OpportunityTitle: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE):  Alaska Native-Serving Program CFDA Number 84.031N
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: (a) An IHE is eligible to receive funds under the ANNH Program if it qualifies as an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian-Serving Institution. At the time of application: An Alaska Native-Serving Institution must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 20 percent Alaska Native (34 CFR 607.2(e)); and a Native Hawaiian-Serving Institution must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian (34 CFR 607.2(f)).      To qualify as an eligible institution under the ANNH Program, an institution must also be--      (i) 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;      (ii) Legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be a junior or community college or to provide an educational program for which it awards a bachelor&apos;s degree; and      (ii) Designated as an ``eligible institution&apos;&apos; by demonstrating that it has: (A) 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.        Note:  The notice for applying for designation as an eligible institution was published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2014 (79 FR 65197) and applications were due on December 22, 2014. Only institutions that submitted applications by the deadline date and that the Department determined are eligible may apply for a grant.        (b) A grantee under the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program, which is authorized under title V, part A of the HEA, may not receive a grant under any HEA, title III, part A program, including the ANNH Program.      (c) A current grantee under the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Program, Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Program, and the ANNH Program authorized by section 317 of the HEA may not receive a grant authorized under any other title III, part A program.      (d) A current grantee under the AANAPISI, NASNTI, Hispanic Serving Institutions-STEM and Articulation (HSI-STEM), Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI), and the ANNH programs authorized by title III, part F, section 371 of the HEA, may receive a grant authorized under any title III, part A program.      (e) An eligible IHE that submits applications for an Individual Development Grant and a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant in this competition may be awarded both in the same fiscal year. However, we will not award a second Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant to an otherwise eligible IHE for an award year for which the IHE already has a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant award under the ANNH Program. A grantee with an Individual Development Grant or a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant may be a subgrantee in one or more Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants. The lead institution in a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant must be an eligible institution. Partners or subgrantees are not required to be eligible
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. Purpose of Program: The ANNH Program is authorized under section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to provide grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to enable them to improve and expand their capacity to serve Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Institutions may use these grants to plan, develop, or implement activities that strengthen the institution. Background: We encourage applicants to read carefully the Selection Criteria section of this notice. Consistent with the Department&apos;s increasing emphasis in recent years on promoting evidence-based practices through our grant competitions, the Secretary will evaluate applications on the extent to which the proposed project is supported by a logic model that meets the evidence standard of ``strong theory&apos;&apos; (as defined in this notice). Resources to assist applicants in creating a logic model can be found here: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/pdf/REL_2014007.pdf. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.031N. Applications for grants under the Alaska Native-Serving Institutions Program (CFDA number 84.031N) and the Native Hawaiian- Serving Institutions Program (CFDA number 84.031W) must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at 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 email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for this competition 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 84.031, not 84.031N).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
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;Bora Mpinja, for CFDA number 84.031N,  &lt;br/&gt;Robyn Wood, for CFDA number 84.031W, and Don Crews, &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;You may contact these individuals at the following email addresses or  &lt;br/&gt;telephone numbers: Bora.Mpinja@ed.gov; (202) 502-7629; Robyn.Wood@ed.gov; (202) 502-7437; Don.Crews@ed.gov; (202) 502-7574.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: April 10, 2015.     Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 9, 2015.