically disadvantaged individuals

Youth Development and School Support – Preparing America’s youth for success in school, active citizenship, productive work, and healthy and safe lives

Healthy Futures – Promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing the risk factors that can lead to illness

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=SRt3LNcJGXk9vY6WH5jfDkfrKKcTLfdrhcynJYz2LKH8jLmSz8lm!-2003793174?oppId=51962&mode=VIEW  - this is the link to the site


Trascript of Q and A call:
http://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/10_0225_sif_transcript_of_224_call.pdf

Deadline April 8

*50% first year funding matching required
*Extremely competitive

Citizenship Grants-Deadline April 30, 2010

Description:
The Citizenship and Integration Direct Services Grant Program offered through the Office of Citizenship (OoC), within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will provide federal funding to eligible organizations to promote the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Competitive grants fund of approximately $4,500,000 will support the expansion of citizenship services in communities nationwide.Grant activities shall focus on promoting the rights and responsibilities of citizenship through citizenship education and naturalization preparation programs for legal permanent residents (LPRs). Proposed activities must include a citizenship education component consisting of citizenship or civics-focused English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction and citizenship instruction (U.S. history and government) to prepare LPRs for the civics, English reading, writing, and speaking components of the naturalization test. In addition to the mandatory citizenship education component, grant funds may be used to provide naturalization application preparation services, including legal services (within the scope of authorized practice of immigration law) and case management services to support the naturalization application and interview process. Grant funds may be used for outreach to inform LPRs of services offered through this grant-funded program and for staff professional development and volunteer training. Grants will be awarded to organizations proposing citizenship education services only, as well as to organizations proposing both citizenship education services and naturalization application preparation services.


Office of Procurement Operations


Deadline April 30, 2010

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=1dydLNhNmjbznnqJQyph9C19y4CfWlhGzbsrzDqDN1DvpnrhQTpd!-2003793174?oppId=52147&mode=VIEW - link to grant info page

New Era Technology Grants- Deadline April 14, 2010

This grant is sponsored by the National Institute Food and Agriculture.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Agriculture-based renewable energy offers many rural areas a means of strengthening their economy while helping meet the nation’s energy demands. Many rural communities have struggled for decades with the loss of jobs and income from restructuring in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors. Rural community colleges and advanced technological centers promote access to educational programs and aid in workforce development that is vital to creating rural economies that are competitive in the global marketplace.

With this RFA, NIFA announces the availability of funding and requests applications for the New Era Rural Technology Competitive Grants Program (RTP) for fiscal year (FY) 2010. RTP grants are for technology development, applied research, and/or training to develop an agriculture-based renewable energy workforce to serve rural communities. Awards will stimulate and enable community colleges and advanced technological centers located in rural areas (Note: see definitions of these terms in Part VIII, E. to ensure eligibility) to provide technology development, applied research, and/or training necessary to produce graduates capable of strengthening the Nation’s technical, scientific and professional workforce in the fields of bioenergy, pulp and paper manufacturing, and agriculture-based renewable energy resources.

The amount available for support of this program in FY 2010 is $850,000.


For more info, check out the link below, or contact:
For any questions related to preparing application content, contact:

Email: electronic@nifa.usda.gov
Phone: 202-401-5048, Business hours are M-F, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET, excluding Federal holidays.

For any questions related to Grants.gov content, contact:
Email: support@grants.gov
Toll Free: 1-800-518-4726, Business hours are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Closed on Federal Holidays.

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=1dydLNhNmjbznnqJQyph9C19y4CfWlhGzbsrzDqDN1DvpnrhQTpd!-2003793174?oppId=50214&mode=VIEW - this is the link to the grant announcement

Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES)- May 2010 deadlines

I'm not sure what a "Type 1" proposal entails, but I'm sure you could contact the grant office (see link below) for more info. I do know that STEM is a major initiative in the current Presidential administration. I am also hearing quite a bit about "green job" training.

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5741&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund  - this link provides more info and contact info for various disciplines.

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5481&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund - link specifically for HBCUs

Full Proposal Deadline Date:  May 26, 2010
For Type 1 proposals from submitting organizations located in states or territories beginning with A through M.

Full Proposal Deadline Date:  May 27, 2010
For Type 1 proposals from submitting organizations located in states or territories beginning with N through W.

Gear Up (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) - 2011

Primary contact:
Francesca Paris-Albertson
Francesca.Paris-Albertson@ed.gov

http://www.ed.gov/programs/gearup/index.html  - this is a link to the website

Application and dates of technical workshops should be available this Fall 2010

Program Description
This discretionary grant program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. GEAR UP provides six-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools. GEAR UP grantees serve an entire cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follow the cohort through high school. GEAR UP funds are also used to provide college scholarships to low-income students.

Types of Projects
GEAR UP offers state and partnership grants. State grants are competitive six-year matching grants that must include both an early intervention component designed to increase college attendance and success and raise the expectations of low-income students and a scholarship component. Partnership grants are competitive six-year matching grants that must support an early intervention component and may support a scholarship component designed to increase college attendance and success and raise the expectations of low-income students.

Investing in Education Fund (i3)

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/index.html - link to program website

The Investing in Innovation Fund, established under section 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides funding to support (1) local educational agencies (LEAs), and (2) nonprofit organizations (Tina's note-- state colleges are considered non-profits) in partnership with (a) one or more LEAs or (b) a consortium of schools. The purpose of this program is to provide competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement and attainment in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative practices that are demonstrated to have an impact on improving student achievement or student growth, closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates.

These grants will (1) allow eligible entities to expand and develop their work so that their work can serve as models of best practices, (2) allow eligible entities to work in partnership with the private sector and the philanthropic community, and (3) identify and document best practices that can be shared and taken to scale based on demonstrated

Pre-application meetings are designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants for all three types of grants under the Investing in Innovation Fund (i3).
  • Baltimore, Maryland on Friday, March 19, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the BWI Marriott
  • Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Marriot Denver Airport at Gateway Park
  • Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport
For more information, contact Mia Howerton or Erin McHugh
Phone: 202-205- 0147 or 202-401-1304
Email: i3@ed.gov

Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act- still in the Senate

This act is currently in the Senate. Most of the language is related to student loans, but there is a portion of the bill that will provide competitive grant funding to the tune of $3.5 billion for “College Access and Completion” for community colleges. For more information, you can call Chairman George Miller's Committee on Education and Labor Office at (202) 225-3725 or check out these links:

This is related to President Obama's college graduation initiative, where his goal is for the U.S. to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020. Here is a link to a the President's explanation of this concept:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-on-the-American-Graduation-Initiative-in-Warren-MI/

Complete College was established in 2009, Complete College America is a national nonprofit working to significantly increase the number of Americans with a college degree or credential of value and to close attainment gaps for traditionally underrepresented populations.  The organization was founded to focus solely on dramatically increasing the nation’s college completion rate through state policy change, and to build consensus for change among state leaders, higher education, and the national education policy community.

You can find some great state-by-state college completion data on their website:  http://www.completecollege.org/ . It's definitely worth taking a look!

UPDATE: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/03/15/safra  This article from 3/15/10 says there could be trouble for this bill! Last Friday, the American Association of Community Colleges sent out an urgent message "warning of the initiative's possible demise and asking them to call their Congressional representatives."  Here is a link to that message on their site: http://www.aacc.nche.edu/newsevents/News/articles/Pages/031220101.aspx .   I talked to David Baime, dbaime@aacc.nche.edu, about the article this morning, and he said there have been no confirmed reports of the funding being cut yet, so it's not too late to contact your Senator to express your support for community colleges.  He said that if you plan to reach out to politicians in your area, please do so ASAP.

Department of Labor- NEW grant announced- Deadline April 29, 2010

http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm
This is the site to find grants from DOL including Pathways out of Poverty and Energy Sector Parntership and Training.

The DOL announced on March 15, 2010 that it is accepting proposals for Community-Based Job Training Grants. You can read the communitycollegetimes article here: http://www.communitycollegetimes.com/article.cfm?TopicId=87&ArticleId=2563

Here is the link to the offical announcement: http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20100327.htm

Here is a link to the Federal Register info: http://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/SGA-DFA-PY-09-07.pdf

Adult Ed Funding- literacy and civics

This is a great link to the 2010/2011 Budget Q and A for Adult Education:  http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/news/fy2011budget-02-2010sn.html

This is a link to the original article containing the excerpts copied below- http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/2010-increases.html.
Congress approved increases for adult education on December 13 in the FY 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations conference agreement. The legislation appropriates $628 million for adult basic literacy education state grants, matching the President's request for $74 million above FY 2009 levels. The adult education state grant appropriation increase of $46 million includes funding adjustments for states and outlying areas underpaid due to an earlier administrative error with the remainder of the increased funds to be allocated to boost the adult education allotments of all the states.

The conference agreement increases the English literacy and civics education set-aside within the appropriation for adult education state grants to $75 million—about $7 million more than the FY 2009 level. Congress specified that these funds must help states or localities affected significantly by immigration to implement integrated English literacy, United States history, and civics education programs. The programs are to provide instruction designed to help English language learners achieve competence in English through contextualized instruction on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, naturalization procedures, civic participation, and history and government. The instruction supported with these funds must help these learners acquire the skills and knowledge they need to become active and informed parents, workers, and community members.

What is the Workforce Innovation Fund?

This proposed fund, along with an identical amount in vocational rehabilitation, would be part of a Partnership for Workforce Innovation, which encompasses $321 million of innovation funding in the Departments of Education and Labor. The departments will coordinate to award competitive grants to encourage innovation and identify and validate effective strategies that improve service delivery and outcomes for beneficiaries of programs authorized by the Workforce Investment Act. 


Read an article about it here.

Overview of Office of Post-Secondary Education (OPE)

OPE stands for Office of Post Secondary Education and is made up of two parts:
–PPI- Policy, Planning, and Innovation
–HEP- Higher Education Programs

The OPE is the agency responsible for several programs of which you may be familiar:
1. FIPSE – Fund for Improvement of Post Sec Ed
2. TRIO
3. IDUES- Institutional Development and Undergraduate Education Programs Service- Title III/Title V
4. IEPS- International Educational Programs Service- Title VI
5. Teacher and Student Development Programs Service

This is a link to a page with lots of contact info for various departments within OPE:http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/contacts.html

FIPSE
There are currently three open competitions. The others have not announced yet, but we can expect to see the Comprehensive Program open sometime this Spring.

You can email Susan.Lehmann@ed.gov with your name, email, telephone, and website to be added to email blast announcing grants.

Tips from Susan about FIPSE:
•Look at “What’s New” box on the right side of this page to see what’s currently open:
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html
•Susan said the best way to learn more about the FIPSE grant process is to sign up as a reviewer the year before you plan to apply. This is the link to apply to be a reviewer: http://opeweb.ed.gov/frs/register.cfm
•FIPSE Google Maps provide program maps of current grants including dollar amount, description, and director contact info. Susan suggested that talking to previous grant winners is a great way to get tips.
•She also said that their agency accepts appointments in their DC office to provide grant seekers with personalized guidance. She said it is most helpful if visiting college personnel bring a list of their grant ideas to review. To make an appointment, interested parties should call 202-502-7500. She suggested that college officers also consider calling on of the other Dept of Ed offices for appointments while they are in the area.
•She may do a webinar this Spring to talk about funding opportunities. You can email her to request information on that.


TRIO
Here is the link to the TRIO Dept of Ed homepage: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/index.html

Upcoming Competitions for TRIO Funding–Educational Opportunity Centers - application deadline date, fall 2010; summer 2011 award date
–Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement - application deadline date, fall 2010; summer 2011 award date
–Student Support Services - application deadline date, late fall 2009; spring/summer 2010 award date
–Talent Search - application deadline date, fall 2010; summer 2011 award date
–Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs - application deadline date, winter/spring 2010; summer 2010 award date
–Upward Bound - application deadline date, summer/fall 2010; spring 2011 award date
–Upward Bound Math-Science - application deadline date, summer/fall 2010; summer 2011 award date
–Veterans Upward Bound - application deadline date, summer/fall 2010; summer 2011 award date
–Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program - A grant competition is not anticipated in FY 2010.

IDUES- What is Title III and V?
•The Aid for Institutional Development programs (commonly referred to as the Title III programs) support improvements in educational quality, management and financial stability at qualifying postsecondary institutions. Funding is focused on institutions that enroll large proportions of minority and financially disadvantaged students with low per-student expenditures. The programs provide financial assistance to help institutions solve problems that threaten their ability to survive, to improve their management and fiscal operations, and to build endowments.
•From its inception, one of the primary missions of the Title III programs has been to support the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Title III programs have been expanded to support American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions. The Title III program also includes the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program.
•The Title V, Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program, strengthens institutions serving Hispanic and other low-income students.
•The Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program is the undergraduate incentive program administered by IDUES. Other undergraduate programs administered by this office have not received new funds for additional competitions or have been placed in closeout status.