Link to complete RFP: http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/site/c.jhLSK2PALmF/b.4344531/k.BD31/Home.htm
Deadline: September 10, 2010
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Accepting Applications for 2011 National Grant Program
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy is accepting applications for its annual national grant competition. The grantmaking program is designed to help develop or expand projects that support the development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children.
To be eligible for funding, the applicant organization must have nonprofit or public status and must have been in existence for two or more years. The organization must operate an instructional literacy program that has been in existence for at least two years and includes one or more of the following components: literacy for adults, parent education, pre-literacy or literacy instruction for children pre-K to grade three, and/or intergenerational literacy activities (parent and child together time).
A total of approximately $650,000 in grants will be awarded in 2011; grant requests should not exceed $65,000.
The National Grant Program application and guidelines are available at the foundation's Web site.
Link to source: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=299300025
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
USA Funds- $2M- Higher Education- Deadline Oct. 1
Link to complete info: https://www.usafunds.org/access_and_outreach/CollegeSuccessGrants/
Indianapolis-based USA Funds has announced that it will award two grants of up to $1 million each to nonprofit organizations working to bolster student success in postsecondary education.
Established to commemorate the organization's fiftieth anniversary, the awards will enable the recipients to expand programs that advance the goal of increasing the percentage of American adults with college degrees to 60 percent by 2025. The USA Funds Trustees' National Award for College Success will be awarded to a nonprofit outside Indiana, while the John Burkhart Indiana Award for College Success — named in honor of Burkhart, a local business/civic leader and one of USA Funds' founders — will be awarded to an Indiana-based nonprofit.
To be eligible, programs must be able to demonstrate that they boost student success rates in higher education, especially for underserved populations such as low-income students, students of color, and first-generation college-going students. A panel of outside advisors will recommend finalists for each award; USA Funds will announce the winners in March 2011.
"The majority of the jobs in the work force today require education beyond high school," said USA Funds board chair Ernest J. Newborn II, "yet fewer than four of every ten young adults — both nationally and in Indiana — have college degrees."
“USA Funds to Award $2 Million to Promote College Success.” USA Funds Press Release 7/08/10.
Indianapolis-based USA Funds has announced that it will award two grants of up to $1 million each to nonprofit organizations working to bolster student success in postsecondary education.
Established to commemorate the organization's fiftieth anniversary, the awards will enable the recipients to expand programs that advance the goal of increasing the percentage of American adults with college degrees to 60 percent by 2025. The USA Funds Trustees' National Award for College Success will be awarded to a nonprofit outside Indiana, while the John Burkhart Indiana Award for College Success — named in honor of Burkhart, a local business/civic leader and one of USA Funds' founders — will be awarded to an Indiana-based nonprofit.
To be eligible, programs must be able to demonstrate that they boost student success rates in higher education, especially for underserved populations such as low-income students, students of color, and first-generation college-going students. A panel of outside advisors will recommend finalists for each award; USA Funds will announce the winners in March 2011.
"The majority of the jobs in the work force today require education beyond high school," said USA Funds board chair Ernest J. Newborn II, "yet fewer than four of every ten young adults — both nationally and in Indiana — have college degrees."
“USA Funds to Award $2 Million to Promote College Success.” USA Funds Press Release 7/08/10.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Predominantly Black Institutions Formula Grant Program CFDA Number 84.031P - Phase I due July 21, 2010
Link to announcement: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=wdrHMstJfCWVnSsd8xQrcZBnLNz9Jy5qBNKJhT6LnQBW4lPyCFsb!1386858017?oppId=55368&mode=VIEW
For more info: sara.starke@ed.gov
Program Manager: Sara Starke
Teacher and Student Development Programs Service
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street, NW., room 6019
Washington, DC 20006-8524
Telephone: (202) 502-7688
Eligible Applicants: To be eligible, an applicant must have previously submitted the ``Application for Designation as an Eligible Institution'' and received FY 2010 designation as an eligible institution for programs under title III and title V of the HEA. The regulations explaining the standards for designation can be found in 34 CFR 607.2 through 607.5. In addition, an applicant must-- (1) Have an enrollment of needy undergraduate students as defined in section 318(b)(2) of the HEA; (2) Have an average educational and general expenditure that is low, per full-time equivalent undergraduate student, in comparison with the average educational and general expenditure per full-time equivalent undergraduate student of institutions that offer similar instruction, except that the Secretary may apply the waiver requirements described in section 392(b) of the HEA to this subparagraph in the same manner as the Secretary applies the waiver requirements to section 312(b)(1)(B) of the HEA; (3) Have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is not less than 40 percent Black American students; (4) Be legally authorized to provide, and provide, within the State an educational program for which the institution of higher education awards a baccalaureate degree or, in the case of a junior or community college, an associate's degree; (5) Be accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation; and (6) Not be receiving funds under any other provision of part A or part B of title III of the HEA; or part A of title V of the HEA; or be authorized to receive an annual appropriation under the Act of March 2, 1867 (20 U.S.C. 123). To be eligible for a grant under the PBI Formula Grant Program, an applicant institution must also meet the definition of a Predominantly Black Institution in section 318(b)(6) of the HEA. The term Predominantly Black Institution means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the HEA-- (A) That is an eligible institution with not less than 1,000 undergraduate students; (B) At which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students enrolled at the eligible institution are low-income individuals or first-generation college students; and (C) At which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students are enrolled in an educational program leading to a bachelor's or associate's degree that the eligible institution is licensed to award by the State (defined as each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia) in which the eligible institution is located.
Purpose of Program: Through the Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) Formula Grant Program, the Department makes grant awards to eligible institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and implement programs to enhance their capacity to serve more low- and middle-income Black American students; to expand higher education opportunities for eligible students by encouraging college preparation and student persistence in secondary school and postsecondary education; and to strengthen the financial ability of the institutions to serve the academic needs of these students. Program Authority: Title III, part A, section 318 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1059e).
For more info: sara.starke@ed.gov
Program Manager: Sara Starke
Teacher and Student Development Programs Service
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street, NW., room 6019
Washington, DC 20006-8524
Telephone: (202) 502-7688
Eligible Applicants: To be eligible, an applicant must have previously submitted the ``Application for Designation as an Eligible Institution'' and received FY 2010 designation as an eligible institution for programs under title III and title V of the HEA. The regulations explaining the standards for designation can be found in 34 CFR 607.2 through 607.5. In addition, an applicant must-- (1) Have an enrollment of needy undergraduate students as defined in section 318(b)(2) of the HEA; (2) Have an average educational and general expenditure that is low, per full-time equivalent undergraduate student, in comparison with the average educational and general expenditure per full-time equivalent undergraduate student of institutions that offer similar instruction, except that the Secretary may apply the waiver requirements described in section 392(b) of the HEA to this subparagraph in the same manner as the Secretary applies the waiver requirements to section 312(b)(1)(B) of the HEA; (3) Have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is not less than 40 percent Black American students; (4) Be legally authorized to provide, and provide, within the State an educational program for which the institution of higher education awards a baccalaureate degree or, in the case of a junior or community college, an associate's degree; (5) Be accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation; and (6) Not be receiving funds under any other provision of part A or part B of title III of the HEA; or part A of title V of the HEA; or be authorized to receive an annual appropriation under the Act of March 2, 1867 (20 U.S.C. 123). To be eligible for a grant under the PBI Formula Grant Program, an applicant institution must also meet the definition of a Predominantly Black Institution in section 318(b)(6) of the HEA. The term Predominantly Black Institution means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the HEA-- (A) That is an eligible institution with not less than 1,000 undergraduate students; (B) At which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students enrolled at the eligible institution are low-income individuals or first-generation college students; and (C) At which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students are enrolled in an educational program leading to a bachelor's or associate's degree that the eligible institution is licensed to award by the State (defined as each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia) in which the eligible institution is located.
Purpose of Program: Through the Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) Formula Grant Program, the Department makes grant awards to eligible institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and implement programs to enhance their capacity to serve more low- and middle-income Black American students; to expand higher education opportunities for eligible students by encouraging college preparation and student persistence in secondary school and postsecondary education; and to strengthen the financial ability of the institutions to serve the academic needs of these students. Program Authority: Title III, part A, section 318 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1059e).
Health Profession Opportunity Grants to Serve TANF Recipients and Other Low-Income Individuals - Due date 8/05/2010
Link to announcement:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=wdrHMstJfCWVnSsd8xQrcZBnLNz9Jy5qBNKJhT6LnQBW4lPyCFsb!1386858017?oppId=55372&mode=VIEW
Program Office Contact
Michele Walters
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Family Assistance
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W.
5th Floor East
WASHINGTON, DC 20447
Phone: (202) 401-5726
Email: michele.walters@acf.hhs.gov
Office of Grants Management Contact
Tim Chappelle
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Grants Management
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W.
6th Floor East
WASHINGTON, DC 20447
Phone: (202) 401-4855
Email: tim.chappelle@acf.hhs.gov
Description
This announcement has been modified under Section III.1 Eligible Applicants.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) is announcing the solicitation of applications to competitively award cooperative agreements for demonstration projects that support the establishment and maintenance of training, education, and career advancement programs to address health care professions workforce needs. [Section 2008 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397) as enacted by Section 5507 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)]
Cooperative agreements, awarded under this Funding Opportunity Announcement, will support demonstration projects that are designed to provide eligible individuals with the opportunity to obtain education and training for occupations in the health care field that pay well and are expected to either experience labor shortages or be in high demand.
Individuals who are eligible to participate in funded programs are those receiving assistance under a State TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) program and other low-income individuals.
Applicants are required to consult with, and implement their projects in coordination with, the entities identified in Section 2008 (a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act.
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=wdrHMstJfCWVnSsd8xQrcZBnLNz9Jy5qBNKJhT6LnQBW4lPyCFsb!1386858017?oppId=55372&mode=VIEW
Program Office Contact
Michele Walters
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Family Assistance
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W.
5th Floor East
WASHINGTON, DC 20447
Phone: (202) 401-5726
Email: michele.walters@acf.hhs.gov
Office of Grants Management Contact
Tim Chappelle
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Grants Management
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W.
6th Floor East
WASHINGTON, DC 20447
Phone: (202) 401-4855
Email: tim.chappelle@acf.hhs.gov
Description
This announcement has been modified under Section III.1 Eligible Applicants.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) is announcing the solicitation of applications to competitively award cooperative agreements for demonstration projects that support the establishment and maintenance of training, education, and career advancement programs to address health care professions workforce needs. [Section 2008 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397) as enacted by Section 5507 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)]
Cooperative agreements, awarded under this Funding Opportunity Announcement, will support demonstration projects that are designed to provide eligible individuals with the opportunity to obtain education and training for occupations in the health care field that pay well and are expected to either experience labor shortages or be in high demand.
Individuals who are eligible to participate in funded programs are those receiving assistance under a State TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) program and other low-income individuals.
Applicants are required to consult with, and implement their projects in coordination with, the entities identified in Section 2008 (a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act.
Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Into Higher Education (TPSID)--Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities CFDA Number 84.407A - Deadline July 30, 2010
Link to full announcement: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-15927.pdf
For more info, contact: Shedita.Alston@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Shedita Alston
U.S. Department of Education
Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher Education Program
1990 K Street, NW., room 6131
Washington, DC 20006-8524
Telephone: (202) 502-7808
Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to support model demonstration programs that promote the successful transition of students with intellectual disabilities into higher education and to enable institutions of higher education (IHEs) (or consortia of institutions of higher education), to create or expand high quality inclusive model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities.
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,563,300
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 84.407 -- Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher Education
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Eligible Applicants
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 as defined under section 101(a) of the HEA or consortia of IHEs are eligible to apply for funding.
Agency Name
Department of Education
For more info, contact: Shedita.Alston@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Shedita Alston
U.S. Department of Education
Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher Education Program
1990 K Street, NW., room 6131
Washington, DC 20006-8524
Telephone: (202) 502-7808
Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to support model demonstration programs that promote the successful transition of students with intellectual disabilities into higher education and to enable institutions of higher education (IHEs) (or consortia of institutions of higher education), to create or expand high quality inclusive model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities.
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,563,300
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 84.407 -- Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher Education
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Eligible Applicants
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 as defined under section 101(a) of the HEA or consortia of IHEs are eligible to apply for funding.
Agency Name
Department of Education
FIPSE- Deadline July 29, 2010
Link to full announcement:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-14235.pdf
For more information, contact: Levenia.Ishmell@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Levenia Ishmell
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., room 6154, Washington, DC 20006-8544
Telephone: (202) 502-7500
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education
Overview Information Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)—Comprehensive Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.116B.
DATES: Applications Available: June 14, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 29, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 27, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Comprehensive Program supports innovative grants and cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education. It supports reforms, innovations, and significant improvements of postsecondary education that respond to problems of national significance and serve as national models.
Priorities: Under this competition we are particularly interested in applications that address the following priorities.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2010, these priorities are invitational priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that meets these invitational priorities a competitive or absolute preference over other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in centers of excellence for teacher preparation as described in section 242 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).
Invitational Priority 2.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in university sustainability initiatives as described in section 881 of HEA.
Invitational Priority 3.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in rural development initiatives for rural-serving colleges and universities as described in section 861 of HEA.
Invitational Priority 4.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in initiatives to assist highly qualified minorities and women to acquire doctoral degrees in fields where they are underrepresented as described in section 807 of HEA.
Invitational Priority 5.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in modeling and simulation programs as described in section 891 of HEA.
Invitational Priority 6.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in higher education consortia to design and offer
interdisciplinary programs that focus on poverty and human capability as described in section 741(a)(11) of HEA.
Invitational Priority 7.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in innovative postsecondary models to improve
college matriculation and graduation rates, including activities to facilitate transfer of credits between institutions of higher education (IHEs), alignment of curricula on a State or multi-State level
between high schools and colleges and between two-year and four-year postsecondary programs, dual enrollment, articulation agreements, partnerships between high schools and community colleges, and partnerships between K–12 organizations and colleges for college access and retention programs.
Invitational Priority 8.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in activities to develop or enhance educational partnerships and cross-cultural cooperation between postsecondary educational institutions in the United States and similar institutions in Haiti.
I. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$27,307,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$500,000–$750,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$738,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 37.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs or combinations of IHEs and other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost sharing or matching.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-14235.pdf
For more information, contact: Levenia.Ishmell@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Levenia Ishmell
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., room 6154, Washington, DC 20006-8544
Telephone: (202) 502-7500
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education
Overview Information Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)—Comprehensive Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.116B.
DATES: Applications Available: June 14, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 29, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 27, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Comprehensive Program supports innovative grants and cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education. It supports reforms, innovations, and significant improvements of postsecondary education that respond to problems of national significance and serve as national models.
Priorities: Under this competition we are particularly interested in applications that address the following priorities.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2010, these priorities are invitational priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that meets these invitational priorities a competitive or absolute preference over other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in centers of excellence for teacher preparation as described in section 242 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).
Invitational Priority 2.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in university sustainability initiatives as described in section 881 of HEA.
Invitational Priority 3.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in rural development initiatives for rural-serving colleges and universities as described in section 861 of HEA.
Invitational Priority 4.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in initiatives to assist highly qualified minorities and women to acquire doctoral degrees in fields where they are underrepresented as described in section 807 of HEA.
Invitational Priority 5.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in modeling and simulation programs as described in section 891 of HEA.
Invitational Priority 6.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in higher education consortia to design and offer
interdisciplinary programs that focus on poverty and human capability as described in section 741(a)(11) of HEA.
Invitational Priority 7.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in innovative postsecondary models to improve
college matriculation and graduation rates, including activities to facilitate transfer of credits between institutions of higher education (IHEs), alignment of curricula on a State or multi-State level
between high schools and colleges and between two-year and four-year postsecondary programs, dual enrollment, articulation agreements, partnerships between high schools and community colleges, and partnerships between K–12 organizations and colleges for college access and retention programs.
Invitational Priority 8.
Under this priority, we are particularly interested in activities to develop or enhance educational partnerships and cross-cultural cooperation between postsecondary educational institutions in the United States and similar institutions in Haiti.
I. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$27,307,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$500,000–$750,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$738,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 37.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs or combinations of IHEs and other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost sharing or matching.
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