OpportunityTitle: Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs)--Accessible Public Transportation; Notice Inviting Applications for New  Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 CFDA Number 84.133E
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: States; public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations, including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and tribal   organizations.
Description: &#149;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 purpose of the RERC program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by conducting advanced engineering research and development on innovative technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation problems, or remove environmental barriers. RERCs also demonstrate and evaluate such technologies, facilitate service delivery system changes, stimulate the production and distribution of new technologies and equipment in the private sector, and provide training opportunities. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84133E-3. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use 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 aplication. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers competition--CFDA number 84.133E-3 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&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.133, not 84.133E-3). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
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;Donna Nangle &lt;br/&gt;Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP) room 6029, 550 12th Street, SW. Washington, DC 20202 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 245-7462
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: June 17, 2008.  Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 1, 2008.