The Department of Education is offering the College Cost Reduction and Access Act Hispanic-Serving Institutions (CCRAA-HSI) Program grant to assist Hispanic-serving institutions in enhancing their capacity to support Hispanic and low-income students. This grant aims to improve and expand services for these student populations. Applicants must submit electronically through Grants.gov using CFDA Number 84.031C. Deadline for submission is June 27, 2008.
Opportunity ID: 41669
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-051308-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | CollegeCost Reduction and Access Act Hispanic-Serving Institutions CFDA Number 84.031C |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 84.031 — Higher Education_Institutional Aid |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 13, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 27, 2008 Applications Available: May 13, 2008. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 27, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 27, 2008 Applications Available: May 13, 2008. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 27, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 27, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) that qualify as eligible HSIs are eligible to apply for new Individual Development Grants and Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants under the CCRAA-HSI Program. To be an eligible HSI, an IHE must– (1) Be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered; (2) Be legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be a junior college or community college or to provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelor’s degree; (3) Be designated as an “eligible institution” by demonstrating that it: (a) Has an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 606.3; and (b) has low average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR 606.4; (4) Have an enrollment of undergraduate FTE students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Education |
| 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.Purpose of Program: The College Cost Reduction and Access Act Hispanic-Serving Institutions (CCRAA-HSI) Program provides grants to assist Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) to develop and carry out activities to improve and expand the HSI’s capacity to serve Hispanic and other low-income students. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.031C. Applications for grants under the CCRAA-HSI Program, CFDA Number 84.031C, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.You may access the electronic grant application for the CCRAA-HSI Program at http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.031, not 84.031C). The telephone of the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726. |
| Link to Additional Information: | CollegeCost Reduction and Access Act Hispanic-Serving Institutions CFDA Number 84.031C Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 2008 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Joyce Mays
Management Analyst Phone 202-245-6122 joyce.mays@ed.gov Program Manager: Carnisia M. Proctor U.S. Department of Education 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor Washington, DC 20006-8513 Telephone: (202) 502-7606 or by e-mail: Email:Carnisia.Proctor@ed.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 41669 Full Announcement-1 -> E8-10681.pdf
Folder 41669 Other Supporting Documents-Correction 1 -> Z8-10106.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Joyce Mays Management Analyst Phone 202-245-6122 joyce.mays@ed.gov Program Manager: Carnisia M. Proctor U.S. Department of Education 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor Washington, DC 20006-8513 Telephone: (202) 502-7606 or by e-mail: Email: Carnisia.Proctor@ed.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.031 | 84-031C2008-1 | CollegeCost Reduction and Access Act Hispanic-Serving Institutions CFDA Number 84.031C | PKG00007189 | May 13, 2008 | Jun 27, 2008 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
41669 SF424-2.0.pdf
41669 Project-1.1.pdf
41669 Other-1.1.pdf
41669 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
41669 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
41669 ED_GEPA427-1.1.pdf
41669 ED_Abstract-1.1.pdf
41669 ED_SF424_Supplement-1.1.pdf
41669 ED_524_Budget-1.1.pdf
41669 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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