OpportunityTitle: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program CFDA Number 84.200A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Any academic department of an IHE that provides a course of study that--(i) Leads to a graduate degree in an area of national need; and  (ii) Has been in existence for at least four years at the time of an application for a grant under this competition.(b) An academic department of an IHE that--(i) Satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section; and(ii) Submits a joint application with one or more eligible non-  degree-granting institutions that have formal arrangements for the support of doctoral dissertation research with one or more degree-  granting institutions.
Description: &#8226;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 GAANN Program provides grants to academic departments and programs of institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support graduate fellowships for students with excellent academic records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest degree available in their course of study at the institution. Applications for grants under the GAANN Program, CFDA number 84.200A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. You may access the electronic grant application for the GAANN Program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.200, not 84.200A. The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Manager: email
GrantorContactText: Joyce Mays &lt;br/&gt;Management Analyst  &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6122 &lt;br/&gt;joyce.mays@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Rebecca Ell &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;1990 K Street NW., Room 7105, K-OPE-7-7063, Washington, DC 20006 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 502-7779 or by email:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: April 1, 2015  Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 29, 2015