OpportunityTitle: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program CFDA Number 84.200A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: Academic departments of IHEs that meet the requirements in 34 CFR 648.2.
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 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. Students are not eligible to apply for grants under this program. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.200A. Applications for grants under the GAANN program, CFDA number 84.200A, 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 the GAANN program 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 84.200, not 84.200A).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Mailbox
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Rebecca Green &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program &lt;br/&gt;1990 K Street NW., Room 7105, &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20006-8510. &lt;br/&gt;Telephone (202) 502-7779 or by email: OPE_GAANN_Program@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: December 15, 2011.   Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 20, 2012.