OpportunityTitle: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program CFDA Number 84.200A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants:      (a) 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; or      (b) An academic department of an IHE that--      (i) Satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a) 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.        Note:  Students are not eligible to apply for grants under this program.
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. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 12, 2018 (83 FR 6003) and available at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf. 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. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.200A.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Mailbox
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;educationgrantinquiries@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Rebecca Ell,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 268-04,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 453-6348. Email: OPE_GAANN_Program@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: July 30, 2018.       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 29, 2018.