OpportunityTitle: Office of Postsecondary Education;  American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU), and Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH) Programs; CFDA Number:  84.031T
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: An IHE that qualifies as an eligible institution under the TCCU and the ANNH programs may apply for grants   under this notice. These programs are authorized by Title III, Part A, of the HEA. To qualify as an eligible institution under any Title III,   Part A program, an institution must, among other requirements--(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 to provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelor&apos;s degree;(3) Be designated as an ``eligible institution&apos;&apos; by demonstrating   that it: (A) Has an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR 607.3; and (B) has low average educational and general expenditures per   full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR 607. (4) Relationship between the Title III, Part A programs and the   Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) program.
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 TCCU and the ANNH programs authorized by Title III, Part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA), Public Law 110-315, provide grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to help them become self sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen their academic quality, institutional management and fiscal stability. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.031T, 84.031N and 84.031W. Applications for grants under the TCCU and ANNH programs (CFDA numbers 84.031T, 84.031N and 84.031W), 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 TCCU and ANNH programs at http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.031, not 84.031N). 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: LaTammya Morton &lt;br/&gt;Management Analyst &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Darlene B. Collins &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;1990 K Street, NW, 6th floor &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC  20006-8513 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 502-7576
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: April 3, 2009.  Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 4, 2009.