OpportunityTitle: Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Programs, CFDA Number 84.382C
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: An institution of higher education is eligible to receive funds if such institution is a AANAPISI or a NASNTI.
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. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The AANAPISI and the NASNTI programs provide grants to eligible institutions of higher education to enable them to improve their academic quality, increase their self sufficiency and strengthen their capacity to serve students. To meet the definition of an AANAPISI, an institution must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander. To meet the definition of an NASNTI, an institution must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Native American at the time of application. Program Authority: Section 499A and Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1099e. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.382C. Applications for grants under the AANAPISI and the NANSTI programs, authorized by Section 499A of the HEA 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 AANAPISI and the NASNTI 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 84.382, not 84.382B or 84.382C). 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: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov System Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone (202) 245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Darlene Collins &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor Washington, DC 20006-8513  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 502-7576 or by e-mail:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: May 12, 2008.     Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 26, 2008.